Monterey Bay Records Clean Sheet in Scoreless Draw with San Antonio FC in Seaside

SEASIDE, California (Saturday, August 23, 2025) – Monterey Bay FC (6-10-6, 24 points) earned a point and a clean sheet in a scoreless draw with San Antonio FC (8-7-5, 29 points) at Cardinale Stadium, presented by Montage Health. 20-year old forward Tarik Scott made his debut with the club as a second-half substitute after officially joining the club on loan from FC Dallas a day earlier.

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Monterey Bay earned the first corner kick of the match in the 19th minute. Down on the supporters’ end, the ball by Adrian Rebollar was whipped into the back post. Johnny Klein rose up like a salmon and connected with the ball but it unluckily ricocheted off the right post. San Antonio FC intercepted a pass in the 39th minute to spark a counter down the left side, but Monterey Bay did well to break it up. Monterey Bay maintained a long spell of possession through the 43rd minute that led to Pierce Gallaway finding some space and firing away at goal, but his shot was caught by the goalkeeper in the middle of the frame. Monterey Bay earned dangerous possession again in first half stoppage time. This time, a cross into the box was spilled by the goalkeeper and fell directly to Anton Søjberg, but his shot was cleared off the line by a San Antonio FC defender and the largely defensive first half came to a close with no score for either side.

Sami Guediri created an opportunity for Monterey Bay five minutes in the first half, but his cross aimed for the back post floated just a bit too far. The hosts intercepted a pass in the visitors’ half a minute later, an opportunity that turned into a three on two for Monterey Bay, but the low shot by Luke Ivanovic was easily saved by the keeper. Just beyond the hour mark, Guediri let go from beyond the 18-yard box with a shot that forced another spill by the goalkeeper, but it bounced just out of the reach of Ivanovic and the chance went awry. San Antonio created an opportunity in the 67th minute, but the shot by Diogo Pacheco was parried wide by Nico Campuzano. In the 84th minute, Monterey Bay earned a corner kick opportunity when a ball headed for Ilijah Paul at the back post was headed beyond the endline by a San Antonio FC defender. The corner led to a cross into the box to a wide open Paul, but his header was mishit over the crossbar. Two minutes later, Scott skillfully beat his defender down the right sideline, drawing a foul that resulted in a second yellow card and a dismissal for Lucio Berron for the final four minutes and stoppage time, but Monterey Bay was unable to take advantage and the match ended scoreless with both sides sharing the points.

Up Next

Monterey Bay returns to the Oakland Coliseum for a pivotal league battle with rival Roots SC next Saturday, August 30. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. PT, with live streaming available on ESPN+.

Additional Notes

• Missing the match due to injury was Sam Gomez (lower body) and Grant Robinson (lower body).

Information

Date: August 23, 2025
Venue: Cardinale Stadium; Seaside, California
Weather: Partly cloudy and 62°F
Attendance: 4,266

Scoring Summary: 1 2 F

Monterey Bay FC 0 0 0
San Antonio FC 0 0 0

Lineups

Monterey Bay FC (4-2-3-1): Nico Campuzano; Sami Guediri, Carlos Guzmán, Nico Gordon, Joel Garcia Jr.; Pierce Gallaway, Mobi Fehr (Xavi Gnaulati, 90+1’); Johnny Klein (Mayele Malango, 83’), Adrian Rebollar (Tarik Scott, 62’), Anton Søjberg (Ilijah Paul, 62’); Luke Ivanovic
Subs not used: Dallas Odle, Alex Lara, Wesley Fonguck

San Antonio FC (4-3-3): Daniel Namani; Mitchell Taintor, Alexis Souahy, Shannon Gomez (Rece Buckmaster, 79’), Jimmy Medranda (Harvey Neville, 79’); Mohamed Omar, Lucio Berron, Landry Walker; Juan Agudelo (Santiago Patiño, 79’), Leo Urrutia (Jake LaCava, 71’), Diogo Pacheco (Almir Soto, 89’)
Subs not used: Richard Sanchez, Nicky Hernandez, Dmitrii Erofeev

Stats Summary: MB / SA

Shots: 8 / 5
Shots on Goal: 4 / 0
Saves: 0 / 4
Corner Kicks: 7 / 3
Fouls: 18 / 23
Possession: 47.7% / 52.3%

Misconduct Summary

MB: Adrian Rebollar (caution) 25’
SA: Lucio Berron (caution) 27’
MB: Joel Garcia Jr. (caution) 36’
SA: Alexis Souahy (caution) 48’
MB: Sami Guediri (caution) 72’
SA: Juan Agudelo (caution) 76’
SA: Lucio Berron (caution, dismissal) 86’

Officials

Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Assistant Referee: Noah Kenyawani
Assistant Referee: Andrew Hanks
Fourth Official: Robert Vincze

Monterey Bay Welcomes San Antonio FC to Cardinale Stadium

SEASIDE, California (Friday, August 22, 2025) – Monterey Bay FC (6-10-5, 23 points) returns to action Saturday for an epic clash at home against San Antonio FC (8-7-4, 28 points). Kickoff from Cardinale Stadium is set for 7 p.m. PT in Week 25 of the 2025 USL Championship regular season, presented by Montage. The match will be broadcast locally via KION on Central Coast CW (35.1 over the air, channel 14 Xfinity), with live streaming available on CBS Sports Golazo Network via Paramount+, the CBS Sports app, CBSSports.com, and Pluto TV.

The club will be celebrating one of its biggest annual theme nights this weekend, Back to School Night. This night draws a large, rowdy crowd with schools from across the tri-county area properly represented. Nearly two dozen mascots will be here to rep their schools in addition to teachers and students. Four new bobbleheads will be introduced and given out at random to the first 3,000 fans to walk through the gates that evening. In addition, the following schools will have booths set up at the match: York School, Seaside Middle School, Ord Terrace Elementary, MLK School of the Arts, Monterey Peninsula College.

On the pitch, Monterey Bay comes into the match on the heels of a solid performance in El Paso in which Anton Søjberg rescued a point for the Crisp-and-Kelp with a game-tying goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Søjberg’s goal officially became the latest regular season goal in the run of play in Monterey Bay FC history at 93:46 into the match. Søjberg now shares the mark with former Union forward Christian Volesky, who scored a penalty kick at 93:46 against Colorado Springs in August 2023.

Announced earlier today, the Crisp-and-Kelp acquired 20-year-old forward Tarik Scott on loan from FC Dallas. The exciting new addition will be available for selection this weekend and if given a chance to suit up, Scott will look to make an instant impact on the squad in the attack. A part of the FC Dallas organization since he was five years old, Scott brings more MLS-level experience and training to the squad.

With nine matches remaining in the campaign, every point will be crucial for Monterey Bay to secure – and six of those nine matches will be played right here at Cardinale Stadium, including five of the final six. There is still all the play for and the points are there to be had for the Crisp-and-Kelp if the team can build upon the bit of momentum it grabbed this past weekend.

Monterey Bay FC vs. San Antonio FC

Venue: Cardinale Stadium; Seaside, California
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025; 7:00 p.m. PT
Weather: Partly cloudy and 62°F

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The Adobe PDF version of the 2025 Match Guide in advance of Saturday’s contest between Monterey Bay FC and San Antonio FC can be found here. Media members looking to receive the document as an attachment or have further questions are asked to please contact Steven Vargo in MBFC Communications via email at steven@montereybayfc.com.

2025 Records

Monterey Bay FC (6-10-5, 23 pts, 10th West); San Antonio FC (8-7-4, 28 pts, 3rd West)

Monterey Bay Acquires Forward Tarik Scott On Loan from FC Dallas

SEASIDE, California (Friday, August 22, 2025) – Monterey Bay Football Club (Monterey Bay FC) announced today that the club has acquired forward Tarik Scott on loan from Major League Soccer (MLS) side FC Dallas for the rest of the 2025 USL Championship season, pending league and federation approval. Monterey Bay is adding Scott into the mix to energize the attack, a timely addition for the club’s playoff aspirations with just nine matches remaining in the campaign.

“I’m excited. It’s great to be able to come here to a new environment and join the team with the goal of making the playoffs and bringing a trophy to city,” said Scott. “Coming from an MLS environment, and the FC Dallas organization in general, has given me so much. From the way that I view football to how I play. They’ve done and still do an incredible job at breeding players and I hope to be able to show what that environment has instilled in me. I just want to help this team as much as I possibly can. As a forward, there’s an ego to me that craves goals, but above all I truly want to see this team succeed and I want to play whatever part I can and do whatever is asked of me to make that happen. Off the pitch, this is a beautiful place from what I’ve seen so far and I can’t wait to explore the beaches and the nature of the area with my wife.”

Scott, 20, rose through the ranks in the FC Dallas system after joining the club’s youth academy at just five years old. As he progressed through the academy, Scott helped to win the 2018 Dallas Cup as well as the 2019 Bayern Adidas Campus Cup before earning the 2021 U-17 MLS NEXT Cup Golden Boot award for leading the tournament with four goals. A year later, the Brooklyn-born forward made his professional debut with MLS NEXT Pro side North Texas SC against Minnesota United FC 2 on March 26, 2022, and impressed with a brace. He then went on to record 17 goals and five assists in 41 matches with the second team, helping North Texas SC capture the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Cup alongside current Monterey Bay FC captain Nico Gordon. Now joining Monterey Bay, Scott and Gordon will be reunited on California’s Central Coast.

Scott signed his first professional contract with FC Dallas in late 2022, becoming the 34th Homegrown in the club’s history. That summer, he was selected for the Bayern World Squad – an elite global development initiative hosted by FC Bayern Munich. Scott then missed the entire 2023 season with a knee injury, but returned the following year to make his MLS debut on June 29, 2024 against FC Cincinnati before adding another first-team appearance ahead of the All-Star break. That same year, his brother Malik Henry-Scott signed as a homegrown player for the club as well, making them the first brother duo to have Homegrown contracts with FC Dallas. Internationally, Scott received a call-up to the Jamaican U20 Youth National Team for a training camp in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024.

NAME: Tarik Scott
PRONUNCIATION: TAA-reek
POSITION: Forward
AGE: 20
HEIGHT: 5’10
DATE OF BIRTH: April 23, 2005
BIRTHPLACE: Brooklyn, New York
HOMETOWN: Plano, Texas
NATIONALITY: United States
PREVIOUS CLUB: FC Dallas
TRANSACTION: Monterey Bay has acquired forward Tarik Scott on loan from FC Dallas on August 22, 2025.

The current roster as of August 22 is listed alphabetically as follows:
Goalkeepers: Nico Campuzano, Sam Gomez, Dallas Odle
Defenders: Joel Garcia Jr., Nico Gordon, Sami Guediri, Carlos Guzmán, Alex Lara, Miles Lyons, Jacob Muir, Grant Robinson
Midfielders: Ethan Bryant, Mobi Fehr, Wesley Fonguck, Pierce Gallaway, Xavi Gnaulati, Johnny Klein, Adrian Rebollar
Forwards: Alex Dixon, Diego Gutiérrez, Luke Ivanovic, Mayele Malango, Ilijah Paul, Tarik Scott, Anton Søjberg

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Monterey Bay Transfers Forward Luther Archimède to New Mexico United

Club and Adam Larsson mutually part ways

SEASIDE, California (Wednesday, August 20, 2025) – Monterey Bay Football Club (Monterey Bay FC) announces today that the club has transferred Guadeloupe forward Luther Archimède to New Mexico United in Week 25 of the 2025 USL Championship regular season. In addition, Monterey Bay has announced the departure of Adam Larsson. The club and Larsson have mutually parted ways to allow the forward to pursue other opportunities.

Archimède earned 11 appearances in all competitions (5 starts) through the first nine weeks of the 2024 campaign before suffering a season-ending knee injury in a U.S. Open Cup match on May 7. Upon his return to the pitch this season, Archimède made four additional appearances, including a start in a USL Jägermeister Cup group stage match. In total, the forward played 542 minutes for the Crisp-and-Kelp. Archimède joined Monterey Bay ahead of the 2024 campaign after spending the previous two seasons in Sacramento. Prior to his stint with Republic FC, Archimède played one season with New York Red Bulls II after being selected 13th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls.

During his time in Seaside, Larsson tallied 855 minutes in 16 appearances (8 starts) across all competitions for Monterey Bay. In total, Larsson recorded two goals, two assists, and 14 chances created. He joined MBFC after spending the first six seasons of his career in both Sweden and Finland. He signed his first professional contract with Swedish club FC Linköping City in 2019 before joining AFC Eskilstuna in 2020. During his time with AFC, Larsson enjoyed a loan stint with Åtvidabergs FF before rejoining Linköping City in the second half of 2021. From there in 2022, Larsson was loaned out to Ekenäs IF for his debut season in Finland. In 2024, the Swedish striker spent the year at IFK Mariehamn in Finland’s top-flight, Veikkausliiga.

Monterey Bay Strikes in Stoppage Time to Earn Crucial Point in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (Saturday, August 16, 2025) – Monterey Bay FC (6-10-5, 23 points) leaves El Paso with a point following a 2-2 draw with Locomotive FC (7-5-7, 28 points) at Southwest University Park. Adrian Rebollar opened the scoring on Johnny Klein’s first assist for the club in the first half, and Anton Søjberg stunned the home crowd with the latest regular season goal in the run of play in MBFC history in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

The hosts earned a free kick inside the half circle just four minutes into the match, but the shot was blocked by the wall for Monterey Bay. The visitors came right back, earning a free kick of their own just outside the left side of the box with Luke Ivanovic drawing the foul in the 8th minute. Xavi Gnaulati looked to shoot from the spot with his right foot, but the ball missed the far post by mere inches. Two minutes later, a driving run into the box by Sami Guediri led to a one-on-one with the keeper for Ivanovic, but his shot aimed to sneak under the goalkeeper was unfortunately blocked by the leg of Jahmali Waite and out for a fruitless corner. Then in the 21st minute, Gnaulati received the ball at the halfway line and found Klein in space deep in the opponents half. Klein surveyed the defense and played the ball into Rebollar at the top of the center circle. After a touch to settle the ball, Rebollar fired off a powerful strike to give the Crisp-and-Kelp a 1-0 lead away from home. But less than two minutes later, the hosts equalized with a wicked free kick by Christian Sorto, bringing the score to 1-1. In the second minute of first half stoppage time, Joel Garcia Jr. found himself in space down the right sideline and continued his run into the box, but his attempt at goal from a difficult angle missed wide of the far post and the half ended level at a goal apiece.

El Paso looked to take over the lead just a minute into the second half with Sorto finding himself in space beyond the Monterey Bay back line, but his pass back across the box was deflected by Carlos Guzmán to deny the opportunity. In the 48th minute, the Crisp-and-Kelp looked to take the lead themselves when a short cross into the middle by Rebollar found Klein, but Klein’s flicked-on header missed just wide of the left post. Monterey Bay earned a corner in the 51st that resulted in another opportunity, but the right-footed shot from Mobi Fehr missed to the right. In the 59th minute, Sorto curled the ball inside the left post to give Locomotive FC the 2-1 lead just before the hour mark. Locomotive FC looked to extend its lead in the 74th minute of the match with a shot by Memo Diaz, but Guzmán stuck his foot out to effectively block the shot and keep Monterey Bay within striking distance. Monterey Bay looked to equalize in the 81st minute with a series of opportunities on goal that started with Ivanovic finding himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper once again, but El Paso stood tall collectively to either save or block each of a handful of oncoming shots before Waite snuffed out a cross to put an end to the dangerous possession. Refusing to say die, Monterey Bay fought hard for an equalizer – and in the dying embers of the match, Alex Lara played the ball to Mayele Malango on the left side of the box. With his first touch, Malango fired the ball into the middle of the box. Making a forceful run into the center of the box, Søjberg beat his defender to the ball and then skillfully hit it with his left foot on his first touch, sneaking the ball past the goalkeeper and inside the right post to level the match at 2-2 and pack up a hard-fought point for the Crisp-and-Kelp.

Up Next

Monterey Bay FC returns home for a Western Conference bout with San Antonio FC next Saturday, August 23 on Back to School Night at Cardinale Stadium. Kickoff in Seaside is set for 7:00 p.m. PT. The match will be broadcast locally via KION on Central Coast CW (35.1 over the air, channel 14 Xfinity), with live streaming available on CBS Sports Golazo Network via Paramount+, the CBS Sports app, CBSSports.com, and Pluto TV.

Additional Notes

• Søjberg’s goal (93:46) was the latest regular season goal in the run of play in club history, tying Christian Volesky’s game-winner from the penalty spot (93:46) against Colorado Springs on August 26, 2023. The latest goal in club history in all competitions came off the foot of Jesse Maldonado (93:55) in extra time of the club’s U.S. Open Cup match against LAFC earlier that season on May 9.
• Missing the match due to injury was Sam Gomez (lower body), Jacob Muir (lower body), and Grant Robinson (lower body).

Information

Date: August 16, 2025
Venue: Southwest University Park; El Paso, Texas
Weather: Possible rain and 83°F

Scoring Summary: 1 2 F

El Paso Locomotive FC 1 1 2
Monterey Bay FC 1 1 2
MB: Adrian Rebollar (Johnny Klein) 21’
ELP: Christian Sorto 23’
ELP: Christian Sorto (Memo Diaz) 59’
MB: Anton Søjberg (Mayele Malango) 90+4’

Lineups

El Paso Locomotive FC (4-3-3): Jahmali Waite; Ricky Ruiz, Kofi Twumasi, Arturo Ortiz (Wahab Ackwei, 84’), Alvaro Quezada (Memo Diaz, 43’); Gabriel Torres (Tony Alfaro, 84’), Eric Calvillo, Frank Daroma; Amando Moreno, Roberto Avila, Christian Sorto (Robert Coronado, 73’)
Subs not used: Sebastian Mora-Mora, Kenneth Hoban, Bryan Romero, Joseluis Villagomez, Mario Rodriguez

Monterey Bay FC (4-2-3-1): Nico Campuzano; Sami Guediri, Carlos Guzmán, Nico Gordon (Alex Lara, 66’), Joel Garcia Jr.; Wesley Fonguck (Ilijah Paul, 66’), Mobi Fehr; Johnny Klein, Xavi Gnaulati (Anton Søjberg, 56’), Adrian Rebollar (Mayele Malango, 65’); Luke Ivanovic (Ethan Bryant, 86’)
Subs not used: Dallas Odle, Pierce Gallaway

Stats Summary: ELP / MB

Shots: 11 / 13
Shots on Goal: 3 / 6
Saves: 4 / 1
Corner Kicks: 6 / 3
Fouls: 9 / 17
Possession: 54.8% / 45.2%

Misconduct Summary

MB: Carlos Guzmán (caution) 22’
MB: Joel Garcia Jr. (caution) 28’
ELP: Arturo Ortíz (caution) 35’
MB: Adrian Rebollar (caution) 45+3’
MB: Sami Guediri (caution) 67’
MB: Nico Campuzano (caution) 90+6’

Officials

Referee: Nabil Bensalah
Assistant Referee: Christian Little
Assistant Referee: Clarence Clark
Fourth Official: Jay Schlesinger

Monterey Bay Travels to El Paso for Fixture with Locomotive FC

EL PASO, Texas (Friday, August 15, 2025) – Monterey Bay FC (6-10-4, 22 points) takes to the skies to El Paso for an exciting fixture at Southwest University Park on Saturday against Locomotive FC (7-5-6, 27 points). Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. PT in Week 24 of the 2025 USL Championship regular season. Live streaming of the match will be available on ESPN+.

After falling to the top two teams in the Western Conference last week, Monterey Bay now turns its attention to El Paso where the side look to bounce back and recover the season before its too late against Locomotive FC. With 10 matches left to play, Monterey Bay still has a good amount of time to turn around its recent struggles and make a strong bid for the playoffs, but it needs to start sooner than later. Recent acquisition Johnny Klein – who scored on his debut for the club – is fitting in well and could play a big role down the final stretch.

Earlier this season, Monterey Bay was bested by El Paso 2-1 at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside. Locomotive FC took an early lead on the road that later doubled when they were awarded a penalty. Monterey Bay’s Luke Ivanovic pulled one back at the hour mark, but the Crisp-and-Kelp were unable to complete the comeback. Overall, Monterey Bay FC and El Paso have played to an even two wins apiece and three draws all-time, including a 1-1-1 record at Southwest University Park in El Paso.

El Paso Locomotive FC vs. Monterey Bay FC

Venue: Southwest University Park; El Paso, Texas
Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025; 6:00 p.m. PT
Weather: Possible rain and 83°F

Access ELPvMB Match Notes

The Adobe PDF version of the 2025 Match Guide in advance of Saturday’s contest between Monterey Bay FC and El Paso Locomotive FC can be found here. Media members looking to receive the document as an attachment or have further questions are asked to please contact Steven Vargo in MBFC Communications via email at steven@montereybayfc.com.

2025 Records

El Paso Locomotive FC (7-5-6, 27 pts, 4th West); Monterey Bay FC (6-10-4, 22 pts, 9th West)

Monterey Bay Falls 1-0 to Republic FC at Heart Health Park in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, California (Saturday, August 9, 2025) – Monterey Bay FC (6-10-4, 22 points) fell 1-0 in a NorCal derby with in-state rivals Sacramento Republic FC (8-4-6, 30 points) at Heart Health Park. Despite a serious push to get back into the match in the second half, Monterey Bay was ultimately unable to find the back of the net on the night.

Monterey Bay saw a great opportunity develop just two minutes into the match inside the rivalry confines of Heart Health Park. Luke Ivanovic found himself in some space on the right side of the box, cut back to his left and fired on goal, but his curling effort missed high and wide. An early booking for Alex Lara gave Sacramento a free kick just above the box in the 4th minute, but the shot from Rodrigo Lopez missed to the left. The hosts had the Crisp-and-Kelp under siege over the next several minutes with multiple shots, but all were off target. Republic FC came close to nabbing the opener when Sebastián Herrera was played in behind the Monterey Bay back line in the 18th minute, but his shot was stonewalled by Nico Campuzano. Campuzano had another great save eight minutes later when Jack Gurr crossed the ball into the box towards Herrera for a header across the face of goal, but the goalkeeper was quick to react and make the stop. The hosts eventually opened the scoring in the 36th minute with a right footed shot by Lopez to take a 1-0 lead into the halftime break.

The hosts had Monterey Bay buried in their own half through the hour mark, but the Crisp-and-Kelp stood tall defensively to keep Sacramento from doubling its lead. With Johnny Klein, Anton Søjberg, and Wes Fonguck entering the match shortly after, Monterey Bay began to maintain positive possession and dig themselves back into the game. In the 71st minute, Mobi Fehr whipped a ball into the box from the left sideline towards a wide open Klein in the center of the box – but Klein’s right-footed back-heel flick aimed for the far post was saved by Danny Vitiello. The Seasider’s earned consecutive set pieces in the 83rd minute of the match. A free kick earned by Miles Lyons was taken by Søjberg leading to a corner, but Sacramento managed to quell the corner kick opportunity as well. Sacramento’s Gurr took a free kick opportunity in the first minute of stoppage time, but his lofted ball into the box was punched away by Campuzano. Then in the fourth minute of added time, Monterey Bay earned a free kick of their own, but the first ball was headed out by a defender. The ball fell to Lyons above the 18, but his attempt to put the ball back into the mix was mishit and sailed over the crossbar, ending the match 1-0 in favor of the hosts.

Up Next

Monterey Bay FC remains on the road, traveling to El Paso for a fixture with Locomotive FC next Saturday, August 16. Kickoff from Southwest University Park is set for 6 p.m. PT, with live streaming available on ESPN+.

Additional Notes

• Missing the match due to injury were Sam Gomez (lower body), Jacob Muir (lower body), Ilijah Paul (lower body), and Grant Robinson (lower body).

Information

Date: August 9, 2025
Venue: Heart Health Park; Sacramento, California
Weather: Clear and 88°F

Scoring Summary: 1 2 F

Republic FC 1 0 1
Monterey Bay FC 0 0 0
SAC: Rodrigo Lopez 36’

Lineups

Republic FC (5-2-3): Daniel Vitiello; Michelle Benitez, Lee Desmond, Freddy Kleeman, Jared Timmer, Jack Gurr; Rodrigo Lopez (Luis Felipe, 76’), Nick Ross (Blake Willey, 67’); Russell Cicerone (Aaron Edwards, 90’), Christian Parano (Lewis Jamieson, 76’), Juan Sebastian Herrera (Khori Bennett, 67’)
Subs not used: Jared Mazzola, Ryan Spaulding, Chibuike Ukaegbu, Dominik Wanner

Monterey Bay FC (4-1-4-1): Nico Campuzano; Sami Guediri (Miles Lyons, 60’), Nico Gordon, Alex Lara, Joel Garcia Jr.; Pierce Gallaway (Wesley Fonguck, 65’); Mayele Malango (Johnny Klein, 60’), Mobi Fehr, Xavi Gnaulati (Anton Søjberg, 65’), Adrian Rebollar; Luke Ivanovic
Subs not used: Dallas Odle, Carlos Guzmán, Ethan Bryant

Stats Summary: SAC / MB

Shots: 23 / 5
Shots on Goal: 6 / 1
Saves: 1 / 5
Corner Kicks: 10 / 3
Fouls: 12 / 13
Possession: 53.7% / 46.3%

Misconduct Summary

MB: Alex Lara (caution) 3’
SAC: Michelle Benitez (caution) 82’
MB: Joel Garcia Jr. (caution) 86’

Officials

Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant Referee: Eric Krueger
Assistant Referee: James Ewer
Fourth Official: Abdu RazzaqJuma

Monterey Bay Hits the Road for Derby with Sacramento Republic FC

SACRAMENTO, California (Friday, August 8, 2025) – Monterey Bay FC (6-9-4, 22 points) is headed to the state capital for a Western Conference clash against Sacramento Republic FC (7-4-6, 27 points) on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 8:00 p.m. PT at Heart Health Park in Week 23 of the 2025 USL Championship regular season. Live streaming of the match will be available on CBS Sports Golazo Network via Paramount+, the CBS Sports app, CBSSports.com, and Pluto TV.

Monterey Bay enters the weekend coming off a midweek loss at home against the current leaders in the Western Conference FC Tulsa. After fighting back from a goal down to take a 2-1 lead, FC Tulsa landed the final blow with two additional goals of their own to take the points with a 3-2 result. In a quick turnaround, the Crisp-and-Kelp now head north for a derby fixture with the Sacramento Republic FC, who are currently second in the Western Conference table themselves. With 11 matches left to play and 33 points available, Monterey Bay will likely need at least two-thirds of those points to safely secure the first playoff berth in the club’s short history.

The last match between the two NorCal sides came towards the end of last season on October 9 and ended in a 2-2 draw in Sacramento. Now back at Heart Health Park, Monterey Bay will be looking for a similar result at a minimum this go around. All time, Republic FC have the edge with a 4-2-1 record over the Seasiders, including a 1-1-1 record in Sacramento.

Sacramento Republic FC vs. Monterey Bay FC

Venue: Heart Health Park; Sacramento, California
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025; 8:00 p.m. PT
Weather: Clear and 88°F

Access SACvMB Match Notes

The Adobe PDF version of the 2025 Match Guide in advance of Saturday’s contest between Monterey Bay FC and Sacramento Republic FC can be found here. Media members looking to receive the document as an attachment or have further questions are asked to please contact Steven Vargo in MBFC Communications via email at steven@montereybayfc.com.

2025 Records

Sacramento Republic FC (7-4-6, 27 pts, 2nd West); Monterey Bay FC (6-9-4, 22 pts, 8th West)

Monterey Bay Comeback Falls Short at Home

SEASIDE, California (Wednesday, August 6, 2025) – Monterey Bay FC (6-9-4, 22 points) came back from one goal down just to fall 3-2 to the current Western Conference leaders FC Tulsa (10-3-5, 35 points) on Hospitality Night at Cardinale Stadium, presented by Monterey Marriott. Johnny Klein scored in his Crisp-and-Kelp debut and Luke Ivanovic added his fourth goal of the season to give Monterey Bay the edge in the second half, but a familiar tale of two late goals from FC Tulsa flipped the match on its head once again.

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Monterey Bay took just three minutes to create its first opportunity of the night. Xavi Gnaulati drew a foul just outside the box to the right of the half circle. Ivanovic stood over the ball to take and went for goal with his right foot, but the attempt missed over the crossbar. In the 12th minute, FC Tulsa added the first score of the game after Monterey Bay botched a clearance in their own end. The first shot was saved by Nico Campuzano, but Alexander Dalou cleaned up the rebound and buried it into the back of the net to give the visitors the early 1-0 lead. Monterey Bay responded with dangerous possession deep in FC Tulsa’s half in the 17th minute. The shot by Wes Fonguck was blocked by a defender’s hand, but the arm was ruled to be by the defender’s side and a penalty was not given. Four minutes later, Gnaulati created space for himself to fire off a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it missed just wide of the near post.

Monterey Bay came out with renewed energy in the second half and took all of six minutes to construct an incredible attack on the counter. After the team did well to defend a long throw-in, Gnaulati neatly flicked the ball over a Tulsa defender en route to leading a brilliant counter. Gnaulati played a perfectly weighted ball to Adrian Rebollar on his right side, who then played it on again to Ivanovic on the right side of the box. With his first touch, Ivanovic whipped a grassburner across the six yard box and in his Crisp-and-Kelp debut, Klein made a fantastic run to slot it home at the far post. Eight minutes after recording an assist, Ivanovic added a goal of his own to give Monterey Bay the 2-1 lead. Gnaulati and Sami Guediri executed a give-and-go to play Guediri down the left sideline. As he neared the edge of the box, Guediri crossed the ball into the box towards Ivanovic who then fired it inside the far post with his first touch to cue the light display at Cardinale Stadium for a second time in the span of 10 minutes.

FC Tulsa answered in the 71st minute with a left-footed goal from Stefan Lukic to level the match at 2-2. Then in an ironic and unfortunate twist of fate in the 86th minute, FC Tulsa was awarded a penalty for a hand ball in the box and Arthur Rogers had no trouble converting to put the visitors in front by a final score of 3-2.

Up Next

Monterey Bay heads up to Sacramento for a derby with Republic FC at Heart Health Park in the state’s capital on Saturday, August 9. Kickoff is set for 8:00 p.m. PT, with live streaming available on CBS Sports Golazo Network via Paramount+, the CBS Sports app, CBSSports.com, and Pluto TV.

Additional Notes

• Missing the match due to injury were goalkeeper Sam Gomez (lower body) and defender Jacob Muir (lower body).

Information

Date: August 6, 2025
Venue: Cardinale Stadium; Seaside, California
Weather: Clear and 63°F
Attendance: 2,722

Scoring Summary: 1 2 F

Monterey Bay FC 0 2 2
FC Tulsa 1 2 3
TUL: Alex Dalou 12’
MB: Johnny Klein (Luke Ivanovic) 51’
MB: Luke Ivanovic (Sami Guediri) 59’
TUL: Stefan Lukic (Owen Damm) 71’
TUL: Arthur Rogers (penalty) 86’

Lineups

Monterey Bay FC (4-3-3): Nico Campuzano; Sam Guediri, Nico Gordon, Alex Lara, Joel Garcia Jr.; Pierce Gallaway, Wesley Fonguck (Anton Søjberg, 64’), Xavi Gnaulati (Ethan Bryant, 90’); Adrian Rebollar, Johnny Klein (Mayele Malango, 76’), Luke Ivanovic (Ilijah Paul, 76’)
Subs not used: Dallas Odle, Carlos Guzmán, Miles Lyons

FC Tulsa (5-2-3): Johan Peñaranda; Lucas Stauffer, Lamar Batista, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Arthur Rogers, Harvey St Clair (Owen Damm, 63’); Boubacar Diallo, Marcos Cerato; Giordano Colli (Stefan Lukic, 63’) (Eliot Goldthorp, 90+6’), Alex Dalou (Jamie Webber, 63’), Taylor Calheira (Trevor Amann, 75’)
Subs not used: Michael Creek, Patrick Seagrist

Stats Summary: MB / TUL

Shots: 10 / 8
Shots on Goal: 4 / 5
Saves: 2 / 2
Corner Kicks: 3 / 5
Fouls: 23 / 24
Possession: 59.1% / 40.9%

Misconduct Summary

TUL: Harvey St. Clair (caution) 24’
TUL: Alexander Dalou (caution) 27’
MB: Joel Garcia Jr. (caution) 73’
TUL: Trevor Amann (caution) 80’
MB: Ilijah Paul (caution) 83’
TUL: Boubacar Diallo (caution) 83’
TUL: Johan Peñaranda (caution) 90+6’

Officials

Referee: Edson Carvajal
Assistant Referee: Matt Trotter
Assistant Referee: Ricardo Ocampo
Fourth Official: Tim Wagner

Monterey Bay Hosts FC Tulsa on Hospitality Night at Cardinale Stadium

SEASIDE, California (Tuesday, August 5, 2025) – Monterey Bay FC (6-8-4, 22 points) returns to action Wednesday for a 7 p.m. PT showdown at home against FC Tulsa (9-3-5, 32 points) in Week 23 of the 2025 USL Championship regular season, presented by Monterey Marriott. The match will be broadcast locally via KION on Central Coast CW (35.1 over the air, channel 14 Xfinity) and nationally on TUDN, with live streaming available on CBS Sports Golazo Network via Paramount+, the CBS Sports app, CBSSports.com, and Pluto TV.

With the 2025 USL Jägermeister Cup in the rearview mirror, Monterey Bay’s focus now shifts fully onto the final 12 matches of the regular season. First up, MBFC hosts the top team in the Western Conference table FC Tulsa in a midweek rematch at Cardinale Stadium. In Monterey Bay’s most recent league match, FC Tulsa bested the Crisp-and-Kelp in Oklahoma. Now, the fixture turns to Seaside with no love lost between the sides. With four of the next six matches set away from home, Monterey Bay will want to put in a performance to build on down the stretch as the club aims to make the playoffs for the first time in club history. In addition, the club’s latest acquisition Johnny Klein will be available for selection in what could be his Crisp-and-Kelp debut.

Monterey Bay FC vs. FC Tulsa

Venue: Cardinale Stadium; Seaside, California
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025; 7:00 p.m. PT
Weather: Clear and 63°F

Access MBvTUL Match Notes

The Adobe PDF version of the 2025 Match Guide in advance of Wednesday’s contest between Monterey Bay FC and FC Tulsa can be found here. Media members looking to receive the document as an attachment or have further questions are asked to please contact Steven Vargo in MBFC Communications via email at steven@montereybayfc.com.

2025 Records

Monterey Bay FC (6-8-4, 22 pts, 8th West); FC Tulsa (9-3-5, 32 pts, 1st West)