FC Monmouth Hosts Atlantic City FC in Final Home Game of the Regular Season
Game Seven Preview (Presented by HSS Sports Medicine Institute – FC Monmouth Official Hospital Partner)
FC Monmouth (2-2-2, 8 points) vs. Atlantic City FC (5-0-1, 16 points)
Friday, June 18, 2021 – 7:00 p.m.
Count Basie Park, Red Bank, NJ
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FC Monmouth will play its final home game of the regular season as it hosts in-state rival Atlantic City FC on June 18. In what will be the first-ever Friday night FC Monmouth game, the club will look to begin its push for a playoff berth against one of the top teams in the Keystone Conference. Atlantic City FC enters with 16 points, with their most recent game being a 4-1 victory over First State FC on June 11. The game will also be a clash between two of the highest-scoring teams in the conference, as both have scored 19 or more goals this season.
LAST TIME OUT
FC Monmouth fell to FC Motown 2-1 on June 12, ending the club’s four-game point streak. In a first half with only five total shots, FC Monmouth was able to take the lead on a penalty kick from forward Walter Calderon. In the second half, FC Monmouth had a chance to double its lead as a shot from forward Josh Hesson went through the legs of the FC Motown goalkeeper, but was narrowly kept out of the net. FC Motown began to apply some offensive pressure, putting together a streak of 11-straight shots. After tying the game on a penalty kick of their own, FC Motown scored the go-ahead and what turned out to be the game-winning goal as the game approached the 90th minute.
ABOUT ATLANTIC CITY FC
Founded in 2017, Atlantic City FC is in its third season of play in the NPSL. They finished sixth in the table during the 2018 season, and quickly made the climb to the top of the Keystone Conference in 2019. They went 7-2-1, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in their history while having one of the highest-scoring teams in the conference. They fell 2-1 to Philadelphia Lone Star FC in the Keystone Conference Semifinals.
The all-time series is currently tied 2-2-0, with Atlantic City FC winning the most recent meeting 4-2 on June 26, 2019.
NOTES AND NUMBERS
Three of the final four games of the season for FC Monmouth come against teams ahead of them in the standings.
FC Monmouth holds an all-time record of 7-3-3 at Count Basie Park, splitting the meetings with Atlantic City FC 1-1-0.
Forward Walter Calderon is tied for the NPSL lead in goals at eight, and has reached that in the fewest number of games (four).