Oakland Roots played host to San Diego Loyal for the second time in less than two weeks. This time being at their secondary venue of Las Positas College in Livermore for what would be the last of their ‘Roots Road Trips’ for the season. The midfield saw the return of Wal Fall and José Hernandez to the starting lineup. Only six minutes into the game, Roots found the back of the net off a Goal of the Year candidate strike from forward Johnny Roriguez for his second of the year. From there Roots continued to press the Loyal despite the visitors controlling possession in the first half. Then in stoppage time Collin Martin scored for the Loyal off a volley from outside the 18 to put the teams level going into the half.
Head Coach Jordan Ferrell made a switch at the half, bringing in recently-signed midfielder Joseph Nane for Wal Fall. The team continued to press and play aggressively, this led to a tackle in San Diego’s box in the 62nd minute, leading to a penalty kick. José Hernandez took the kick and scored despite San Diego’s Austin Guerrero getting a piece of it. From there the match got more intense with both teams receiving multiple yellow cards, a total of eight for the game. The center referee gave a total of five minutes of stoppage time to end the game but that still was not enough for San Diego to find their second equalizer.
With the win, Roots now hold the fourth and final playoff spot in the Pacific Division. They travel to Irvine this Saturday, 9/25 to face Orange County SC.
Oakland Roots played host to San Diego Loyal for the second time in less than two weeks. This time being at their secondary venue of Las Positas College in Livermore for what would be the last of their ‘Roots Road Trips’ for the season. The midfield saw the return of Wal Fall and José Hernandez to the starting lineup. Only six minutes into the game, Roots found the back of the net off a Goal of the Year candidate strike from forward Johnny Roriguez for his second of the year. From there Roots continued to press the Loyal despite the visitors controlling possession in the first half. Then in stoppage time Collin Martin scored for the Loyal off a volley from outside the 18 to put the teams level going into the half.
Head Coach Jordan Ferrell made a switch at the half, bringing in recently-signed midfielder Joseph Nane for Wal Fall. The team continued to press and play aggressively, this led to a tackle in San Diego’s box in the 62nd minute, leading to a penalty kick. José Hernandez took the kick and scored despite San Diego’s Austin Guerrero getting a piece of it. From there the match got more intense with both teams receiving multiple yellow cards, a total of eight for the game. The center referee gave a total of five minutes of stoppage time to end the game but that still was not enough for San Diego to find their second equalizer.
With the win, Roots now hold the fourth and final playoff spot in the Pacific Division. They travel to Irvine this Saturday, 9/25 to face Orange County SC.
Head Coach Jordan Ferrell
How does it feel to be in playoff position?
What do you tell the boys?
I tell the boys let’s get ready for Orange County, that’s really all that matter now. We did our business tonight and got the three points we needed to get. It feels good. We struggled early on in the season when we played them but after tying with them a couple weeks ago, we knew we needed to play just as well defensively as we did then. Credit to the guys for getting that three points.
One to one, what was the strategy from there?
We weren’t getting the pressure we needed playing with four backs in the first half, so we shifted to five in the second half and it forced them to play short and play through us which isn’t really their game. They still were able to get into the 18 but now it was coming from angles, which is easier for us to defend. I think in the second half they were only able to get one real shot on goal and Paul was able to save it pretty comfortably.
Oakland Roots SC vs San Diego Loyal SC
USL Championship | September 22, 2021
Venue: Las Positas College, Livermore, California
Kickoff: 7:00 PM PST
Weather: 80, sunny
SCORELINE: 1 2 FT
OAK: 1 1 2
SD: 1 0 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
OAK: Johnny Rodriguez 6’
SD: Collin Martin 45+1’
OAK: José Hernandez 63’ (PK)
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
SD: Corey Hertzog (Yellow 23’)
SD: Collin Martin (Yellow 27’)
OAK: Johnny Rodriguez (Yellow 31’)
OAK: Jordan Ferrell (Yellow 40’)
OAK: Kai Greene (Yellow 56’)
SD: Miguel Ibarra (Yellow 58’)
OAK: Quincy Amarikwa (Yellow 85’)
OAK: Lindo Mfeka (Yellow 87’)
OAKLAND ROOTS LINEUP:
Soya Takahashi (Akeem Ward), Wal Fall (Joseph Nane, Max Ornstil), Matias Fissore, Lindo Mfeka, Jose Hernandez, Paul Blanchette, Emrah Klimenta, Memo Diaz, Brian Brown (Quincy Amarikwa), Kai Greene, Johnny Rodriguez (Akeem Ward)
Unused subs: Ariel Mbumba, Taylor Bailey
Shots: 12 | Shots On Goal: 4 | Corner Kicks: 2 | Fouls: 19 | Offside: 0 |
SAN DIEGO LOYAL FC LINEUP:
Austin Guerrero, Miguel Ibarra, Callum Montgomery, Grant Stoneman (Josh Yaro), Elijah Martin, Alejandro Guido, Collin Martin, Chase Boone, Tumi Moshobane (Sal Zizzo), Douglas Martinez Jr (Augustine Williams), Corey Hertzog (Charlie Adams)
Unused subs: Morgan Hackworth, Gianfranco Facchineri, Dylan Castanheira
Shots: 14 | Shots On Goal: 6 | Corner Kicks: 3 | Fouls: 15 | Offside: 5 |
Head Coach Jordan Ferrell
How does it feel to be in playoff position?
What do you tell the boys?
I tell the boys let’s get ready for Orange County, that’s really all that matter now. We did our business tonight and got the three points we needed to get. It feels good. We struggled early on in the season when we played them but after tying with them a couple weeks ago, we knew we needed to play just as well defensively as we did then. Credit to the guys for getting that three points.
One to one, what was the strategy from there?
We weren’t getting the pressure we needed playing with four backs in the first half, so we shifted to five in the second half and it forced them to play short and play through us which isn’t really their game. They still were able to get into the 18 but now it was coming from angles, which is easier for us to defend. I think in the second half they were only able to get one real shot on goal and Paul was able to save it pretty comfortably.
Oakland Roots SC vs San Diego Loyal SC
USL Championship | September 22, 2021
Venue: Las Positas College, Livermore, California
Kickoff: 7:00 PM PST
Weather: 80, sunny
SCORELINE: 1 2 FT
OAK: 1 1 2
SD: 1 0 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
OAK: Johnny Rodriguez 6’
SD: Collin Martin 45+1’
OAK: José Hernandez 63’ (PK)
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
SD: Corey Hertzog (Yellow 23’)
SD: Collin Martin (Yellow 27’)
OAK: Johnny Rodriguez (Yellow 31’)
OAK: Jordan Ferrell (Yellow 40’)
OAK: Kai Greene (Yellow 56’)
SD: Miguel Ibarra (Yellow 58’)
OAK: Quincy Amarikwa (Yellow 85’)
OAK: Lindo Mfeka (Yellow 87’)
OAKLAND ROOTS LINEUP:
Soya Takahashi (Akeem Ward), Wal Fall (Joseph Nane, Max Ornstil), Matias Fissore, Lindo Mfeka, Jose Hernandez, Paul Blanchette, Emrah Klimenta, Memo Diaz, Brian Brown (Quincy Amarikwa), Kai Greene, Johnny Rodriguez (Akeem Ward)
Unused subs: Ariel Mbumba, Taylor Bailey
Shots: 12 | Shots On Goal: 4 | Corner Kicks: 2 | Fouls: 19 | Offside: 0 |
SAN DIEGO LOYAL FC LINEUP:
Austin Guerrero, Miguel Ibarra, Callum Montgomery, Grant Stoneman (Josh Yaro), Elijah Martin, Alejandro Guido, Collin Martin, Chase Boone, Tumi Moshobane (Sal Zizzo), Douglas Martinez Jr (Augustine Williams), Corey Hertzog (Charlie Adams)
Unused subs: Morgan Hackworth, Gianfranco Facchineri, Dylan Castanheira
Shots: 14 | Shots On Goal: 6 | Corner Kicks: 3 | Fouls: 15 | Offside: 5 |
