Sporting stopped late: A wide-open Riley Bidois put away the game-winning goal from point-blank range in the 80th minute and Monterey Bay FC won 2-1 to continue the USL Championship slump of Sporting Club Jacksonville men’s soccer on June 10 in Seaside, Calif.
Sadlier strikes: Sporting Jax (0-9-3), still winless against second-level opponents through 14 competitive games, had tied the scored in the 70th minute when Wan Kuzain’s 25-yard shot was parried by Monterey Bay goalkeeper Jacob Jackson, and Kieran Sadlier put away the loose ball.
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Quick free kicks: Joel Garcia scored in the 19th minute for Monterey Bay (3-7-2), the last-place team in the Western Conference but now winner of its last three. … Newly-signed midfielder Raheem Somersall, a member of the St. Kitts and Nevis national team, made his Sporting Jax debut and played 57 minutes in midfield. … Sporting Jax goalkeeper Christian Olivares recorded four saves.
Up next: Sporting Jax returns home to play Detroit City FC at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 13 at the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Sporting Club Jacksonville-Monterey Bay men’s soccer score
