February 25, 2023 – Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) – San Diego Sockers News Release
The San Diego Sockers–presented by Kaiser Permanente San Diego–wrap up their month-long road trip with the sixth and final stop, a Sunday afternoon showdown against the Monterrey Flash, from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The match is scheduled for a 1:35pm PST kickoff from Arena Monterrey, and will be streamed live on Twitch on channel @masl_soccer2, with an English-language simulcast on channel @sandiegosockers.
The Sockers (13-2, 38 points) and Flash (7-5-2, 20 points) meet for the first of three occasions this season, all coming in the latter stages of the MASL season. Monterrey will visit San Diego on March 17, and the Sockers return to Nuevo Leon on Sunday, March 26 to conclude the series. The two clubs are meeting for the first time since February of 2020. Monterrey took the last two seasons off during the COVID pandemic. San Diego is 1-3 all-time at Arena Monterrey, the lone win coming on December 28, 2018, a 7-6 overtime result.
San Diego is wrapping up their longest road trip of the season, and is looking to make it an extremely productive trip with another positive result. The Sockers are 3-2 on the trip so far, with wins in Tacoma, Dallas, and Friday in Chihuahua. San Diego has dropped results at Ontario and Mesquite. The Sockers are 7-2 on the road this season, and after Sunday, will have only two road matches remaining against six home matches the rest of the regular season.
On Friday night, the Sockers went into one of the league’s toughest home venues, becoming only the second club to emerge from Chihuahua with a regulation victory. The 9-8 result was hard-earned, as the Sockers played severely short-handed, and spotted the homestanding Savage an early 2-0 lead. San Diego rallied with nine goals in forty minutes, building out to a 9-4 advantage. The Sockers had to hold on for dear life in an 0-4 fourth quarter that saw Chihuahua trim a five-goal lead down to a single score. Kraig Chiles paced the San Diego attack with a hat trick and assist, while Leonardo de Oliveira added a goal and two assists.
The Sockers will be at their most short-handed this weekend, as the combination of suspensions and travel restrictions will leave San Diego without a number of their top players. The MASL announced suspensions for forward Tavoy Morgan (three games), defender Mitchell Cardenas (two games) and midfielder Gerardo Jurado (one game) after the Mesquite match for…
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