Oakland and Sacramento found themselves in a stalemate for most of the first half, with each side managing one good chance apiece. For Oakland, that came in the 29th minute when Darek Formella found Joseph Nane on the counter-attack, but Nane’s shot was saved. Sacramento’s best chance came not long after as they struck the crossbar from a free kick. The two sides went into the half all square at 0-0.
Sacramento came out of the half fast, scoring a goal from Nick Ross inside 50 minutes to take a 1-0 lead. The second half began to settle as Oakland looked for an equalizer. Oakland made four substitutions in search of the equalizer but came up empty-handed as Sacramento won 1-0 and advanced to Round 4 of the U.S. Open Cup.
Oakland Roots are returning home to Cal State University, East Bay to face Miami FC, this Saturday, April 29, 7:00 PM PT.
Oakland Roots SC vs Sacramento Republic
U.S. Open Cup | April 26, 2023
Venue: Heart Health Park, Sacramento, Virginia
Kickoff: 7:00 PM PT
Weather: 82 degrees, sunny
SCORELINE:
SAC: 1
OAK: 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
SAC: 49’ Nick Ross
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
OAK: 13’ Neveal Hackshaw (yellow card)
SAC: 83’ Keko Gontan (yellow card)
OAK: 90’ Paul Blanchette (yellow card)
SAC: 90’ Sebastian Herrera (yellow card)
OAK: 90’+ Darek Formella (red card)
OAKLAND ROOTS LINEUP: Paul Blanchette, Neveal Hackshaw, Tarek Morad, Drew Murray, Joseph Nane, Irakoze Donasiyano, Kevin Wright (Memo Diaz), Edgardo Rito, Trayvone Reid (Bryan Tamacas), Darek Formella, Anuar Peláez (Napo Matsoso)
Unused subs: Danny Barbir, Emrah Klimenta, Taylor Bailey, Ethan Kohler
SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC LINEUP: Carlos Saldana, Connor Donovan, Jared Timmer, Shane Wiedt, Jack Gurr (Keko Gontan), Aldair Sanchez, Arnold Lopez (Matt Lagrassa), Luis Felipe, Nick Ross (Luther Archimede), Zeiko Lewis (Panzani Ferrety Sousa), Russell Cicerone (Sebastian Herrera)
Unused subs: Danny Vitello, Rafael Jauregui
