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

· USL Championship
Phoenix Rising FC
  • 45': Charlie Dennis
  • 86': Charlie Dennis
  • Red Card 90'+5': Daniel Flores
  • 90'+7': Rémi Cabral (P)
FT
3 - 3
Oakland Roots
  • 1': Daniel Trejo
  • 9': Peter Wilson
  • 22': Peter Wilson
  • Red Card 90'+4': Gagi Margvelashvili

About

Phoenix Rising FC are hosting Oakland Roots at Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 1': Daniel Trejo (Oakland Roots) Goal at 1'
  • 9': Peter Wilson (Oakland Roots) Goal at 9'
  • 22': Peter Wilson (Oakland Roots) Goal at 22'
  • 30': Carl-Fred Sainte (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 30'
  • 34': Xian Emmers (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 34'
  • 45': Ali Elmasnaouy (Oakland Roots) Yellow Card at 45'
  • 45': Charlie Dennis (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 45'
  • 45': Bobosi Byaruhanga (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Wolfgang Prentice (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Pape Boye (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 66': Faysal Bettache (Oakland Roots) Yellow Card at 66'
  • 69': Jürgen Damm (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 69'
  • 71': Rémi Cabral (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 77': Kai Greene (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 77'
  • 80': Jean Eric Moursou (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 80'
  • 86': Charlie Dennis (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 86'
  • 89': Daniel Flores (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 89'
  • 90'+1': Emmanuel Johnson (Oakland Roots) Substitution at 91'
  • 90'+4': Gagi Margvelashvili (Oakland Roots) Red Card at 94'
  • 90'+5': Raphael Spiegel (Oakland Roots) Yellow Card at 95'
  • 90'+5': Daniel Flores (Phoenix Rising FC) Red Card at 95'
  • 90'+7': Rémi Cabral (Phoenix Rising FC) Penalty - Scored at 97'

Statistics

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25 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 1
35 Possession 65
14 SHOTS 19
4 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
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
2 Blocked Shots 5
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: Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Attendance: 4,999

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Tulsa 30 +20 57
2 Sacramento Republic FC 30 +17 48
3 New Mexico United 30 +4 48
4 El Paso Locomotive FC 30 +2 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PHX Phoenix Rising FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Peter Rakovsky (GK)
6 Carl-Fred Sainte Yellow Card
51 Axel Essengue
87 Daniel Flores Yellow Card
2 Collin Smith
10 Hope Avayevu
17 John Scearce
8 Noble Okello
9 Ihsan Sacko
22 Darius Johnson
12 Charlie Dennis
Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:
Rémi Cabral, Jean Eric Moursou, Xian Emmers, Rafael Czichos, Triston Henry, Ryan Flood, Pape Boye, Tristan Shaw, Pierce Rizzo.

OAK Oakland Roots (4-3-3)

No. Name
35 Raphael Spiegel (GK) Yellow Card
15 Neveal Hackshaw
4 Gagi Margvelashvili Red Card
10 Panos Armenakas
30 Morey Doner
12 Tyler Gibson
6 Daniel Gomez
45 Ali Elmasnaouy Yellow Card
77 Faysal Bettache Yellow Card
99 Daniel Trejo
9 Peter Wilson
Oakland Roots Substitutes:
Camden Riley, Kai Greene, Kendall McIntosh, Wolfgang Prentice, Jürgen Damm, Emmanuel Johnson, Bobosi Byaruhanga.

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