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Monterey Bay vs Phoenix: match report

Monterey Bay hosted Phoenix Rising FC at Cardinale Stadium on Sunday 6 September 2026, in the USL Championship (round 1). Elton García is the referee, averaging 3.0 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.8.

Result and scorers

Monterey Bay 1-1 Phoenix. Goals: Daniel Flores 79' for Phoenix; Ryuga Nakamura 88' for Monterey Bay. Attendance: 3,648.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 55' Yellow card: Fidel Barajas (Monterey Bay)
  • 79' Goal: Daniel Flores (Phoenix)
  • 88' Goal: Ryuga Nakamura (Monterey Bay)
Match stats (contains the result)
58.7%Possession41.3%
10Shots10
3Shots on target4
2Corners2
17Fouls7
1Offsides4
3Saves2
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Monterey Bay 4-2-3-1

Coach: Alex Covelo

  1. 98 Jacob Jackson GK
  2. 22 Joel Garcia DEF
  3. 5 Nico Gordon DEF
  4. 25 Kelsey Egwu DEF
  5. 3 Stuart Ritchie DEF
  6. 4 Nick Ross MID
  7. 14 Ryuga Nakamura MID
  8. 15 Fidel Barajas FWD
  9. 88 Sebastian Lletget MID
  10. 17 Omari Glasgow FWD
  11. 20 Ilijah Paul FWD

Bench

  • 47 Quinton Elliot DEF
  • 10 Facundo Canete MID
  • 16 Jacob Montes MID
  • 21 Diego Otoya FWD
  • 1 Fernando Delgado GK
  • 32 Zackery Farnsworth DEF
  • 93 Judson MID

Phoenix 4-2-3-1

Coach: Pa-Modou Kah

  1. 1 Patrick Rakovsky GK
  2. 2 Collin Smith DEF
  3. 4 Pape Boye DEF
  4. 5 Rafael Czichos DEF
  5. 87 Daniel Flores DEF
  6. 13 Jean Moursou MID
  7. 17 John Scearce MID
  8. 7 Ihsan Sacko FWD
  9. 8 Diego Gómez MID
  10. 70 Juan Torres MID
  11. 23 Dominique Badji FWD

Bench

  • 51 Ascel Essengue DEF
  • 48 Tate Schmitt MID
  • 11 Gunnar Studenhofft FWD
  • 20 Luke Biasi DEF
  • 19 Damián Rivera FWD
  • 14 Chituru Odunze GK
  • 68 Jaethan Irwin MID
  • 27 Conrad Ambursley FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 19 July 2026: Phoenix Rising FC 3-2 Monterey Bay
  • Sunday 18 May 2025: Phoenix Rising FC 2-0 Monterey Bay
  • Sunday 30 March 2025: Monterey Bay 3-1 Phoenix Rising FC
  • Saturday 5 October 2024: Phoenix Rising FC 1-2 Monterey Bay
  • Sunday 17 March 2024: Monterey Bay 1-0 Phoenix Rising FC