Real Monarchs SLC opened the home portion of its 2018 regular-season on Saturday, hosting Portland Timbers 2 at Rio Tinto Stadium, ultimately walking away 4-2 victors over T2. Notching two goals in his first start with the Monarchs was DF Kalen Ryden who’s two headed efforts in the first half solidified a spot on the United Soccer League’s Team of the Week for Week 3. Ryden scored the club’s second and third goals on the afternoon in the 7th and 35th minutes against T2, helping the club to remain undefeated in home opening matches with a 3-0-1 record.
The full USL Team of the Week is as follows: goalkeeper Evan Newton (FC Cincinnati); defenders Kalen Ryden (Real Monarchs SLC), Sean Reynolds (Saint Louis FC), and Joel Huiqui (Las Vegas Lights FC); midfielders Todd Wharton (Rio Grande Valley FC), Brian Shriver (Richmond Kickers,) Paolo DelPiccolo (Louisville City FC) and Amando Moreno (New York Red Bulls II); and forwards Juan Pablo Caffa (Fresno FC), Jorge Herrera (Charlotte Independence) and Thomas Enevoldsen (Phoenix Rising FC).
Bench: Evan Louro (NY), Alex Crognale (OC), Rony Argueta (FRS), Corben Bone (CIN), Ken Tribbett (PEN), Solomon Asante (PHX), Lebo Moloto (NSH)
The Monarchs will return to the road for the first of three straight matches away from Utah when they visit Phoenix Rising FC on Saturday April 7 at 8:00 p.m. MT from Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex.
