Phoenix Rising complete 3-2 comeback over Monterey Bay in milestone match

Kelvin Arase triggered Phoenix Rising FC’s late push and Conrad Ambursley’s own goal finished it, turning the club’s 100th home regular-season contest into a 3-2 comeback over Monterey Bay FC at Phoenix Rising Stadium.

Phoenix had to climb out of a second-half deficit to get there, but Arase gave the match the jolt it needed and kept Monterey Bay under constant pressure until the break opened. The final twist came with six minutes left, when Ambursley, making his debut, forced the own goal that proved decisive and sent Phoenix away with a result that was as tense as the 3-2 score line suggests.

The milestone mattered because Phoenix did not dress the night up as a ceremony and settle for the occasion. Instead, the Rising turned a century of regular-season home matches into a win that fit the club’s long-running identity at home, where results have been central to how Phoenix has built its season-to-season credibility. The team also highlighted that history on its official site with a feature headlined “100 PHOENIX RISING REGULAR SEASON HOME WINS THROUGH THE DECADE,” underscoring that this was never just another Saturday in Phoenix.

That broader framing gives extra weight to the comeback. Monterey Bay made Phoenix answer under real pressure, and Phoenix did, with Arase at the center of the response and the late own goal completing the turnaround. In a league where home form can swing a season, Phoenix used its 100th home regular-season game to show the kind of resilience that has made its stadium matter over time.