Live Blog: Oakland Roots vs. San Diego Loyal

Hello and welcome to the blog’s live coverage of Oakland Roots hosting San Diego Loyal from Laney College Stadium. The Roots enter after a disappointing 2-0 loss to Greenville Triumph in the U.S. Open Cup, while San Diego ranks atop the Western Conference with a 5-0-1 record and hot off of a 4-0 victory against Charleston Battery.

The two sides faced four times last season, Oakland has an early lead on the series at 2-1-1 but are the clear underdogs tonight.

Bloom’s match preview addressed the Loyals’ signing of Andrew Carleton, a devote right-wing fascist (or fascist sympathizer). Here’s a good excerpt that shows the blog’s opinion on his presence in the league:

..The club’s politics have gotten less admirable this season. Loyal signed midfielder and Atlanta United drop-out Andrew Carleton, two months after he posted on Instagram about trying to get to the January 6 riot in Washington. The team has clowned themselves going to bat for this guy, who is not sorry, and so far has barely appeared for them but infuriated at least some of their supporters. I don’t know what to say here. It’s not funny. Welcoming racist traitors back into society was a mistake in 1865 and it’s a mistake now. San Diego could have just not signed him. There really are more important things than winning soccer games.

https://oaklandrootsblog.com/2022/04/13/oakland-roots-vs-san-diego-loyal-match-preview-april-13-2022/

The Roots Radicals have prepared a tifo in response to Carleton and several recent incidents of racism occurring at interscholastic high school sporting events throughout California. In leaflets, Radicals and other supporters groups within The Function are making fellow attendees aware of four recent racist taunts at CIF games that occurred from July 2021-March 2022; a De La Salle racist taunt toward Sanger HS, two incidents at Clovis Buchannan, and Orange Glen flinging tortillas toward San Diego’s Coronado HS.

The banner has a painted depiction of a classic Oakland sideshow and “510” in the top-left corner, with a “161” in the bottom-right to represent the numerical code for “AFA” or “Anti-Fascist Action” as a calling to combat racism and fascism in sports. Below in two columns reads, “ALWAYS TURNT UP” and “ALWAYS ANTIRACIST”.

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Key Events

Juan Guerra’s postmatch press conference

  • Roots goal – stoppage

HOLY SHIT. ROOTS TIE IN STOPPAGE to steal a point. Emrah Klimenta a PERFECT pass to Karlsson for the header goal. What a play.

  • San Diego goal – 90′

And SD pulls ahead on a corner im the 90th. Header bats off the crossbar, back into play, ball trickles in. Oof.

  • Roots goal – 87′

ROOTS TIE AT 87′. Edgardo Rito with a perfect ball to Azocar, gets his touch perfect for the goal.

  • SD goal – 53′

SD goal in the 53rd. Loose touch by Mati, Carleton flicks pass to Collin Martin. His shot goes in. Bad turn for Roots, playing well up to that point.

  • Oakland Roots Starting 11 Reaction

I guess the starting 11 correctly for the first time! I think this is the top choice, currently. Formella and Charlie up top with Karlsson, let’s hope Jose can have the same impact as he did against Tampa Bay.

Timeline

ROOTS GOAL – 87′
ROOTS TIE AT 87′. Edgardo Rito with a perfect ball to Azocar, gets his touch perfect for the goal.
Chuy on for Formella
Roots corner – 79′
Formella earns a corner. Ball in Fuenmayor can’t make clean contact
SD free kick above area – 77′
Shot goes wide.
Lindo on for Charlie -76′
Lindo on, need a spark.
SD corner – 71′
empty.
Emrah on for Mati – 68′
Hurt?
Morad red card – 65′
Second yellow for Tarek.
Roots 2 chances – 59′
Fuenmayor nearly destroys the crossbar with a rocket to the top right bin. Then a ball toward Azocar, his 1st touch shot sails. Gotta finish.
Sd corner – 58′
Ball in cleared out.
Azocar wide – 54′
Roots look for quick answer. Azocar pulls shot from distance wide.
SD goal
SD goal in the 53rd. Loose touch by Mati, Carleton flicks pass to Collin Martin. His shot goes in. Bad turn for Roots, playing well up to that point.
Rito cross empty – 48′
Play in, Rito cross comes up empty. Looking for Formella, he wanted better service.
First half – 0-0
Even game, Roots hold 45 percent possession with 3 shots, 1 big chance missed. Loyal with 4 shots, 1 on target, 1 big chance missed.
Chant of the night: “Fascist Manbun”
Dennis draws foul – 41′
5 yards above area on right. Play to Tarek, wide open, header goes wide.
SD draws foul – 39′
5 yards above area on left side, play short easily handled.
Roots corner- 38′
Ball lands and rolls through box, no one in the end.
Jose contends for a handball – 29′
No call.
Formella ball across face – 27′
Formella with a nice dribble into the area, sends pass across face of goal–comes up empty.
Azocar ball in – 23′
Comes up empty, grabbed by keeper.
Early SD sub – 17′
Guida off, Riley on
Dennis shot – 6′
Charlie a shot goes off the side of the net. He thinks it was deflected out for a corner.

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