Roots Lose Third Straight Game, Fall 2-0 to Hartford

The Oakland Roots lost their third game in a row on Saturday, September 21, as they were defeated 2-0 by the Hartford Athletic at Trinity Health Stadium in Hartford, Connecticut.

The host team opened the scoring against the Roots within the first 20 minutes, when Marlon Hairston found the net following a period of dominance that started at the kickoff. Hartford continued to dominate but didn’t manage to score again in the first half, ending it with that 1-0 lead over the Roots.

Hartford again came out aggressively in the second half, which culminated in Jordan Scarlett receiving a red card for a challenge on Oakland’s Irakoze Donasiyano. This gave the Roots a one-man advantage moving forward.

Despite having a man advantage and making three substitutions, however, the Roots couldn’t capitalize. Kyle Edwards managed to score for Hartford against the run of play on a set piece, extending their lead to 2-0.

The Roots battled until the final whistle but were unable to find the back of the net, ultimately losing their third consecutive game by a 2-0 scoreline. They will now head home for a matchup with FC Tulsa on Sunday, September 29, at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.

Summary

Scoring:

• HFD: Marlon Hairston 20’
• HFD: Kyle Edwards 77’

Discipline:

• OAK: Irakoze Donasiyano 11’ (yellow)
• OAK: Gagi Margvelashvili 40’ (yellow)
• OAK: José Luis Sinisterra 46’ (yellow)
• HFD: Jordan Scarlett 51’ (red)
• HFD: Anderson Asiedu 90+’ (yellow)

Oakland Roots

Lineup: Paul Blanchette, Justin Rasmussen, Neveal Hackshaw, Gagi Margvelashvili, Memo Diaz, Daniel Gomez, Rafael Baca (Ali Elmasnaouy), Baboucarr Njie (Miche-Naider Chéry), Irakoze Donasiyano (Trayvone Reid), José Luis Sinisterra (Etsgar Cruz), Johnny Rodriguez

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Line: Shots: 14 | Shots On Goal: 5 | Corner Kicks: 7 | Fouls: 12 | Offside: 1

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Lineup: Jordan Scarlett, Triston Hodge, Beverly Makangila (Anderson Asiedu), Marcus Epps, Danny Barrera (Kyle Edwards), Joe Farrell, Michael DeShields, Emmanuel Samadia, Mamadou Dieng, Renan Ribeiro, Marlon Hairston (Thomas Vancaeyezeele)

Unused subs: Greg Monroe, Griffin Tomas, Tyler Freeman, Justin DiCarlo, Kauan Ribeiro

Line: Shots: 14 | Shots On Goal: 6 | Corner Kicks: 2 | Fouls: 10 | Offside: 4