SEASIDE, California (Saturday, July 16, 2022) – Monterey Bay F.C. (5-11-2, 17 points) finished the match with a scoreless draw against Eastern Conference expansion side Detroit City FC at Cardinale Stadium.
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Possession leaned toward the Monterey Bay F.C. in the early minutes of the match. The Union created the match’s first real chance in the 8th minute, but Christian Volesky’s shot was cleared off the line by the Detroit City FC defense. Minutes later, another chance for the home side was created by Adrian Rebollar, but his cross into the mix was snuffed out of the box. Detroit City’s first dangerous chance came in the 20th minute, but the point-blank header was saved by Antony Siaha to keep the visitors off the board. Monterey Bay F.C. had another chance on frame in the 24th minute, but Volesky’s shot missed to the left of the goal. Later, Simon Dawkins fired off a shot that missed to the left of the frame and despite a flurry of chances for the hosts in the half, the sides went into the break scoreless.
A giveaway in the 66th minute forced Dawkins into a foul, and Detroit City FC’s ensuing free kick from just outside the box missed over the top. In the 75th minute, second half substitute Seku Conneh made a dangerous run down the middle of the pitch that led to the forward being taken down outside the box, but his free kick was too powerful and cleared the crossbar. With the Union pushing for the game-winning goal, second half substitute Jason Johnson created a couple of close chances for the hosts. In the 83rd minute, Johnson lasered a ball into Conneh in the middle of the box, but Conneh’s shot missed inches to the outside of the right post. Four minutes later, Johnson did it again with another dangerous ball into the box, but the headed attempt by Chris Cortez missed to the left and the match ended 0-0.
Man of the Match: In his second professional match, Antony Siaha recorded his second consecutive shutout. Supported by a strong backline and aided by newcomer Hunter Gorskie in front of the four, Siaha helped the Union blank the visitors. Statistically, Siaha tallied one save, one punch out and two clearances.
Notes:
– Defensively, the Crisp and Kelp have allowed just one goal in the previous 270 minutes and none in the previous 180.
– Tonight’s match marks the first scoreless draw in club history.
– Hunter Gorskie, who officially signed with Monterey Bay F.C. on July 8, made his debut for the Union in the match.
– Missing the match due to injury were Rafi Díaz (shoulder), Sam Gleadle (knee), Chase Boone (calf), Walmer Martínez (hamstring) and Arun Basuljevic (hamstring).
Match: Monterey Bay F.C. vs Detroit City FC
Date: July 16, 2022
Venue: Cardinale Stadium; Seaside, California
Weather: Partly Cloudy and 57 degrees
Attendance: 3,357
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
Monterey Bay F.C. 0 0 0
Detroit City FC 0 0 0
Lineups:
Monterey Bay F.C. (4-1-4-1): Antony Siaha; Grant Robinson, Hugh Roberts, Kai Greene, Morey Doner; Hunter Gorskie; Simon Dawkins (Jason Johnson 70’), Mobi Fehr, James Murphy, Adrian Rebollar (Chris Cortez 83’); Christian Volesky (Seku Conneh 70’)
Subs not used: Carlos Herrera, Dallas Jaye, Jiro Barriga Toyama, Jesse Maldonado
Detroit City FC (1-3-4-1-2): Nathan Steinwascher; Matt Lewis, Michael Bryant, Karl Ouimette; Rhys Williams, Abdoulaye Diop, Maxi Rodriguez, Deklan Wynne; Connor Rutz, Patricio Botello-Faz (Francis Atuahene 83’), Antoine Hoppenot
Subs not used: Ryan Shellow, Miklos Barnabas Tanyi, Brad Dunwell, Dominic Gasso
Stats Summary: MB / DET
Shots: 9 / 7
Shots on Goal: 1 / 1
Saves: 1 / 0
Corner Kicks: 5 / 4
Fouls: 10 / 13
Possession: 44.8% / 55.2%
Misconduct Summary:
MB: Simon Dawkins (caution) 64’
MB: Morey Doner (caution) 68’
DET: Abdoulaye Diop (caution) 74’
MB: Adrian Rebollar (caution) 77’
MB: James Murphy (caution) 90+1’’
Officials:
Referee: Mark Allatin
Assistant Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
Assistant Referee: Bhavik Dutt
Fourth Official: Adam Zarrin
