In a tight match that went down to the wire, Oakland Roots drew their western conference rival Phoenix Rising 1-1 in a game where both goals were scored in the last ten minutes.
The match seesawed for both halves, with teams seeing an equal share of possession and similar shot distribution.
Darek Formella likely thought he won the match when he scored in the 82nd minute with a well-struck shot.
In the dying moments of the match, Phoenix Rising swung a cross in and Manuel Arteaga headed it in to salvage a point in stoppage time.
Oakland will be back at Cal State, East Bay on Wednesday, June 27th against Rio Grande Valley, with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 PM PT.
Hearing From Head Coach Noah Delgado
Lots of highs and lows in that one, what’d you think about that second half?
I thought we had a good second half. We got the goal to get ahead. It comes down to some stuff in the box — marking in the box. I thought we played well — good enough to win the game. We’re just going to watch film and move on from there.
Three draws in a row — is there anything to adjust to get the winning result?
Yeah, you know, we’ve been leading in two of those games. Moments of the game, especially when we begin to close out the season — learning how to close out games, starting out well, that’s important.
Oakland Roots SC vs Phoenix Rising
USL Championship | June 24, 2023
Venue: Cal State University, East Bay, Hayward, California
Kickoff: 7:00 PM PT
Weather: 60 degrees, cloudy
SCORELINE:
OAK: 1
PHX: 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
OAK: 82’ Darek Formella
PHX: 90’+ Manuel Arteaga
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
PHX: 28’ Manuel Arteaga (yellow card)
PHX: 36’ Daniel Trejo (yellow card)
PHX: 56’ Edwin Munjoma (yellow card)
PHX: 56’ Gabriel Torres (yellow card)
OAK: 83’ Darek Formella (yellow card)
OAK: 85’ Johnny Rodriguez (yellow card)
OAK: 90’+ Trayvone Reid (yellow card)
OAKLAND ROOTS LINEUP: Paul Blanchette, Danny Barbir, Joseph Nane, Tarek Morad, Wolfgang Prentice (Trayvone Reid), Jeciel Cedeño, Napo Matsoso (Daniel Gomez), Memo Diaz, Darek Formella, Johnny Rodriguez (Anuar Peláez), Lindo Mfeka (Emrah Klimenta)
Unused subs: Kevin Wright, Ryan Her, Taylor Bailey
Shots: 10 | Shots On Goal: 5 | Corner Kicks: 1 | Fouls: 11 | Offside: 0 |
PHOENIX RISING FC LINEUP: Rocco Rios Novo, Daniel Krutzen, Carlos Harvey, Alejandro Fuenmayor (Jose Hernandez,), Gabriel Torres (Henry Uzochukwu Onuorah), Renzo Zambrano, Federico Varela (Erickson Gallardo), Edwin Munjoma, Panos Armenakas, Daniel Trejo, Manuel Arteaga
Unused subs: Patrick Rakovsky, Darnell King, Carlos Anguiano, Baboucarr Njie
Shots: 14 | Shots On Goal: 4 | Corner Kicks: 4 | Fouls: 18 | Offside: 2 |