Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Colorado Springs 9th on 34, Monterey Bay 23rd on 17. Colorado Springs had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Against a league average of 1.36 goals per team per game, Colorado Springs ran at 1.65 scored and 1.57 conceded, Monterey Bay at 1.04 and 1.78.
Monterey Bay's winless run stood at 5. Colorado Springs had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Monterey Bay, 2.
7 meetings are on record — 5 won by Colorado Springs, 2 by Monterey Bay, 0 drawn, at 2.71 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 86% of the meetings.
The match was played at Weidner Field (capacity 5,000). Colorado Springs led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Colorado Springs: Adrien Perez (18'), Khori Bennett (45'), Juan Tejada (70'), Khori Bennett (73') · Monterey Bay: Ilijah Paul (57')
Key stats
Possession: Colorado Springs 55% · Monterey Bay 45% · Total shots: 17-4 · On target: 9-1 · Corners: 5-1