Oakland Roots Tie Monterey Bay at Home, 1-1
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Oakland Roots Tie Monterey Bay at Home, 1-1

Published on August 15, 2026 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
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Oakland Roots' Bertin Jacquesson
Oakland Roots' Bertin Jacquesson
(Oakland Roots SC)

Monterey Bay and Oakland both came out of the blocks looking for a much-needed win, with each side looking to create chances early. While Monterey controlled the early possession, the best chances fell to Roots in the first 20 minutes of the game. The best came off the foot of Bruno Lapa, who struck the crossbar following three early Oakland shots on target.

Oakland continued to apply pressure, dominating much of the rest of the first half. That pressure led to a deflected goal off the foot of Bertin Jacquesson to give Roots the 1-0 lead just as the half came to a close.

Roots came out of the locker room in the second half full of confidence from the late first-half goal, forcing Monterey to sit deep in their own half despite being down a goal.

As the second half progressed, Monterey was slowly able to build some momentum as the game pushed into the final 15 minutes of play, but Oakland looked in control, creating chances of their own throughout the second half.

Monterey, through their building momentum in the game, were able to equalize in the 76th minute as Paul Gindiri fired a shot that deflected off Roots defender Jesus De Vicente and into the net, making it 1-1 with just over 10 minutes to play.

Following the equalizing goal, both teams battled for the winner, but in the end, the teams shared the points.

Roots now return to the road as the team heads to Texas to take on San Antonio FC next Saturday, August 22nd.

Oakland Roots SC vs Monterey Bay FC

USL Championship | August 15, 2026

Venue: Oakland Coliseum | Oakland, CA

Kickoff: 7:00 PM PT

Weather: 65°F, partly cloudy

SCORELINE:

OAK: 1

MB: 1

SCORING SUMMARY:

OAK: Bertin Jacquesson 45'

MB: Paul Gindiri 76'

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:

MB: Paul Gindiri 15'' (yellow card)

MB: John Elliot 47' (yellow card)

MB: Omari Glasgow 53' (yellow card)

OAK: Tucker Lepley 83' (yellow card)

MB: Diego Otoya 90' (yellow card)

OAKLAND ROOTS LINEUP: Kendall McIntosh, Bruno Lapa (Tucker Lepley), Tommy McCabe, David Garcia, Bobosi Byaruhanga (Tyler Gibson), Wolfgang Prentice (Jackson Kiil), Florian Valot, Jesus De Vicente, Julian Bravo (Mark Fisher), Bertin Jacquesson (Peter Wilson), Michael Edwards

Unused subs: Neveal Hackshaw, Gavin Stone, Faysal Bettache, Devon Taylor

Shots: 13 | Shots On Goal: 5 | Corner Kicks: 10 | Fouls: 12 | Offside: 2

MONTEREY BAY LINEUP: Fernando Delgado, Nicholas Ross, Ryuga Nakamura, Fidel Barajas (Wesley Leggett), Jacob Montes (Diego Otoya), Omari Glasgow (Stuart Ritchie), Paul Gindiri, Kelsey Egwu, Zackery Farnsworth, John Elliot (Joel Garcia Jr.), Sebastian Lleget

Unused subs: Belmar Joseph Jr., Eduardo Blancas Maravilla, Ciaran Dalton

Shots: 9 | Shots On Goal: 4 | Corner Kicks: 4 | Fouls: 13 | Offside: 1

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