FC Monmouth Falls to West Chester United SC 2-0

WEST CHESTER, PA – FC Monmouth (2-3-3) fell to conference-leading West Chester United SC (7-1-0) Saturday night.

FC Monmouth opened the game with a scoring chance in the first minute, and West Chester responded with four-straight shots over the following 13 minutes. FC Monmouth then had four-consecutive shots of their own, coming from four different players. West Chester scored in the 38th minute and took a 1-0 advantage into the halftime break.

Shots in the second half were less frequent, but FC Monmouth opened the frame with three of the first four shots. FC Monmouth began to push numbers forward as the clock approached the 90th minute, which created a few chances after the 90th minute passed. West Chester was able to score its second goal with time winding down, making the final score 2-0.

AT THE MICROPHONE

“We knew this was going to be one of our toughest games, especially since we had to play them on the road. I thought our guys were going to come out and compete, and they did a great job. They [West Chester] scored a goal on a little bit of a breakdown where we let people get into spaces where we probably shouldn’t have. The second goal they scored came with us pushing everything we had forward in the last two or three minutes to try to get the equalizer. Just like every other match, we do what we can to get points and I thought we did everything that we could. The match itself was what we expected, it was difficult. They were very good on the ball, very good technically, and just being able to move off the ball to put us under pressure, but I thought we did a good job.” – Head Coach Brian Woods

NOTES AND NUMBERS

Goalkeeper Matt Perrella recorded four saves, bringing his season total to 26 over seven games. He is now second all-time in club history in that category, passing Jake Leahy, who had 25 saves in 2019.

Defender Andrew Venezia made his season debut, playing 23 minutes in the second half. Venezia is now in his second season with FC Monmouth, as he played in nine games during the 2019 season.

FC Monmouth is now 8-3-2 all-time against Pennsylvania opponents, with one more on the schedule for the 2021 season (Hershey FC).

With two games remaining, FC Monmouth currently sits fifth in the Keystone Conference, one point behind Electric City Shock SC for the conference’s fourth and final playoff spot.

NEXT ON THE SCHEDULE

FC Monmouth will continue its road stretch on a quick turnaround as it will travel to face Hershey FC on Wednesday, June 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.