Roots fans it’s game day once again! Roots host El Paso Locomotive at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time at the historic Oakland Coliseum. Roots will be celebrating AAPI Roots in the stadium. For those who can’t make it, the match will be broadcast on KTVU Plus and ESPN+. I think Roots also announced that the season … More Oakland Roots vs. El Paso Locomotive – Match Preview (May 9, 2026)
Roots fans it is a new day in Oakland! A Saturday. A new Saturday with a new coach. United States Men’s National Team legend-ish Benny Feilhaber takes the reins to try to salvage the Roots’ season. In addition to new friend Benny Feilhaber, this will be our first chance to welcome back old friend Memo … More Oakland Roots vs. El Paso Locomotive – Match Preview (June 7, 2025)
Roots are back. After a sloppy start saw them fall down 0-1 after just five minutes, the heavily rotated Oakland squad kept the good times rolling, leaving El Paso Locomotive at the bottom of the table in a 2-1 come-from-behind win. The result moves Oakland to third in the Western Conference, becoming the third win … More The good times roll in Oakland Roots’ 2-1 comeback win over El Paso
Oakland Roots stayed hot with its third win in a row, claiming a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over El Paso Locomotive. Roots end the night in third place with a 7-2-7 record, now back to a .500 winning record. El Paso jumped ahead early with a fifth minute on a gaff by Oakland’s back line. It … More Live Blog: Oakland Roots vs. El Paso Locomotive (June 19, 2024)
Roots fans, game day is upon us again, and the Roots are celebrating Juneteenth with a 7:00 p.m. match against a resurgent(?) El Paso Locomotive at Pioneer Stadium on the campus of CSU East Bay in Hayward, California. Roots come into this match off of their two biggest victories since their last playoff run, which … More Oakland Roots vs. El Paso Locomotive – Match Preview (June 19, 2024)
Oakland Roots got back in the win column for the second time this season, coming from behind twice in a 3-2 win over El Paso Locomotive thanks to a pair of second-half goals by Johnny Rodriguez. The victory puts Oakland at 2-1-3 and up to eighth place in the USL Championship’s Western Conference. Facing winless … More Oakland Roots comeback in 3-2 win over El Paso; Johnny’s brace, Memo’s magnificence, second-half magic, more
Hello and welcome to the blog’s live coverage of Oakland Roots visiting El Paso Locomotive at Southwest University Park. As we’ve documented, Roots are off to another rocky start to the season at 1-1-3 and are in dire need of a victory. El Paso, meanwhile, are struggling even worse and are winless at 0-1-4. In … More Live Blog: Oakland Roots vs. El Paso Locomotive (April 13, 2024)
Roots family it is game day, and this week you do not need to drag yourself to Hayward because the Roots are traveling to El Paso to face Locomotive FC at 6:00 p.m. at Southwest University Park (“the SWUP”, if you’ve forgotten). The Roots are off to a lousy start to their season but somehow, … More El Paso Locomotive vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (April 13, 2024)
Here we are, Roots fans. Oakland Roots lost 2-1 to El Paso, officially ending its season in 10th place. It capped a nine-game winless run over the final two months of 2023, ending its season at 11-9-14 after being in third-place as of August 23. This year had all the looks of highs both on … More Oakland Roots end season on 2-1 loss to El Paso; Where did things go wrong in 2023, message from Delgado, where to go from here
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