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Real Monarchs Fall 3-2 in San Antonio

September 1, 2021 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Real Monarchs (4-12-4, 16 points) fell 3-2 to San Antonio FC at Toyota Field on Wednesday night, the first loss to the team from Texas this season.

A goal from Ibrahim Bancé and a late-game own goal were not enough to overcome the deficit.

The home side came out on the front foot and held onto the momentum throughout the first half with a 12-0 advantage in corner kicks earned and almost 60% possession. The attacking pressure paid off in the 27th minute with a goal inside the box from Jose Gallegos to give the home side the 1-0 lead into the break.

The Monarchs found the equalizer against the run of play when Bancé cut back from outside the box and buried a left-footed shot into the back of the net following a pass from Malik Johnson in the 57th minute to bring the match level at 1-1. San Antonio FC recaptured the lead in the 75th minute when Korte Ford brought down a loose ball in the box and pushed it into goal to bring the score to 2-1. Three minutes later, San Antonio struck again, this time on the counter on a shot from Marcus Epps to give the hosts the 3-1 lead. In the dying moments of the match, an own goal on a Monarchs set piece pulled one back for the Monarchs, but the match ended 3-2 in favor of San Antonio.

UP NEXT: The Real Monarchs visit Colorado Springs for the fourth and final match of the four-game road trip against Switchbacks FC at Weidner Field on Wednesday, September 8 at 7:00 p.m. MT. The match can be streamed on ESPN+.

GOAL SCORING RUNDOWN:

SA: Jose Gallegos (Chris Lema), 27th minute: From the left side of the pitch, Chris Lema sent a low, direct ball into the center of the box towards Jose Gallegos. Gallegos took a touch, dribbled around a sliding defender and fired the left-footed shot past the outstretched hands of the goalkeeper and into the right side of the net.

SLC: Ibrahim Bancé (Malik Johnson), 57th minute: After dribbling down the right side of the pitch, Malik Johnson passed the ball to Ibrahim Bancé just outside of the 18-yard box. Bancé collected the pass, took a dribble to his right, lost the defender with a quick cut-back to his left and then buried a left-footed shot just inside the left post that snuck past the keeper and into the back of the net.

SA: Kortne Ford, 75th minute: Chris Lema sent a looping cross into the box, but the pass failed to find a teammate. With the defense failing to clear, the ball bounced around the box before falling to the feet of Kortne Ford who pushed the right-footed shot into goal.

SA: Marcus Epps (Nathan), 79th minute: On the counter, Nathan turned up the field and pushed a through ball out in front of Marcus Epps. Epps caught up to the pass, cut back to his left and fired a shot. The shot took a deflection off of a sliding defender and popped straight up into the air and over the goalkeeper before taking a friendly bounce past the line and into the back of the net.

SLC: Mitchell Taintor (Own Goal), 90'+4': In the final moments of the match, the Monarchs earned a set piece on a foul just outside the box on the left side. Sam Brown whipped a swinging ball into the box and in an attempt to clear the ball with a diving header, San Antonio defender Mitchell Taintor redirected the ball into the back of the net for the own goal.

NOTES:

Real Monarchs featured six teenagers among its starting IX in the match, giving the youthful side an average age of just 19.5 years old.

With Jimmy Slayton appearing in goal as a second-half substitute, the Monarchs have now featured six different players between the pipes this season.

RSL Academy forward Seth Powder earned his first professional start among the front three of the formation in Head Coach Jamison Olave's team sheet.

Match: Real Monarchs vs. San Antonio FC

Date: September 1, 2021

Venue: Toyota Field; San Antonio, Texas

Weather: Mostly sunny and 90 degrees

Attendance: 3,836

Scoring Summary: 1 2 F

Real Monarchs 0 2 2

San Antonio FC 1 2 3

SA: Jose Gallegos (Chris Lema) 27'

SLC: Ibrahim Bancé (Malik Johnson) 57'

SA: Kortne Ford 75'

SA: Marcus Epps (Nathan) 79'

SLC: Mitchell Taintor (Own Goal) 90'+4'

Lineups:

Real Monarchs (4-3-3): Blake Kelly (Jimmy Slayton 45'); Daniel Flores, Kyle Adams, Jaziel Orozco, Bode Davis; Ibrahim Bancé, Julio Benitez (Esequiel Coronel 45'), Sam Brown; Malik Johnson, Max Mata (Aris Briggs 45'), Seth Powder (Christian Nydegger 68')

Subs not used: Kevin Saucedo, Haroun Conteh, Frankie Martínez

San Antonio FC (3-4-3): Matt Cardone; Mitchell Taintor, Jasser Khmiri (Joaquin Varela 45'), Kortne Ford; Chris Lema, Mohammed Abu, Victor Giro (Cameron Lindley 45'), Connor Maloney; Jose Gallegos (Justin Dhillon 60'), Nathan, Marcus Epps (Leo Torres 84')

Subs not used: Carlos Mercado, Shandon Hopeau, Ollie Wright

STATS SUMMARY: SA / SLC

Shots: 24 / 7

Shots on Goal: 8 / 1

Saves: 0 / 5

Corner Kicks: 16 / 1

Fouls: 20 / 13

Offside: 2 / 1

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:

SLC - Julio Benitez (caution) 1'

SA - Nathan (caution) 8'

SLC - Jamison Olave, Head Coach (caution) 9'

SLC - Daniel Flores (caution) 59'

SLC - Ibrahim Bancé (caution) 71'

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Joshua Encarnacion

Assistant Referees: Nicholas Balcer, Sergio Santana

4th Official: Elton Garcia

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