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Bay Cities FC v Monterey Bay FC (US Open Cup)

In what is deemed a major upset, and one since the 1997 run of the San Francisco Seals when they defeated what is now Sporting Kansas City (Wizards) and the second incarnation of the San Jose Earthquakes (Clash) – the upstart Bay Cities FC from Redwood City (NISA) led by founder and coach Anders Perez defeated Monterey Bay Cities FC 2-1.  It was of note that the coach of the losing team was Frank Yallop who was at the home of his former team and will once again return in two weeks on April 23 to have his name etched in the Quakes Wall of Fame.

The select shots from this match is here, and can also be found at the spot below and on the 3pointsport IG.

Our photo cloud is on this link:

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While our highlight photo is here on Soccer Bay Area.  Doug Zimmerman has a better take on the game and yes, the significance is still hard to take it but still–an impressive victory by Bay Cities–who will play their home opener this Saturday against Valley United from Arizona at Tranmere Field 7pm start.

https://www.soccerbayarea.com/2022/04/06/bay-cities-fc-stuns-monterey-bay-fc-in-us-open-cup/

Monterey Bay continues their road trip against El Paso on the same day at El Paso 6:30 start until their home opener against Las Vegas on May 7.

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This Week 4-4-22

Our weekend tour consisted of three games. First in San Jose then Oakland on Saturday followed by a Sunday local league match in San Francisco.

Mike Koenig at Soccer Bay Area has the deets from the Roots game against Tampa Bay

3 things we learned: Roots Dominate Rowdies in Exciting Scoreless Draw

While Jon at the Roots Blog has his summary

Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots tie Tampa Bay

Earlier in the week the Root hit the road to New Mexico where they were able to salvage a point – Soccer Bay Area has their take on the game

3 things we learned: Morad’s late goal earns Oakland Roots first point of season

Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots get late 2-2 equalizer against New Mexico

AFC South Bay beat Solano

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Bay Cities draw again against Cal United.  They have two games this week one against Monterey Bay in US Open Cup play and then finally their home debut against Valley United.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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The Soccer Bay Area view of the match – Bay Cities will open up Saturday April 9 against Valley United

After draw, Bay Cities FC welcomes a big week: US Open Cup and NISA home opener

Cade Cowell named to the team of the week (sjearthquakes.com)

The Quakes reserves make a return to play after a hiatus as a new club Earthquakes II – they win their debut 2-0 on the road against Timbers 2 (sjearthquakes.com)

Only to lose against the Houston Dynamo 2 team 1-0 (mlsnextpro.com)

Summary from the team site

Update:

Update:

The NPSL highlights from Mike K at Soccer Bay Area

NPSL Week 3: Oakland SC & El Farolito Earn First Wins, Napa Overwhelms Academica

 

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SF City (SFSFL) v Mezcala

The San Francisco City FC reserves defeat Mezcala 3-1 in local league play.

Our photo album:

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The City “B”s will be the “road” team once more against SF Hibernian FC on Sunday April 10 at 2:45 pm.

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Roots v Rowdies

The Roots hosted the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Laney College in their second home game of the season and their second game of the week after earning a draw at New Mexico.  The team almost had a second stoppage time goal only to be denied by the referee for an offside call.  The result was a scoreless day and earning another point early in the USL Championship season.

Our photo set is here.

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The Roots now hit the road in a US Open Cup single elimination match against USL League One club Greenville Triumph at South Carolina on Thursday April 7 before returning to league play hosting San Diego on Wednesday April 13 at 7pm.  The Rowdies will return home to host fellow Florida team The Villages SC  of USL League Two on Tuesday April 5 at 4:30pm in Open Cup play before resuming league play against Miami FC on Saturday April 9 4:30pm start.

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Quakes v Austin FC

The Quakes and Austin played to a 2-2 draw.

Photo series:

The Quakes will hit the road and play Houston on Saturday May 9 at 5:30 PDT while Austin will return home and host Minnesota the following day at 4:30 pm PDT.  The teams will play the return leg in Texas on August 6.

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This Week 3-28-22

Our weekend ground hop was at Oakland Saturday and San Francisco the following day.

Jon has his takes from the game:

Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots stunned by Monterey Bay in 3-2 loss

Soccer Bay Area has their takes on the match:

Monterey Earns First Win at the Expense of Winless Roots

Contra Costa FC ends their US Open Cup run with a 2-1 loss over Timbers U23s

 
 
 
 
 
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AFC South Bay wins a barnburner against Modesto City

 
 
 
 
 
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Bay Cities FC finally made their NISA debut on the road at Los Angeles Force.  The debutant club drew even with the established club with a scoreless draw

 
 
 
 
 
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Stompers lose to Sonoma County

 
 
 
 
 
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Faro on the road at Academica (Turlock)

 
 
 
 
 
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SF City (SFSFL) v SF Glens (SFSFL)

In a more traditional rivalry in the local rec leagues, SF City and SF Glens met in a battle for local bragging rights.  However the Glens were the dominant side with a 3-0 win over the newly promoted club.

Once again, our photo album with the gram photos are here:

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SF City will be the “road” team against Mezcala on April 3, 10:45 start.

Their USL League Two counterparts will meet somewhere in San Francisco on June 4 at 3pm.

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Roots v Monterey Bay FC

The Roots hosted their first game of their second USL Championship season hosting expansion club Monterey Bay.  The game was full of drama with the visitors getting a stoppage time 3-2 win, which was their very first in history.

Since we were in the stands for the game, we will need to report that it was not without incident getting inside the stadium but thankfully our season ticket contact with the team was able to get the stuff in.   We cannot take any monies like free snacks or free tickets but we are willing to be fans so as long as we can share what happened from that spot.  The mission statement has always been to tell the stories from all the leagues around the Bay Area be on the pitch and/or the seats.  It is preferred to be in the former but we can be “homers” in the latter.

Our photo album including the gram posts are here:

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Oakland will try to get their first win of 2022 when they continue their stretch of matches with a match at New Mexico on Wednesday March 30 6pm start, before returning home against the Tampa Bay Rowdies 7pm start, while Monterey Bay will try to get their second ever win with another road game–this time 80 miles up the road at Sacramento on the same day, same time start.  They will make their US Open Cup debut with a neutral site game at the home of the Quakes, PayPal Park, on Wednesday April 6 against NISA debutant Bay Cities FC of Redwood City.

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This Week 3-21-22

Our weekend coverage was at Redwood City for Bay Cities vs Xolos Tijuana of Liga MX–in this case their U23 team and the Beach Chalet in San Francisco for City against Olympic Club.

For now, we’ll post the takes from Quakesfan on the Quakes loss to Minnesota 1-0 (too brief but enough for a mic drop) and the Oakland Roots blog on their 2-1 loss to Memphis 901 (the full skinny on the match).

https://www.quakesfan.com/2022/03/20/kod-in-philly/

Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots lose 2-1 to Memphis 901

The Beautiful Blog has the NPSL highlights and their takes on the Roots and Quakes:

NPSL Week 1: Sonoma Upsets Academica, Sacramento & Napa Win on Late Goals

3 things we learned: Oakland Roots loss to Memphis 901

San Jose Earthquakes fall to Minnesota 1-0