Monarchs Earn Shutout in Scoreless Draw with Colorado Springs

Sandy, Utah (Monday, August 8, 2016) In the third and final meeting of the season between Real Monarchs its Rocky Mountain rivals, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, the two clubs battled to a scoreless draw Monday night at Rio Tinto Stadium.  Monarchs goalkeeper Lalo Fernandez finished the night with five saves to earn his fifth shutout of the season as the Monarchs move to 6-11-5 while Colorado Springs is now 9-6-7 after the two teams split the season series at 1-1-1.

Real Monarchs (6-11-5) v. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (9-6-7)
2016 USL Regular Season
Attendance: 3,824
August 8, 2016 – Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah

Three key points of the game:

• Monday night game between the Real Monarchs and the Colorado Springs Switchbacks is the third and final time this season that these two teams have matched up.  Each team has secured a victory in the previous meetings, making the two teams series 1-1-1.  
• Lalo Fernandez had an outstanding performance with 3 key saves, keeping a clean sheet for the game.  Helping the Monarchs gain a point on the night.
• Danny Acosta made an appearance for the Real Monarchs for the first time since July 22^nd, as he has been playing with Real Salt Lake and the U-20 US national team.

Real Monarchs 0-0 Colorado Switchbacks FC
Goals by Half                          1          2           F
Real Monarchs                       0          0           0
Colorado Switchbacks FC      0          0           0

Scoring Summary

None.

Misconduct Summary

RM: Kevaughn Frater (Caution) 68’
RM: Danilo Acosta (Caution) 78’
RM: James Moberg (Caution) 87’

Box Scores:
                     Shots       Corners      Saves
RM:              7                         6                        5
COL:           9                             4                        3

Real Monarchs lineup: Lalo Fernandez; Tyler Arnone, Chris Schuler, Phanuel Kavita, Max Lachowecki, Amass Amankona (Maikon Orellana, 71’), Alec Sundly, Ricardo Velazco (James Moberg, 83’), Edgar Duran (Danny Acosta, 60’), Andrew Brody (Johnny Caparelli, 83’), Kevaughn Frater (Colin Rolfe, 83’)
Unused Substitutes: Eric Osswald, Darion Copeland, Emilio Orozco

Colorado Switchbacks lineup: Devala Gorrick, Josh Suggs, Josh Phillips, Christian Ibeagha, Jordan Burt, Rony Argueta, Kim Taeseong (Nate Robinson, 77’), Luke Vercollone (JJ Greer, 87’), Conor Doyle (Marty Maybin, 76’), Miguel Gonzalez, Saeed Robinson (Aaron King, 89’)
Unused Substitutes: Billy Thompson, Jake Cawsey, Mike Seth

Head Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant Referees: Brad Jensen, Daniel Spicer-Escala
Fourth Official: Hensen Keetch