Monarchs Fall To Undefeated Fresno At Home

HERRIMAN, Utah – The Real Monarchs nearly tied the game late with plenty of chances to score, but were unable to equalize the score in a 4-2 loss to the Fresno Football Club.

The Monarchs struck first in the match with a goal by the team’s leading scorer Maikel Chang, in the 17^th minute. Unfortunately, Fresno would score the next three goals to take a huge lead going into the dramatic last final minutes of the game.

Christian Chaney tied the game up with his first goal of the game in the 27^th minute to force a knotted score at halftime.

HT – A goal a piece going into the half! Another 45' coming soon! #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/Mjoif3BxqR

— Real Monarchs (@RealMonarchs) May 4, 2019

Once the second half began, the Monarchs had an unfortunate moment as they scored on their own net to give Fresno a 2-1 lead in the 58^th minute. Just minutes later, in the 61^st minute, Chaney completed his brace with a close range shot off his left foot.

Josh Heard kept the Monarchs alive with a goal off a corner kick in the 84^th minute to cut the lead in half. Just a minute later, his teammate Mastanabal Kacher nearly tied the game up but his shot was just off.

From there, Fresno was on the attack for the rest of the match and added an insurance goal in the 90^th minute on a shot in the box by Jemal Johnson.

FT – A tough result, but a good fight! 👊#StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/8XEAhMn66r

— Real Monarchs (@RealMonarchs) May 4, 2019

With the win, Fresno remains undefeated with a 3-0-4 record. The Monarchs fall to 3-4-2 record overall.

Next Up

The Monarchs have a bye next week and will travel to face the OKC Energy FC on May 18.

All Monarchs home games can be streamed live on sports.ksl.com or on the KSL TV app.