Johnny Rodriguez scored his second goal in as many games, and Wolfgang Prentice added a brace of goals himself Tuesday night at Pioneer Stadium on the CSU, East Bay campus as Oakland Roots defeated El Farolito of the National Premier Soccer League by a final score of 3-1 to advance to Round Three of the U.S. Open Cup.
Oakland Roots opened the scoring at the 12 minute mark when Johnny Rodriguez headed the ball home on a set piece after drawing the initial foul.
Following goals in the 19th and 24th minutes by Oakland Roots winger Wolfgang Prentice, Oakland shifted their playing style to a more defensive minded effort, allowing only one goal to El Farolito – a penalty kick in the 45th minute of the opening half.
Oakland Roots will return to USL Championship play this weekend, as the squad travels to Indianapolis to face Indy Eleven on Saturday, April 8th. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 PM PT Pacific time.
Oakland Roots SC vs El Farolito
U.S. Open Cup | April 4, 2023
Venue: Cal State University, East Bay, Hayward, California
Kickoff: 7:00 PM PT
Weather: 48 degrees, partly cloudy
SCORELINE:
OAK: 3
ELF: 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
OAK: 12’ Johnny Rodriguez
OAK: 19’ Wolfgang Prentice
OAK: 24’ Wolfgang Prentice
ELF: 45’ Ricardo Delgado
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
ELF: 6’ Cesar Benitez (yellow card)
OAK: 44’ Joseph Nane (yellow card)
ELF: 47’ Jehimy Arias (yellow card)
OAK: 65’ Neveal Hackshaw (yellow card)
ELF: 66’ Johnatan Mosquera (yellow card)
ELF: 70’ Kevin Wright (yellow card)
ELP: 80’ Daniel Buitrago (yellow card)
ELP: 82’ Jehimy Arias (2nd yellow card)
OAK: 95’ Memo Diaz (yellow card)
OAKLAND ROOTS LINEUP: Taylor Bailey, Neveal Hackshaw, Drew Murray (Danny Barbir), Bryan Tamacas, Kevin Wright, Joseph Nane (Daniel Gomez), Ethan Kohler, Wolfgang Prentice, Trayvone Reid (Darek Formella), Ryan Her (Memo Diaz), Johnny Rodriguez (Anuar Peláez)
Unused subs: Edgardo Rito, Paul Blanchette
El FAROLITO LINEUP: Johan Lizarralde, Jehimy Arias, Hurick Balierio, Luis Becerra, Cesar Benitez (Dembor Benson), Ricardo Delgado, Judas Higuera, Camilo Monroy (Elier Aponza), Johnatan Mosquera, Jhonatan Perez, Werner Santos
Unused subs: Elier Aponza, Gabriel Arias, Dembor Benson, Daniel Buitrago, Sergio Martinez, Jhon Quinones, Hector Caberera
