REAL MONARCHS SLC TRAVEL TO TEXAS TO FACE SAN ANTONIO FC
Monarchs Look to Claim Victory Over Lone Western Conference Team the Club Didn’t Beat in 2017;
Club Looking Build Upon 10th Shutout of 2018 Season;
Match Carried on ESPN+ Beginning at 6:30 p.m. MT from Toyota Field
HERRIMAN, Utah (Friday, July 20, 2018) – Real Monarchs SLC (13-4-2, 41 points, 1 West) is set to travel to Texas to face San Antonio FC on Saturday, July 21stat 6:30 p.m. MT from Toyota Field. Interim Head Coach Jamison Olave and staff will look to topple San Antonio for the first time since the 2016 season in Saturday’s visit.
Las season, SAFC was the lone Western Conference opponent the Monarchs failed to beat en-route to claiming the 2017 USL Regular-Season Championship Shield in a historic season. Drawing with the Texas side 2-2 midway through the season gave way to a 1-2 defeat in early-September at Rio Tinto Stadium, the only loss the Monarchs suffered at home over the course of the regular-season.
The Monarchs recently broke a two-match winless run by beating Seattle Sounders FC 2 at Zions Bank Stadium last Saturday. Scoring his second goal of the season in the first half was MF Charlie Adams before a 70th minute strike from MF Sebastian Velasquez solidified the 2-0 scoreline. With the win, the Monarchs remain undefeated on home soil in 2018 with an 8-0-1 home record. Additionally, GK Jake Leeker recorded his team-leading sixth shutout of the season to notch the team’s 10th shutout on the year.
How to Follow Real Monarchs SLC at San Antonio FC – Sat., July 21, 2018
- Coverage Begins: 6:30 p.m. MT
- Local TV: N/A
- Digital Streaming:ESPN+
- English Radio: N/A
- Spanish Radio: N/A
Game Notes for Saturday’s SLC at SA game Available Online
The link to the Adobe PDF version of the Game Guide in advance of Saturday’s contest between Real Monarchs SLC and San Antonio FC is available HERE. If you have any problems obtaining the document, would prefer to receive it as an attachment, or are seeking more information on the match, please contact Taran Meyer in the RSL Communications Department via email at tmeyer@rsl.com.
Real Monarchs 2018 United Soccer League regular-season schedule is as follows:
Schedule subject to change;
please visit www.RealMonarchs.com for up-to-date information
Real Monarchs moved away from the home of Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals FC at Rio Tinto Stadium and christen the new, 5,000 seat Zions Bank Stadium on the campus of the $78 million Zions Bank Real Academy in Herriman, Utah. The state-of-the-art venue boasts a full-service press box and broadcasting booth as well as concessions on either side of the stadium. Officially opening April 2018, the Monarchs will host 17 regular-season matches at Zions Bank Stadium in the first year at the league’s newest venue starting with an April 30 match against Las Vegas Lights FC for the first ever “Saints-and-Sinners/I-15” Rivalry.
The Herriman facility provides adjacencies for an on-site charter school in conjunction with the Jordan School District, which opened last August, focusing on STEM disciplines (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math) for nearly 300 boys and girls, kicking off a new era for both sports and education in Utah.
Last December in North Logan, Utah, RSL Owner Dell Loy Hansen christened the opening of the first of a half-dozen regional training centers across Utah and Arizona to be built in the next 2-3 years. Each $5 million RTC houses a classroom, as well as an indoor and outdoor field, dedicated to fulfilling a curriculum consistent with the club's vision and mission for youth soccer training and education, and the continued development of both recreational and competitive pre-Academy (ages 7-14) initiatives across Utah and Arizona.
