North Carolina got off to a great start, taking an early 1-0 lead over the visiting Oakland Roots. Rodrigo da Costa capitalized on a rebound off the post to give the home side the advantage.
Oakland quickly conceded a second goal when Rafa Mentzingen scored for North Carolina, extending the lead to 2-0 within the first 8 minutes.
North Carolina extended their lead to 3-0 with a well-placed header from Paco Craig off a corner kick, giving the hosts a commanding advantage just past the half-hour mark.
The home side extended their lead just before the half-time break when Paul Blanchette’s giveaway led to an Evan Conway goal, making it 4-0 for North Carolina.
The hosts took a comfortable four-goal advantage into the half-time break, with Oakland trailing 4-0.
Oakland held on for the opening 15 minutes of the second half, but after three substitutions from Roots, Ezra Armstrong scored a fifth goal for North Carolina, further extending the hosts’ comfortable lead to 5-0.
In the end, North Carolina maintained their 5-0 win to secure three points, while Oakland suffered yet another defeat, conceding five goals.
Oakland Roots will return to the East Bay for their next home game versus San Antonio FC on September 14th, kickoff is scheduled for 7 PM PT.
Oakland Roots SC vs North Carolina FC
USL Championship | September 7, 2024
Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park, Carey, North Carolina
Kickoff: 4:30 PM PT
Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy
SCORELINE:
NC: 5
OAK: 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
NC: Rodrigo da Costa 6’
NC: Rafa Mentzingen 8’
NC: Paco Craig 32’
NC: Evan Conway 44’
NC: Ezra Armstrong 63’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
NC: Collin Martin Bryce Washington 54’ (yellow)
NC: Bryce Washington 59’ (yellow)
NC: Paco Craig 88’ (yellow)
OAKLAND ROOTS LINEUP: Paul Blanchette, Niall Logue, Neveal Hackshaw, Gagi Margvelashvili (Thomas Camier), Justin Rasmussen, Napo Matsoso (Daniel Gomez), Irakoze Donasiyano, Baboucarr Njie (Ilya Alekseev), Trayvone Reid (José Luis Sinisterra), Miche-Naider Chéry (Dominic Dwyer), Johnny Rodriguez
Unused subs: Camden Riley, Tim Syrel
Shots: 9 | Shots On Goal: 3 | Corner Kicks: 3 | Fouls: 9 | Offside: 5 |
NORTH CAROLINA FC LINEUP: Jake McGuire, Paco Craig, Justin Malou (Daniel Navarro), Louis Perez (Jacori Hayes), Evan Conway (Finn Sunstrom), Rafa Mentzingen, Mikey Maldonado, Rodrigo da Costa (Raheem Somersall), Collin Martin (Shaft Brewer Jr.), Bryce Washington, Ezra Armstrong
Unused subs: Lamar Batista, Trevor Mulqueen, Akira Fitzgerald, Jaxon Silverman,
Shots: 23 | Shots On Goal: 9 | Corner Kicks: 6 | Fouls: 17 | Offside: 3 |
