Team faces Orange County, Louisville City next
Monterey Bay FC got on the scoreboard first against Oakland Roots SC on Saturday afternoon, June 22, at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside.
In the 30th minute, Walmer Martinez found Tristan Trager, who lost his marker for a free header to give the home side a 1-0 lead. Other than that goal, neither team truly threatened the opposition’s net for the remainder of the first half, and the score remained 1-0 in favor of Monterey going into halftime.
Monterey got the second half started quickly, however, as Chuy Enriquez hit a perfect cross-field pass to Alex Lara, doubling the lead to 2-0 in their favor. Johnny Rodriguez got Oakland back into the match with a fancy finish, calmly slotting the ball home over his shoulder to cut the lead in half in the 65th minute, making the game 2-1.
As Oakland was battling back, Irakoze Donasiyano got booked for a second yellow card challenge, resulting in a red card and giving Monterey a one-man advantage for the final five minutes of the game.
Monterey held the 2-1 lead despite earning a late red card of their own, handing Oakland their first loss in the last four games.
The Oakland Roots now head to Southern California to face Orange County SC this Saturday, June 29. The Roots will then return to the East Bay on Saturday, July 6, to face Louisville City FC at CSUEB Pioneer Stadium in Hayward.
Summary
Scoring
MB: Tristan Trager 30’
MB: Alex Lara 48’
OAK: Johnny Rodriguez 64’
Discipline
OAK: Memo Diaz 12’ (yellow card)
MB: Alex Dixon 34’ (yellow card)
OAK: Irakoze Donasiyano 41’ (yellow card)
OAK: Neveal Hackshaw 52’ (yellow card)
OAK: Irakoze Donasiyano 85’ (yellow card) (red card)
MB: Rafa Baca 90’ (yellow card)
MB: Rafa Baca 90’ (yellow card) (red card)
Oakland Roots SC
Lineup: Paul Blanchette, Memo Diaz (Camden Riley), Niall Logue, Neveal Hackshaw, Bryan Tamacas, Daniel Gomez, Irakoze Donasiyano, Trayvone Reid, Jeciel Cedeño (Baboucarr Njie), Lindo Mfeka (Miche-Naider Chéry,), Johnny Rodriguez
Unused subs: Napo Matsoso, Ilya Alekseev, Kieran Bracken Serra, Timothy Syrel
Line: Shots: 16 | Shots On Goal: 5 | Corner Kicks: 2 | Fouls: 11 | Offside: 3
Monterey Bay FC
Lineup: Morey Doner, Alex Lara, Carlos Guzman (Chuy Enriquez), Adrian Rebollar, Tristan Trager (Jerry Ayon), Rafa Baca, Walmer Martinez, Alex Dixon (Pierce Gallaway), Anthony Siaha, Kai Greene, Xavi Gnaulati (Anthony Orendain)
Unused subs: Ryan Dieter, Michael Gonzalez, Carlos Herrera
Line: Shots: 7 | Shots On Goal: 5 | Corner Kicks: 3 | Fouls: 16 | Offside: 1
