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Monarchs Earn Shutout in Scoreless Draw with Colorado Springs

Sandy, Utah (Monday, August 8, 2016) In the third and final meeting of the season between Real Monarchs its Rocky Mountain rivals, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, the two clubs battled to a scoreless draw Monday night at Rio Tinto Stadium. Monarchs goalkeeper Lalo Fernandez finished the night with five saves to earn his fifth shutout of the season as the Monarchs move to 6-11-5 while Colorado Springs is now 9-6-7 after the two teams split the season series at 1-1-1.

Real Monarchs (6-11-5) v. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (9-6-7)
2016 USL Regular Season
Attendance: 3,824
August 8, 2016 – Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah

Three key points of the game:

  • Monday night game between the Real Monarchs and the Colorado Springs Switchbacks is the third and final time this season that these two teams have matched up.