Sacramento Republic FC vs Monterey Bay, 2026 USL Cup, Group Stage

· Sacramento Republic FC win 5-3 on penalties

Sacramento Republic FC

30': Jared Timmer
60': Michelle Benítez (P)

FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Sacramento Republic FC win 5-3 on penalties

Monterey Bay

53': Riley Bidois

About

Sacramento Republic FC are hosting Monterey Bay at Heart Health Park, Sacramento, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Cup.

Match Commentary

6': Kelsey Egwu (Monterey Bay) Yellow Card at 6'
30': Jared Timmer (Sacramento Republic FC) Red Card at 30'
37': Chibuike Ukaegbu (Sacramento Republic FC) Substitution at 37'
45'+2': Tyler Wolff (Sacramento Republic FC) Yellow Card at 45'+2'
45': Blake Willey (Sacramento Republic FC) Substitution at 45'
45': Ryuga Nakamura (Monterey Bay) Substitution at 45'
45': Eduardo Blancas (Monterey Bay) Substitution at 45'
45': Omari Glasgow (Monterey Bay) Substitution at 45'
53': Riley Bidois (Monterey Bay) Goal at 53'
58': Stuart Ritchie (Monterey Bay) Yellow Card at 58'
60': Michelle Benítez (Sacramento Republic FC) Penalty - Scored at 60'
61': Paul Gindiri (Monterey Bay) Substitution at 61'
61': Wesley Leggett (Monterey Bay) Substitution at 61'
67': Mayele Malango (Sacramento Republic FC) Substitution at 67'
67': Ryan Spaulding (Sacramento Republic FC) Substitution at 67'
80': Pierre Reedy (Sacramento Republic FC) Substitution at 80'
91': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Sacramento Republic FC) Penalty - Scored at 91'
91': Eduardo Blancas (Monterey Bay) Penalty - Scored at 91'
92': Michelle Benítez (Sacramento Republic FC) Penalty - Scored at 92'
94': Lee Desmond (Sacramento Republic FC) Penalty - Scored at 94'
94': Omari Glasgow (Monterey Bay) Penalty - Scored at 94'
95': Mayele Malango (Sacramento Republic FC) Penalty - Scored at 95'
96': Wesley Leggett (Monterey Bay) Penalty - Scored at 96'
97': Ryan Spaulding (Sacramento Republic FC) Penalty - Scored at 97'

Statistics

MTB		SAC
13	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	0
72.4	Possession	27.6
5	SHOTS	7
1	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
528	Accurate Passes	150
598	Passes	213
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	10
12	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
13	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: USL Cup

Venue: Heart Health Park
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
Attendance: 9,425

USL Cup Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Spokane Velocity FC	4	0	9
2	Athletic Club Boise	4	+2	8
3	Sacramento Republic FC	4	+3	8
4	Oakland Roots	4	-1	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Sacramento Republic FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Vitiello (GK)
4	Lee Desmond
5	Jared Timmer
22	Michelle Benítez
2	Jack Gurr
8	Memo Rodríguez
18	Mark-Anthony Kaye
27	Daniel Crisostomo
71	Kyle Edwards
17	Dominik Wanner
16	Tyler Wolff

Sacramento Republic FC Substitutes:

Blake Willey, Chibuike Ukaegbu, Ryan Spaulding, Arturo Rodriguez, Pierre Reedy, Joshua Moya, Mayele Malango, Jose Casas De Abadal, Forster Ajago.

Monterey Bay (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Fernando Delgado (GK)
32	Zackery Farnsworth
25	Kelsey Egwu
3	Stuart Ritchie
6	Luka Malesevic
88	Sebastian Lletget
4	Nick Ross
18	Belmar Joseph
9	Riley Bidois
19	Chris-Kevin Nadje
8	Giorgi Lomtadze

Monterey Bay Substitutes:

Ballack Villasana, Eduardo Blancas, Diego Carbajal, Omari Glasgow, Jacob Jackson, Wesley Leggett, Ryuga Nakamura, Paul Gindiri, Adrian Rebollar.

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