HERRIMAN, Utah (Friday, July 12, 2019) – Real Monarchs SLC (8-6-3, 27 points) claimed an emphatic 5-0 victory over the Tacoma Defiance at Zions Bank Stadium on Friday night, extending its win streak to five for its second consecutive shutout.
FW Douglas Martinez recorded the club’s first-ever hattrick while MF Jack Blake made his return from injury with a goal and FW Maikel Chang notched his eighth goal of the year in the win. GK Andrew Putna secured the shutout in goal for the Monarchs.
The Monarchs took control of the match quickly, burying its first goal in the 8th minute as Chang sent a shot that rebounded off the underside of the crossbar and over the goal line.