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Monterey Bay won: Monterey Bay 3-2 Oakland Roots in the USL Championship (Round 1) on Sun, 16 Mar 2025 at Cardinale Stadium, Seaside, California. Monterey Bay goals: Mayele Malango 56', Ilijah Paul 65' (pen), Anton Søjberg Horup 69'. Oakland Roots goals: Camden Riley 45', Jose Sinisterra 71'. Sent off: Joel Garcia (84'). Possession: 54-46. Player of the match: Anton Søjberg Horup (8.2).
Monterey Bay came from behind to beat Oakland Roots 3-2 at Cardinale Stadium on Sunday 16 March in the USL Championship.
Camden Riley put Oakland Roots ahead on 45' (0-1), Mayele Malango levelled for Monterey Bay on 56' (1-1), Ilijah Paul restored Monterey Bay's lead from the penalty spot on 65' (2-1), Anton Søjberg Horup made it 3-1 on 69' and Jose Sinisterra pulled one back for Oakland Roots on 71' (3-2).
Joel Garcia (Monterey Bay) was sent off on 84'.
Monterey Bay had 54% of the ball, shots were 10-6 (4-3 on target).
Anton Søjberg Horup (Monterey Bay FC) was player of the match with an 8.2 rating.
Attendance: 5,160. Referee: Elijio Arreguin.
| Monterey Bay | Oakland Roots | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 54 | 46 |
| Total shots | 10 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 3 |
| Touches in opposition box | 18 | 6 |
| Big chances | 2 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 303 (76%) | 251 (73%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Corners | 4 | 1 |
| Total shots | 10 | 6 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 3 |
| Blocked shots | 0 | 1 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 3 |
| Shots outside box | 2 | 3 |
Monterey Bay (3-4-3): Nico Campuzano, Joel Garcia, Nico Gordon, Jacob Muir, Anton Søjberg Horup, Mayele Malango, Wesley Fonguck, Grant Robinson, Ilijah Paul, Adam Larsson, Adrian Rebollar
Oakland Roots (4-4-2): Kendall McIntosh, Camden Riley, Kai Greene, Neveal Hackshaw, Justin Rasmussen, Jose Sinisterra, Daniel Gomez, Tyler Gibson, Wolfgang Prentice, Panagiotis Armenakas, Emmanuel Johnson
Monterey Bay won, 3-2 (USL Championship) on Sun, 16 Mar 2025.
Sun, 16 Mar 2025, 02:00 UTC at Cardinale Stadium, Seaside, California, USL Championship.