July 15, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Monterey Bay FC News Release
SEASIDE, California – Monterey Bay F.C. hosts fellow expansion side Detroit City FC at Cardinale Stadium in Week 19 of the 2022 USL Championship regular season on Saturday, July 16. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. PT and can be streamed live on ESPN+.
Monterey Bay F.C. vs. Detroit City FC
Cardinale Stadium; Seaside, California
Saturday, July 16, 2022; 7:00 p.m. PT
Records: Monterey Bay F.C. (5-11-1, 16 points); Detroit City FC (9-4-6, 33 points)
Connections: Detroit City FC forward Billy Forbes has several connections to several members of Monterey Bay. Forbes spent the 2018 campaign as teammates with Union forwards Chris Cortez and Jason Johnson at Phoenix Rising FC. Forbes was then teammates with Cortez again in 2021 with Miami FC. Prior to that however, he spent the 2019 at San Antonio FC with Union defender Kai Greene.
Additional connections include Detroit defender Deklan Wynne, midfielder Brad Dunwell, and Union midfielder Arun Basuljevic, who played together at OKC Energy in 2021 and Detroit forward Antoine Hoppenot and Union midfielder Sam Gleadle, who shared the pitch in 2018 at Reno 1868.
Opponent’s Previous Match: Detroit City FC’s previous match took place at Michael A. Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, home of Indy Eleven. Detroit City FC midfielder Connor Rutz scored five minutes into the match and the visitors held serve the rest of the way to top the hosts 1-0.
Notes: Cardinale Stadium will open its doors to an Eastern Conference opponent for the first time in the history of the venue, while the Union will play just its second Eastern Conference foe overall. Monterey Bay F.C. is 2-4-1 this season at home, while Detroit City FC is 3-3-2 this season on the road.
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