Oakland Roots tie 1-1 with Charleston Battery; Ilya Alekseev & Project 51O, Memo Diaz, the striker role, more

Oakland Roots and Charleston Battery played to a 1-1 tie on Saturday, March 16 at Pioneer Stadium thanks to a second-half goal by 18-year-old Project 51O callup Ilya Alekseev–becoming the youngest player to score in the organization’s five-year history. Roots had to play shorthanded with much of its starting lineup out due to an apparent … More Oakland Roots tie 1-1 with Charleston Battery; Ilya Alekseev & Project 51O, Memo Diaz, the striker role, more