May 21, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Louisville City FC News Release
Louisville City FC lost at home for the first time this season in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Monterey Bay on Saturday night at Lynn Family Stadium.
Before the loss, City (7-2-3) had conceded only one goal at Lynn Family Stadium this year, but Monterey Bay scored off a corner in the 58th minute and added a second 19 minutes later to seal the win. Despite having nearly 70% of the possession and spending much of the game in Monterey Bay’s half, LouCity was unable to convert on any of its 10 shots, hitting the woodwork twice.
“It was obviously not the result we wanted,” said midfielder Niall McCabe. “The performance was really disappointing. We had the ball in our first two-thirds of the field, but in the final third, I don’t think we created enough. But we gave up bad, bad goals as well.”
LouCity has now lost two consecutive matches for the first time since October 2021, with May 13’s loss to the LA Galaxy II snapping a 13-game unbeaten run through all competitions to start the campaign. Last year, after the October skid, the club went on to win its next four matches before falling to Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Eastern Conference Championship.
“We are walking away embarrassed with the way that we ended the game,” coach Danny Cruz said. “We created a lot of opportunities in the first half, but we didn’t do a great job in the final third, and then in the second half, (we were) not anywhere near the level of our expectation.”
The boys in purple opened Saturday’s match with a flurry of chances, putting pressure on Monterey Bay FC in its defensive half. LouCity hit the crossbar and the post in the first 10 minutes, with a Monterey Bay defender nearly scoring an own goal on a cross into the area and forward Brian Ownby rocketing a shot off the post moments later.
Monterey Bay grew into the game as it progressed, but Mobi Fehr’s headed goal off a 58th-minute corner still came…
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