Ventura County FC vs Oakland Roots, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

· USL Championship

33': Joshua Drack
78': Carlos Harvey
85': Jorge Hernandez

FT
3 - 0

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Ventura County FC are hosting Oakland Roots at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Axel Picazo (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Taylor Davila.
3': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Hernández.
4': Foul by Soya Takahashi (Oakland Roots).
4': Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt missed. Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Isaac Bawa.
7': Foul by Soya Takahashi (Oakland Roots).
7': Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Axel Essengue (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Ariel Mbumba (Oakland Roots).
8': Attempt blocked. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Davila.
8': Corner, LA Galaxy II. Conceded by Saalih Muhammad.
11': Foul by Taylor Davila (LA Galaxy II).
11': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt blocked. Axel Essengue (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Picazo.
12': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy II) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Owen Lambe with a cross.
13': Danny Flores (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Carlos Harvey (LA Galaxy II).
16': Hand ball by Preston Judd (LA Galaxy II).
16': Foul by Tarn Weir (Oakland Roots).
16': Owen Lambe (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt blocked. Brandon Allen (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yohannes Harish.
18': Attempt saved. Akeem Ward (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ariel Mbumba.
21': Foul by Axel Essengue (LA Galaxy II).
21': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Ariel Mbumba (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II).
22': Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Foul by Preston Judd (LA Galaxy II).
28': Saalih Muhammad (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Axel Picazo.
30': Foul by José Hernández (Oakland Roots).
30': Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Attempt saved. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy II) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorge Hernández.
33': Attempt missed. Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Axel Picazo.
33': Goal! LA Galaxy II 1, Oakland Roots 0. Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorge Hernández.
34': Attempt saved. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taylor Davila.
35': Brandon Allen (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Carlos Harvey (LA Galaxy II).
35': Carlos Harvey (LA Galaxy II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt saved. Danny Flores (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
36': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Justin vom Steeg.
37': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Isaac Bawa.
37': Foul by Yohannes Harish (Oakland Roots).
37': Owen Lambe (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
42': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
42': Attempt missed. Danny Flores (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Max Ornstil following a corner.
45'+1': Foul by Taylor Davila (LA Galaxy II).
45'+1': Yohannes Harish (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Preston Judd.
45'+1': Corner, LA Galaxy II. Conceded by Paul Blanchette.
45'+2': Corner, LA Galaxy II. Conceded by Saalih Muhammad.
45'+2': First Half ends, LA Galaxy II 1, Oakland Roots 0.
45': Second Half begins LA Galaxy II 1, Oakland Roots 0.
46': Foul by Axel Essengue (LA Galaxy II).
46': Tarn Weir (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Axel Essengue (LA Galaxy II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47': Attempt missed. Tarn Weir (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ariel Mbumba with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
50': Attempt blocked. Tarn Weir (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
51': Carlos Harvey (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Brandon Allen (Oakland Roots).
52': Foul by Axel Essengue (LA Galaxy II).
52': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Substitution, LA Galaxy II. Adrian Gonzalez replaces Axel Essengue because of an injury.
55': Offside, Oakland Roots. Brandon Allen tries a through ball, but Danny Flores is caught offside.
57': Attempt missed. Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Axel Picazo with a cross.
58': Attempt saved. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy II) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Hernández.
58': Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
58': Attempt blocked. Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Drack.
58': Corner, LA Galaxy II. Conceded by Ariel Mbumba.
59': Corner, LA Galaxy II. Conceded by Akeem Ward.
59': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy II) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jorge Hernández with a cross following a corner.
60': Foul by Ariel Mbumba (Oakland Roots).
60': Joshua Drack (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Axel Picazo (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Akeem Ward (Oakland Roots).
62': Akeem Ward (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Tyler Blackwood replaces Brandon Allen.
64': Foul by Ariel Mbumba (Oakland Roots).
64': Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Offside, LA Galaxy II. Jorge Hernández tries a through ball, but Preston Judd is caught offside.
68': Foul by Yohannes Harish (Oakland Roots).
68': Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Yohannes Harish (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card.
73': Substitution, LA Galaxy II. Rémi Cabral replaces Axel Picazo.
73': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Joseph Restani replaces Ariel Mbumba.
74': Adrian Gonzalez (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Tarn Weir (Oakland Roots).
77': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Memo Diaz replaces Akeem Ward.
78': Attempt blocked. Preston Judd (LA Galaxy II) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
78': Corner, LA Galaxy II. Conceded by Max Ornstil.
78': Goal! LA Galaxy II 2, Oakland Roots 0. Carlos Harvey (LA Galaxy II) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Owen Lambe with a cross following a corner.
80': Attempt missed. Tyler Blackwood (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Memo Diaz.
82': Foul by José Hernández (Oakland Roots).
82': Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Danny Flores (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II).
84': Foul by Owen Lambe (LA Galaxy II).
84': Tarn Weir (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Goal! LA Galaxy II 3, Oakland Roots 0. Jorge Hernández (LA Galaxy II) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Drack.
86': Attempt saved. Tyler Blackwood (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tarn Weir.
86': Attempt missed. Danny Flores (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
87': Substitution, LA Galaxy II. Juan Calderón replaces Jorge Hernández.
87': Substitution, LA Galaxy II. Marcus Ferkranus replaces Carlos Harvey.
88': Hand ball by Owen Lambe (LA Galaxy II).
89': Attempt missed. Juan Calderón (LA Galaxy II) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Preston Judd with a cross.
90': Foul by Joseph Restani (Oakland Roots).
90': Taylor Davila (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Tyler Blackwood (Oakland Roots).
90'+2': Marcus Ferkranus (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Tyler Blackwood (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Danny Flores (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yohannes Harish.
90'+3': Foul by Soya Takahashi (Oakland Roots).
90'+3': Rémi Cabral (LA Galaxy II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, LA Galaxy II 3, Oakland Roots 0.
0': Match ends, LA Galaxy II 3, Oakland Roots 0.

Statistics

OAK		VCFC
16	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	3
58.2	Possession	41.8
10	SHOTS	21
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
406	Accurate Passes	266
462	Passes	327
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
16	Crosses	12
0.1	Cross %	0.4
39	Long Balls	46
23	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	15
25	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	12
11	Effective Clearances	11
11	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Louisville City FC	2	+4	6
2	Hartford Athletic	2	+3	4
3	Detroit City FC	1	+3	3
4	Charleston Battery	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Ventura County FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
18	Justin vom Steeg (GK)
35	Jesús Vázquez
27	Carlos Harvey
46	Isaac Bawa
47	Owen Lambe
36	Jorge Hernandez
34	Taylor Davila
51	Axel Essengue
31	Preston Judd
30	Joshua Drack
38	Axel Picazo

Ventura County FC Substitutes:

Felix Barajas, Victor Valdez, Juan Calderón, Adrian Gonzalez, Rémi Cabral, Marcus Ferkranus, Eric Lopez.

Oakland Roots (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Paul Blanchette (GK)
4	Max Ornstil
8	Saalih Muhammad
15	Akeem Ward
3	Soya Takahashi
22	Luis Flores
2	Ariel Mbumba
18	José Hernández
29	Brandon Allen
17	Tarn Weir
91	Yohannes Harish

Oakland Roots Substitutes:

Tyler Blackwood, Joseph Restani, Guillermo Diaz, Zeus de la Paz.

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