IRVINE, Calif. – Orange County SC will look to end Real Monarchs SLC’s six-game winning streak when the two sides meet at Orange County Great Park on Saturday evening, with OCSC coming off a midweek victory in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. PT.
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Orange County SC news and notes
Current record: 3-3-1, 10pts
Orange County fell for a second consecutive game when it lost 1-0 to OKC Energy FC at Taft Stadium in its last league outing on May 20.
OCSC took victory in its last competitive game on Wednesday night as it defeated L.A. Wolves FC in the Third Round of the Open Cup. Roy Meeus scored the only goal late in the first half.
The victory earned Orange County a meeting with the LA Galaxy in the Fourth Round. It will be the first competitive game between the clubs since the 2011 Open Cup.
Real Monarchs SLC news and notes
Current record: 9-1-0, 27pts
The Monarchs recorded a club-record sixth consecutive victory with a 2-1 win last Sunday against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.
Nick Besler had a goal and assist in the win, and was named to the USL Team of the Week on Tuesday.
Real will be without defender Kyle Curinga for Saturday’s game after he was handed a one-game suspension by the USL Discipline committee for an incident against WFC2.
Midfielder Sebastian Velasquez was nominated for the USL Player of the Month award on Thursday after recording four goals and one assist for the Monarchs in May.
Series Notes
Squads
Orange County – GK: Charlie Lyon, Casey Beyers, Michael Suchy; D: Joe Franco, Alberto Navarro, Salomon Wbias, Oluwanisola Abolaji, Juan Pablo Ocegueda, Roy Meeus; M: Victor Pineda, Richard Chaplow, Gustavo Villalobos, Carlos Alvarez, Jerry van Ewijk, Dusan Stevanovic, Amirgy Pineda, Kevin Jeon, Zachary Kobayashi; F: Duke Lacroix, Wuiilito Tavares Fernandes, Monday Etim
Real Monarchs – GK: Connor Sparrow, Andrew Putna, Jared Osgood; D: Reagan Dunk, David Horst, James Moberg, Max Lachowecki, Emilio Orozco, Michael Gallagher, Taylor Peay, Riggs Lennon, Nicholas Barreiro; M: Omar Holness, Ricardo Velazco, Jose Hernandez, Charlie Adams, Nick Besler, Sebastian Velasquez, Karsten Hanlin, Jordan Allen; F: Andrew Brody, Daniel Haber, Chase Minter, Chandler Hoffman, Emmanuel Occran, Skyler Milne, Jonel Desire
Discipline
Orange County – Suspended: Oscar Sorto
Real Monarchs – Suspended: Kyle Curinga
Officials
REF: ALEJANDRO MARISCAL
AR1: Eduardo Jeff
AR2: Salma Perez
4TH: Loren Barnett
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Orange County SC – @OrangeCountySC
Real Monarchs SLC – @RealMonarchs
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