A rollercoaster ride of emotions and momentum swings, not unlike those associated with playoff soccer, ended with both Oakland Roots and Memphis 901 FC still holding a home playoff position splitting the points in a 1-1 draw. Two themes emerged from this game: one from how the teams lined up and the other from how … More Oakland Roots 1-1 Memphis 901 FC: A Playoff Preview?
Coming off the heels of a shocking 5-0 loss in Pittsburgh, Oakland Roots had an opportunity to make things right and set a tone for their games going forward in their biggest home match of the season against rivals Sacramento Republic. Instead, they sent the wrong message by conceding fives goals yet again in a … More Oakland Roots 2-5 Sacramento Republic: Sending the Wrong Message
The momentum the Oakland Soul had in their 6-2 victory over Academica SC surely transferred over to the Roots at Pioneer Stadium, as the 6,400 strong crowd witnessed a two-for-one win special. It was a beautiful baton pass of passion and skill displayed by our two favorite clubs. The biggest lineup news going into this … More Oakland Roots 1-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies: A Super Effective Baton Pass
The last two seasons saw Oakland Roots not only fight down the stretch to qualify for the playoffs, but garner enough momentum to win their first round playoff matchup. This season will end differently after failing to defeat El Paso Locomotive–succumbing to a 2-1 loss. An air of inevitably to this doomed fate permeated despite … More Oakland Roots 1-2 El Paso Locomotive: The Inevitable Ending
Before I get into the events of this game, on behalf of RootsBlog I wanted to express how disappointing it is that San Diego Loyal will cease operations at the end of the 2023 USL Championship season. For their four seasons of existence, they’ve cultivated a great culture, fanbase, and team with a beautiful connection … More San Diego Loyal 4-2 Oakland Roots: A Harsh Goodbye
The last time Las Vegas and Oakland Roots faced off in Hayward, Roots were frankly lucky to escape with the three points in a 1-nil win. At some point, luck swings the other way. Tonight was that point in a disappointing 3-1 loss to the last-place Lights, giving Oakland its third loss in a row. … More Lights too bright for Roots in 3-1 loss, skid continues to three matches
You never want to go to Tampa needing points, but that’s the situation Oakland Roots found themselves in on the back of a 2-0 loss at home to Rio Grande Valley Toros and their playoff position in danger. Going into this matchday, the Roots were in 8th place in the Western Conference only one point … More Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-0 Oakland Roots: A scheduled loss