Ventura County FC took their first loss of the season against St. Louis FC 2 on Sunday March 15 at William Rolland Stadium.

VCFC struck first in the 37th minute of play. Mason Vanney ran onto a ball played up the right flank, connecting with his striker Julian Placias. Placias played a clever backheel pass to Dylan Vanney who was running into the box. Vanney finished it in the bottom left corner to record his 3rd straight game with a goal this season. 

HALFTIME SCORE: VCFC 1, STL 0

St. Louis equalized in the 51st minute of play. Forward Riley Lynch dribbled past the VCFC defense to chip in a cross. Midfielder Jemone Barclay was free in the box to smash it home.

VCFC bounced back just 10 minutes later thanks to Arnau Vilamitjana. After Vilamitjana won the ball in the midfield, he continued his run in behind the St. Louis defense. Dylan Vanney played a through ball to an open Vilamitjana. St. Louis goalkeeper Colin Welsh rushed out of his box, but Vilamitjana skipped past him for an open goal. This was Vilamitjana’s first goal of the season and first ever professional goal.

Unfortunately for VCFC, the goals for them stopped there and the goals for St. Louis didn’t. In the 64th minute of play, St. Louis striker Palmer Ault tucked home a rebound off a Sebastian Conlon save. Ault struck again in the 76th minute to give his side their first lead of the game. Riley Lynch crossed the ball into VCFC’s box, finding Ault for the late lead.

VCFC searched relentlessly for an equalizer, with the closest chance coming from Troy Elgersma. Elgersma danced through the St. Louis defense only to have his low shot saved by Welsh.

FINAL SCORE: VCFC 2, STL 3

MATCH DETAILS

Scoring Summary
37’ – VCFC – Dylan Vanney (Julian Placias)
51’ – STL – Jemone Barclay (Riley Lynch)
61’ – VCFC – Arnau Vilamitjana (Dylan Vanney)
64’ – STL – Palmer Ault
76’ – STL – Palmer Ault (Riley Lynch)

Disciplinary
26’ – STL – Zack Lillington (Yellow)
60’ – VCFC – Vicente Garcia (Yellow)
65’ – STL – Sidney Paris (Yellow)
73’ – VCFC – Mason Vanney (Yellow)

Statistics
Possession: VCFC 50% – STL 50%
Shots: VCFC 12 – STL 8
Shots on Goal: VCFC 7 – STL 5
Saves: VCFC 2 – STL 5
Fouls: VCFC 19 – STL 15
Offsides: VCFC 0 – STL 2
Corners: VCFC 2 – STL 2

Ventura County FC
41.Sebastian Conlon, 88.Mason Vanney, 60. Sebastian Hernandez, 64.Jose Magaña, 50.Riley Dalgado (73. Enrique Martinez 82’), 47.Arnau Vilamitjana, 49.Dylan Vanney, 21. Tucker Lepley (87. Gabriel Arnold 72’), 45.Vicente Garcia (95. Eric Preston 72’), 57.Julian Placias, 76.Troy Elgersma

St. Louis FC 2
34. Colin Welsh, 44. Jack Wagoner, 66. Zack Lillington, 43. Sidney Paris, 14. Tomas Totland (73. Evan Carlock 60’), 68. Alexander Jundt (53. Stone Marion 85’), 88. Patrick McDonald, 62. Jemone Barclay (83. Lorenzo Cornelius 77’), 48. Riley Lynch, 42. Palmer Ault (54. Adeteye Gbadehan 85’), 26. Cooper Forcellini (85. Yuichiro Ota 85’)

The next VCFC home match is on Sunday, April 12 at 5:00 PM, PST. Get tickets at vcfcpro.com