THOUSAND OAKS, California (Saturday, June 27, 2026) — Real Monarchs (5-8-3, 21 pts, 9th West) suffer 3-1 loss to Ventura County FC (7-5-5, 29 pts, 4th West) at William Rolland Stadium Saturday night.
Real Monarchs entered the evening looking to bounce back from the narrow 1-0 loss to Tacoma Defiance last Sunday, June 21. While key offensive pieces like Antonio Riquelme and Lineker Rodrigues were unavailable for tonight’s match, the Monarchs regained Spanish FW Jesús Barea, back from injury, featuring in the starting lineup for the first time in over two months.
The match got off to an even start with both sides creating opportunities in the offensive third. In the 18th minute, Monarchs GK Trace Alphin kept the match scoreless with an impressive goal-line save. Just three minutes later, MF Owen Anderson worked the ball through two Ventura County defenders before shoveling the ball off to Barea whose shot went just over the crossbar…