Roots fans it’s Prinx Tires USL Cup Game Day again! Roots host nemesis Sacramento Republic at 5:00 p.m. Pacific at the historic Oakland Coliseum in a match that the teams may or may not take seriously. Gripping! Sacramento is pretty much the only city still reliably getting the “post a song by a band from … More Oakland Roots vs. Sacramento Republic – Match Preview (May 16, 2026)
Roots fans it’s game day! Oakland Roots and a strong contingent of supporters travel up 80 to Sacramento where they will face the hated Republic at 8:00. For those of us who are not blessed with the chance to tell Sacramento was we think of it in person, the match will be broadcast on KTVU … More Sacramento Republic vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (August 16, 2025)
Oakland Roots lost to Sacramento Republic on Sunday, May 4 thanks to a penalty kick right out of halftime for Republic. Roots were blanked in its 1-nil loss, but showed moments of productivity despite its lack of finishing. Roots’ best chances came in the eighth minute when Peter Wilson was played through into the box … More Oakland Roots top-10 player ratings vs. Sacramento Republic
Roots fans it is game day once again! Roots host Sacramento Republic at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 4th at the iconic Oakland Coliseum in the first of three I-h80 Derbies of the 2025 season. The Roots are celebrating AAPI Heritage Night with, among other things, a halftime perforamance by P-Lo. To RootsBlog’s older readers … More Oakland Roots vs. Sacramento Republic – Match Preview (May 4, 2025)
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
Welp, Oakland Roots’ 5-2 loss to Sacramento marked its second defeat in a row by conceding five goals–which are both the most goals the club has allowed in its history. The result brings Oakland’s record to 9-2-10, dropping them to third. Oakland trailed 3-nil by halftime after conceding goals in the fifth, 27th, and 45th … More Live Blog: Oakland Roots vs. Sacramento Republic (July 21, 2024)
Roots fans it’s derby weekend! The Roots host the return fixture of the I-H80y Derby at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 21 at Pioneer Stadium on the campus of CSU East Bay in Hayward, California. The match will be on CBS. Honest-to-god, I-Love-Lucy, Walter-Kronkite, M*A*S*H, James-Brown-and-Bill-Cowher, Bazinga, CBS. But if it’s less than a two-hour … More Oakland Roots vs. Sacramento Republic – Match Preview (July 21, 2024)
It was a night of magic, thrills, and drama for Oakland Roots in the central valley, coming away with a critical 3-2 victory in the I-80 Derby over Sacramento Republic on Saturday. The result improves Oakland’s record to 6-2-7 and puts them up to sixth-place, equal points with fifth-place Colorado Springs and Phoenix in fourth. … More A magic night in Sacramento for Oakland Roots; Lindo Mfeka, Stacking Performance, Camden Riley, more
Hello and welcome to the blog’s live coverage of Oakland Roots visiting Sacramento Republic at Heart Health Park. It’s the I-80 (I-H80) Derby and anything can happen, but Republic has taken control of the series with three straight wins over Oakland. Oakland walks into the match in ninth place at 5-2-7 with 17 points, but … More Live Blog: Oakland Roots vs. Sacramento Republic (June 15, 2024)
Roots fans it is game day again! The Roots are in their hottest form in nearly a year, and face one of their toughest tests of the season–a trip up I-80 to face Sacramento Republic at 8:00 p.m. on June 15, 2024 at Heart Health Park. The good news for the Roots is that Republic … More Sacramento Republic vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (June 15, 2024)