The Oakland Roots walk out of Monterey Bay FC’s Cardinale Stadium with three points in a 2-nil win, improving itself to eighth place on the table. Letting out a sigh of relief was head coach Juan Guerra as he approached for our postgame interview after Roots killed the game with a goal by Darek Formella … More Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots defeat Monterey Bay
You’ve got to love this game. Emotional, exhilarating, heart-wrenching, dramatic; so many words can describe the Oakland Roots’ 3-2 comeback victory against Orange County SC. Both Juan Guerra and Ottar Magnus Karlsson’s postgame interviews put in perspective the victory when reflecting on the passing of Memo Diaz’s father earlier this week–the win carried much more … More Game Notes & Player Ratings: Two stoppage-time goals lifts Oakland Roots over Orange County
It was a lackluster season-opening 1-nil loss for the Oakland Roots on Saturday night against the RGV Toros. Oakland struggled to find any offensive consistency, only taking two shots on the night with none on target compared to 13 shots for RGV, where the one shot on target was enough to get the job done. … More Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots lose 0-1 to RGV Toros