SANDY, Utah (Thursday, June 8, 2016) - Real Monarchs SLC (4-5-4, 16 pts) fell 0-1 at Bonney Field in Sacramento Wednesday night, as a crowd of 10,745 saw the Utah club's shutout streak snapped at 202 minutes.
Republic FC leapfrogged the Monarchs and moved into fifth position in the USL's Western Conference standings with the 1-0 victory, as the memory of a scoreless first half was quickly dissipated as James Kiffe's low cross from the left was tapped home by Adam Jahn past GK Lalo Fernandez - last week's USL GK of the Week - to lead Sacramento (5-3-3, 18pts).
The Monarchs will look for revenge Saturday against Sacramento, continuing the back half of a seemingly interminable road swing, with the match at Greater Nevada Field the eighth in a run of 11 consecutive games away from Rio Tinto Stadium. Two of the matches - including Saturday's Reno-hosted match - are considered "Monarchs On Tour" home games, as the Monarchs return to Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday, July 2, hosting Vancouver Whitecaps 2 at 7:00 p.m. MT after the Sandy venue's field resurfacing is complete.
Head Coach Freddy Juarez' team started its second USL campaign strong out of the gates with a 2-0-1 record through the first three matches, but has won just twice since - last weekend at Vancouver, 1-0, and in a 3-1 comeback win over the Orange County Blues at Ute Field on the University of Utah campus on May 21. The Monarchs are seeking to garner more road momentum, as the club's solid performance last week brought the club's road record to 2-2-2 entering the back-to-back matches against Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC 1:0 REAL MONARCHS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016
BONNEY FIELD
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Sacramento Republic FC 0 1 1
Real Monarchs 0 0 0
Scoring Summary:
SAC - Adam Jahn (James Kiffe) 47
Misconduct Summary:
SAC - Emrah Klimenta (caution) 48
SAC - James Kiffe (caution) 74
SAC - Harry Williams (caution) 85
SAC - Alfonso Motagalvan (caution) 88
Real Monarchs SLC - Eduardo Fernandez; Boyd Okwuonu, Phanuel Kavita, Emilio Orozco, Max Lachowecki; Alex Sundly (James Moberg 83), Ricardo Velazco, Andrew Brody (Eti Tavares 42), Omar Holness (Tyler Arnone 80); Emory Welshman (Colin Rolfe 45) Frederick Amankona (Kevaughn Frater 82).
Subs Not Used: Connor Sparrow; Darion Copeland.
Sacramento Republic FC - Dominik Jakubek; James Kiffe, Derek Foran (Mike da Fonte 45), Chris Christian, Emrah Klimenta; Agustin Cazarez, Octavio Guzman, Tommy Thompson (JJ Koval 56), Danny Barrera (Alfonso Motagalvan 87); Cameron Iwasa, Adam Jahn (Harry Williams 71).
Subs Not Used: Evan Newton, Thomas Stewart, Max Alvarez.
Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistant Referees: Michael Kampmeinert, Jacob Herold
Fourth Official: Turan Ozdemir
Attendance: 10,745
Weather: Sunny and 74
