Oakland Roots were on the front foot early, taking the lead inside of seven minutes when Charlie Dennis hit the back of the net on a play he started. Oakland created several more chances, as did the home side, before Dennis hit the crossbar again following several Oakland corner kicks. New Mexico United equalized just before the half after some good play from Chris Wehan set up Neco Brett sliding in as the First Half ended 1-1.
The Second Half was a battle just the same as New Mexico took the 2-1 lead in the 69th minute through Sergio Rivas. Oakland refused to back down as Juan Guerra made some attacking subs, but with the clock ticking down it looked destined to be another missed opportunity for Oakland. With the 90 minutes up and deep into stoppage time, a corner kick fell to the feet of Chuy Enriquez who put in a perfect cross to find Tarek Morad on the back post who headed home the equalizer for Oakland Roots. The result meant the first point of the season for Oakland Roots.
Oakland Roots return home on Saturday, April 2nd to face the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Laney College. Kick off is set for 7:00 PM PT.
Oakland Roots SC at New Mexico United
USL Championship | March 30, 2022
Venue: Isotopes Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Kickoff: 6:00 PM PT
Weather: 45 parlty, cloudy
SCORELINE:
NM: 2
OAK: 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
OAK: Dennis 7’
NM: Brett 45’
NM: Rivas 69’
OAK: Morad 90’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
NM: Seymour (Yellow) 40’
OAK: Babir (Yellow) 70’
NM: Ovouka (Yellow) 90’
OAKLAND ROOTS LINEUP: Benny Diaz, Edgardo Rito, Alejandro Fuenmayor (Akeem Ward), Danny Barbir, Tarek Morad, Matias Fissore, Joseph Nane (Jose Hernandez), Charlie Dennis, Juan Azocar, Darek Formella (Jesus Enriquez), Óttar Magnús Karlsson (Johnny Rodriguez)
Unused subs: Taylor Bailey, Emrah Klimenta, Max Ornstil,
Shots: 9 | Shots On Goal: 3 | Corner Kicks: 6 | Fouls: 16 | Offside: 1 |
NEW MEXICO UNITED LINEUP: Alex Tambakis, Souahy, Seymore, Tetteh, Bruce (Tabor Etka), Shawtz, Hamilton, Portillo, Wehan, Brett (Sainte), Rivas (Ovouka)
Unused subs: Parker, Azira, llic, Kiesewetter
Shots: 16 | Shots On Goal: 5 | Corner Kicks: 6 | Fouls: 11 | Offside: 0 |
