ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. >> A team record six-match unbeaten streak has come to an end. And with it, Monterey Bay FC has fallen out of first place.

For the second straight match— and third in their last four on the pitch, the Union failed to produce a goal Wednesday in suffering a 1-0 loss at New Mexico United.

As a result, the Union’s two-week hold on first place in the United Soccer League Championship’s Western Conference has ended as New Mexico has overtaken them by one point eight weeks into the season.

New Mexico, which is the defending Western Conference champion, has won five straight matches since a season-opening loss, and will go into the weekend holding a share of the conference lead with San Antonio.

The Union (4-2-2) came into the game unbeaten in their last six matches since a season-opening loss to San Antonio, having played Lexington to a scoreless draw last weekend in Kentucky.

No one has had a more challenging last four weeks than Monterey Bay FC, which has played and beaten defending USL champion Colorado Springs, has faced the reigning Western Conference winner, as well as Eastern Conference power Detroit.

The Union, who were playing their second game in four days for the third time this season, won’t return to the pitch until May 4 when they entertain Miami at 4 p.m. at Cardinale Stadium.

New Mexico produced the match’s only goal in the 29th minute of the first half when Ousman Jabang sent a shot through the left corner.

Goalie Nico Campuzano, one of 12 new faces on the Monterey Bay FC roster this season, came into the game having produced three shutouts between the pipes in USL play.

New Mexico, which produced its fourth straight shutout of the season, has gone nearly 400 minutes without allowing a goal, giving up just four goals in six matches this spring.

The Union, who went into the game minus four players, welcomed back Adam Larsson, who had missed five games because of an injury.

Monterey Bay FC has never won a match in Albuquerque, falling 3-2 last year. The two teams, who will meet again later this year, are even in their lifetime series at 3-3-1.