Hello and welcome again to the blog’s live coverage of Oakland Roots visiting Phoenix Rising at Wild Horse Pass. Aside from the obligatory mention of Juan Guerra spurning Oakland for Phoenix, tonight is a must-win match for both sides as they fight for their playoff lives. Roots enter the night down in 11th with 33 … More Live Blog: Oakland Roots at Phoenix Rising (September 10, 2022)
Your Oakland Roots are hosted by Phoenix Rising at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Wild Horse Pass in the vicinity of Phoenix, Arizona. The match will be broadcast on KTVU Plus and ESPN+. A list of bars that have committed to broadcasting the game can be found here. In the exclusive patreon-supporters-only part of the … More Phoenix Rising vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (September 10, 2022)
Roots’ new interim head coach Noah Delgado’s staff has been a question since the organization parted ways with Juan Guerra. Per a club source, the following members will be alongside Delgado for Wednesday’s game against San Diego Loyal. Interim first assistant Mikey Hannon Goal keeper coach Peter Davis Strength and Conditioning coach Jeronimo Aimar The … More Updated Oakland Roots coaching staff going forward
Roots travel to San Diego for the Wednesday night matchup on the 24th at 7:00 p.m. Coming off of only one game in the last 28 days, the Roots have mostly seen their rivals for the last playoff positions flounder, leaving the Roots’ destiny largely in their own hands. However, some stuff happened this week, … More San Diego Loyal vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (August 24, 2022)
A huge development occurred on Thursday with Oakland Roots announcing that they have placed coach Juan Guerra on administrative leave. This comes shortly after Phoenix Rising FC mutually parted ways with Rick Schantz on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the blog has been informed that Phoenix has been engaged in discussions with Guerra without permission while he is … More Oakland Roots place Juan Guerra under administrative leave following discussions with Phoenix Rising FC in a disruptive manner
It was another tie for Oakland Roots against Detroit City, this time after leading 1-0 after Charlie Dennis’ goal in the 50th minute followed by Detroit equalizing in the 87th minute when Francis Atuahene scored. The result brings Oakland’s record to 6-12-7 and nine games left in the season. With 30 points, it’s shaping up … More Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots concede late goal in 1-1 tie at Detroit City
Hello and welcome back to the blog’s live coverage, it’s been a long break. Roots return from a 17 day absence to Detroit City’s Keyworth Stadium, where they haven’t played since the 2020 NISA Fall Tournament’s Finals, where they lost 2-1 after DCFC came back to win with a late chip goal over (I’m mentioning … More Live Blog: Oakland Roots at Detroit City (August 13, 2022)
Update: Oakland Roots have confirmed that they have transferred Ariel Mbumba to Columbus Crew 2 of MLS Next Pro. “Ariel was a young player we saw a lot of potential in here locally,” said Technical Director Jordan Ferrell, via the team’s official site. “One of the goals of the Club is to help nurture and … More Transaction: Oakland Roots transferred Ariel Mbumba to Columbus Crew 2
It was a 0-0 draw for Oakland Roots on Wednesday against Phoenix Rising despite controlling the action for a large part of the game. Roots productively held 60 percent of possession time and reeled off 17 shots with seven on target, but they couldn’t find the finishing touch. Assistant coach Marcos Reina, filling in for … More Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots draw Phoenix, enter 2 week break
Well, that sucked. Oakland Roots fell to Las Vegas Lights 2-0 on Saturday at Laney College, keeping Roots in ninth place with 28 points and pushing Lights up to seventh with 31. It marked the second time in four matches that Oakland went down to 10 men in the first half, this time with Paul … More Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots fall to Las Vegas Lights while down a man