El Paso Locomotive took control of the game early on and found the opening goal in the 13th minute when an early corner kick led to a goal from Armando Moreno, making it 1-0 for the home side.
Oakland Roots responded with a set piece of their own in the 31st minute when Niall Logue scored off the delivery from Memo Diaz, leveling the game at 1-1.
El Paso earned a penalty kick in the 42nd minute of the game when Irakoze Donasiyano made a challenge inside the box. Jusstin Dhillon stepped up to make it 2-1, restoring the one-goal lead for Locomotive.
The half ended with El Paso in the lead at 2-1 as the sides headed into the locker rooms.
Oakland came out of the half quickly as Johnny Rodriguez scored from long range in the 47th minute, making it 2-2 as he became the club’s all-time leading goal scorer with his 20th goal for Oakland.
Within minutes, Oakland was awarded a penalty kick of their own that Johnny Rodriguez stepped up to score, completing his brace and giving Oakland the 3-2 advantage.
Oakland held on for the 3-2 victory through the two goals from Johnny Rodriguez and early goal from Niall Logue.
Roots will now return to the East Bay to face NPSL squad El Farolito in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday April, 16th. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
Oakland Roots SC vs El Paso Locomotive FC
USL Championship | April 13, 2024
Venue: Southwest University Park, El Paso, Texas
Kickoff: 6:00 PM PT
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy
SCORELINE:
ELP: 2
OAK: 3
SCORING SUMMARY:
ELP: Armando Moreno 13’
OAK: Niall Logue 31’
ELP: Justin Dhillon 43’
OAK: Johnny Rodriguez 47’
OAK: Johnny Rodriguez 51’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
ELP: Liam Rose 49’
ELP: Lucas Stauffer 64’
OAKLAND ROOTS LINEUP: Paul Blanchette, Niall Logue, Gagi Margvelashvili, Bryan Tamacas, Memo Diaz, Daniel Gomez, Irakoze Donasiyano, Ilya Alekseev (Justin Rasmussen), Trayvone Reid (Etsgar Cruz), Jeciel Cedeño, Johnny Rodriguez (Miche-Naider Chéry)
Unused subs: Napo Matsoso, Lindo Mfeka, Thomas Camier, Timothy Syrel.
Shots: 7 | Shots On Goal: 5 | Corner Kicks: 3 | Fouls: 7 | Offside: 3 |
EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE FC LINEUP: Jahmali Waite, Lucas Stauffer, Tony Alfaro (Nick Hinds), Bolu Akinyode, Noah Dolenmayer, Javier Nevarez (Yuma), Eric Calvilo, Liam Rose, Tumi Moshobane (Arun Basuljevic) (Ricardo Zacarias), Amando Moreno (Joaquin Rivas,), Justin Dhillon
Unused subs: Jeremy Garay, Amando Moreno, Diegi Abarca, Ramon Pasquel
Shots: 6 | Shots On Goal: 3| Corner Kicks: 5| Fouls: 15| Offside: 3|