Oakland Roots

After a two-and-a-half-week break in the middle of the season, the Oakland Roots return to action on the road against Detroit City on Saturday afternoon. During the long break, the Roots fell to tenth in […]

The Oakland Roots were unable to break through the visitors’ determined defense and had to settle for a scoreless draw with Phoenix Rising on Wednesday night. The match was Phoenix’s third consecutive 0-0 draw. Oakland […]

The visiting Las Vegas Lights took full advantage of an untimely red card to Roots goalkeeper Paul Blanchette to claim a 2-0 victory over Oakland on Saturday night. Looking to build off their impressive victory […]

All season long Roots head coach Juan Guerra has been patiently waiting for a game like Saturday night’s 4-0 demolition of El Paso Locomotive. “We’re performance oriented,” noted Guerra after the game. “We created a […]

After stealing points all season, the Oakland Roots finally conceded two valuable points at the death against the Sacramento Republic, earning a 3-3 draw in the NorCal Derby. It would’ve been the Roots’ most impressive […]

The Oakland Roots could not overcome Charlie Dennis’ red card and conceded three second-half goals and fall 3-1 to LA Galaxy II at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles. Oakland and LA played a […]

The Oakland Roots outshot Atlanta United 2 by a margin of 29-5 on Saturday night, but it took second half heroics from Mikael Tørset Johnsen to help them earn a 3-1 victory. “I think he […]

Six saves by goalkeeper Paul Blanchette helped the Oakland Roots earn a 1-1 draw on the road against San Antonio FC on Saturday evening. The game started out brightly for the visitors in the 29th […]

The Oakland Roots flipped their familiar script on Wednesday night, taking an early lead but faltering in the second half of their 2-1 loss to New Mexico United Wednesday night at Laney College. Oakland was […]

In what is becoming a familiar pattern, the Oakland Roots fell behind early but rallied in the final minutes to earn a 2-2 draw with visiting Rio Grande Valley FC in what Head Coach Juan […]