This is a USL Championship regular-season soccer match between Monterey Bay FC and Phoenix Rising held at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside, California. Monterey Bay, the regional club that plays its home games at CSU Monterey Bay’s Cardinale Stadium, hosts Phoenix Rising, one of the league’s more established teams from the Phoenix area. As a league fixture in the second tier of U.S. professional soccer, the match influences league standings and showcases competitive USL Championship play.