Sandy, Utah (Saturday, September 9, 2016) – On Friday night the Real Monarchs hosted Orange County Blues FC at Rio Tinto Stadium. This was a crucial game for both teams as they try to secure their spots for the USL playoffs, with Orange County Blues being tied for 9th in the west with the Seattle Sounders 2 and Real Monarchs being in 11th place in the west. Only 3 points separating 7th place from 11th place before this game tonight. Orange County Blues were able to secure this game scoring both goals in the second half, as the Monarchs went down a man early in the game.