Oakland Roots vs Phoenix Rising FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

Oakland Roots

27': Morey Doner

FT
1 - 2

Phoenix Rising FC

60': Ihsan Sacko
69': Charlie Dennis
90'+1': Hope Avayevu

About

Oakland Roots are hosting Phoenix Rising FC at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

27': Morey Doner (Oakland Roots) Goal at 27'
33': Hope Avayevu (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 33'
40': Xian Emmers (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 40'
45': José Luis Sinisterra (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 45'
45': Ryan Flood (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 45'
51': Charlie Dennis (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 51'
60': Ihsan Sacko (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 60'
60': Tyler Gibson (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 60'
69': Charlie Dennis (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 69'
71': Wolfgang Prentice (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 71'
74': Panos Armenakas (Oakland Roots) Yellow Card at 74'
81': Darius Johnson (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 81'
82': Emmanuel Johnson (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 82'
82': Luis Saldana (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 82'
86': Luis Saldana (Oakland Roots) Yellow Card at 86'
87': Emil Cuello (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 87'
90'+1': Hope Avayevu (Phoenix Rising FC) Red Card at 91'
90'+3': Jamison Ping (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

PHX		OAK
16	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	5
0	Saves	1
52.8	Possession	47.2
8	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Attendance: 6,125

USL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	FC Tulsa	16	+8	29
2	San Antonio FC	16	+2	27
3	New Mexico United	15	+5	25
4	Sacramento Republic FC	16	+10	24

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Oakland Roots (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kendall McIntosh (GK)
4	Gagi Margvelashvili
15	Neveal Hackshaw
33	Kai Greene
18	Bobosi Byaruhanga
45	Ali Elmasnaouy
3	Julian Bravo
30	Morey Doner
9	Peter Wilson
6	Daniel Gomez
10	Panos Armenakas

Oakland Roots Substitutes:

Camden Riley, Ilya Alekseev, Raphael Spiegel, Julio Martinez, Wolfgang Prentice, Emmanuel Johnson, José Luis Sinisterra, Tyler Gibson, Luis Saldana.

Phoenix Rising FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Peter Rakovsky (GK)
34	Braxton Montgomery
51	Axel Essengue
6	Carl-Fred Sainte
14	Emil Cuello
2	Collin Smith
10	Hope Avayevu
80	Xian Emmers
29	Dariusz Formella
7	Jearl Margaritha
9	Ihsan Sacko

Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:

Jamison Ping, Pierce Rizzo, Darius Johnson, Charlie Dennis, Triston Henry, Ryan Flood, Alexander Balanzar De La Cruz.

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