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HARTFORD — It has been a month Monterey Bay F.C. would just assume forget.
Minus their top two scorers, the Union remained winless in the month of May, falling 2-1 in a rare Friday night match to the Hartford Athletic.
The setback stretched the Union’s winless streak to six games — including a loss in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup — four of which have come on the road.
Yet, despite the setback, the Union remain locked in a tie for the third spot in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League Championship at 4-5-3.
With seven teams separated by two points or less in the Western Conference, Monterey Bay F.C. could go from third to ninth, depending on this weekend’s results.
The Union went through a similar slump last season when they went winless in the month June, failing to register a win in nine straight games.
Injuries have depleted the Union’s offense as current scoring leader Tristan Trager missed the game with a rib injury, while Alex Dixon, who set a single-season team record for goals last year, was out with an illness.
Monterey Bay F.C. did produce the game’s first goal when former Cal State Monterey Bay sniper Adrian Rebollar scored his first goal of the season and the seventh in his three-year career 18 minutes into the match.
Hartford (4-6-0) had an answer, scoring in the 33rd minute to tie it, then taking the lead early in the second half with what proved to be the game-winning goal.
The Union played the game without six players for various reasons.
Things will not get any easier for Monterey Bay F.C., who closes the month of May hosting Eastern Conference leader and 2023 USL finalist Charleston Battery on Wednesday at Cardinale Stadium at 7 p.m.
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