For just the second time in the 17-game history between the two clubs, the Oakland Roots [1] played visiting Orange County SC to a 1-1 draw on Saturday evening, August 29, at the Oakland Coliseum.
The Roots started the match by picking up where they left off in their victory versus San Antonio the previous weekend, dictating pace and looking aggressive with their intent to push the ball up the field.
[2]Their aggression was exemplified by their earning three corner kicks within the first 12 minutes of the match, finding space in the attacking third and putting the Orange County defense under constant pressure.
In the 20th minute of the match, that aggression paid off when Florian Valot put Oakland up 1-0 with a long distance rocket from the right side. Orange County keeper Alexander Rando misjudged it, allowing it to float over his fingertips and into the twine.
Orange County began to push back a bit after Roots’ opening goal, building an attack of their own and nearly equalizing in the 35th minute when a second-chance shot after a Kendall McIntosh save found the back of the net but was ruled offsides by the official.
Coming into the second half, Orange County began to hunt desperately for an equalizer, putting Oakland’s backline under immense pressure until finally breaking through in the 60th minute, when a corner service led to a point blank shot on the far post. McIntosh made the initial save but the rebound found the foot of Yaniv Bazini who capitalized on the opportunity to make it 1-1.
Both clubs turned up the heat for the final third of the match, earning solid scoring chances until the final whistle, but failing to find another goal as the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Roots will now get a break before returning home to host Lexington SC at the Oakland Coliseum on September 12 at 7 p.m.
Summary
Scoring
- OAK: Florian Valot 20’
- OC: Yaniv Bazini 60’
Discipline
- OC: Lyam MacKinnon 31’ (yellow card)
- OAK: Mark Fisher 40’ (yellow card)
- OC: Stephen Kelly 73’ (yellow card)
- OAK: Julian Bravo 79’ (yellow card)
- OAK: Bobosi Byaruhanga 90’+ (yellow card)
Oakland Roots SC
Lineup: Kendall McIntosh, Bruno Lapa (Tucker Lepley), Tommy McCabe (Bobosi Byaruhanga), David Garcia, Wolfgang Prentice, Florian Valot, Jesus De Vicente, Neveal Hackshaw, Mark Fisher (Danny Trejo), Julian Bravo (Tyler Gibson), Bertin Jacquesson (Peter Wilson)
Unused subs: Michael Edwards, Etienne Lopez, Gavin Stone, Devon Taylor
Line: Shots: 14 | Shots On Goal: 4 | Corner Kicks: 13 | Fouls: 15 | Offside: 1
Orange County SC
Lineup: Alexander Rando, Nicholas Benalcazar, Tom Brewitt, Garrison Tubbs, Ousmane Sylla, Christopher Hegardt, Lyam MacKinnon (Mateo Bunbury), Yaniv Bazini, Tyson Espy (Jaylin Lindsey), Ryan Doghman, Stephen Kelly
Unused subs: Akeil Cambridge, Jerome Carter Jr., Joaquin Castro, Tetsuya Kadono, Elijah Nelson, Finn O’Brien, David Palomino
Line: Shots: 13 | Shots On Goal: 5 | Corner Kicks: 3 | Fouls: 14 | Offside: 1