Phoenix Rising FC vs Oakland Roots, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

· USL Championship

11': Darren Mattocks

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Phoenix Rising FC are hosting Oakland Roots at Phoenix Rising Stadium at Wild Horse Pass, Chandler, Arizona, 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. Darnell King (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevon Lambert.
10': Attempt missed. Santiago Moar (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darren Mattocks.
10': Attempt blocked. Solomon Asante (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Moar.
10': Foul by Wal Fall (Oakland Roots).
10': Solomon Asante (Phoenix Rising) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Goal! Phoenix Rising 1, Oakland Roots 0. Darren Mattocks (Phoenix Rising) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aodhan Quinn with a cross following a set piece situation.
13': Attempt blocked. Ariel Mbumba (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Hernández.
15': Attempt blocked. Darren Mattocks (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Moar.
15': Foul by Darnell King (Phoenix Rising).
15': Soya Takahashi (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt blocked. Aodhan Quinn (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Moar.
17': Offside, Oakland Roots. Johnny Rodriguez tries a through ball, but Lindo Mfeka is caught offside.
19': Attempt saved. Darnell King (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tate Schmitt with a cross.
20': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Aodhan Quinn.
20': Attempt missed. Kai Greene (Oakland Roots) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Hernández with a cross following a corner.
22': Attempt missed. Lindo Mfeka (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Johnny Rodriguez.
23': Lindo Mfeka (Oakland Roots) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Akeem Ward with a cross.
23': Foul by Santiago Moar (Phoenix Rising).
23': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Attempt missed. Wal Fall (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
25': Foul by Soya Takahashi (Oakland Roots).
25': Solomon Asante (Phoenix Rising) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Offside, Oakland Roots. Emrah Klimenta tries a through ball, but Ariel Mbumba is caught offside.
27': Corner, Phoenix Rising. Conceded by Akeem Ward.
28': Attempt missed. Kevon Lambert (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Moar following a corner.
28': Attempt missed. Arturo Rodriguez (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
29': Hand ball by José Hernández (Oakland Roots).
30': Attempt missed. Solomon Asante (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
32': Offside, Oakland Roots. José Hernández tries a through ball, but Lindo Mfeka is caught offside.
33': Attempt blocked. Darnell King (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aodhan Quinn.
33': Attempt missed. Arturo Rodriguez (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aodhan Quinn.
36': Attempt saved. Solomon Asante (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tate Schmitt.
36': Corner, Phoenix Rising. Conceded by Akeem Ward.
38': Arturo Rodriguez (Phoenix Rising) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Johnny Rodriguez (Oakland Roots).
39': Foul by Kevon Lambert (Phoenix Rising).
39': Wal Fall (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Kevon Lambert (Phoenix Rising).
41': Wal Fall (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Lindo Mfeka (Oakland Roots).
45': James Musa (Phoenix Rising) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Santiago Moar (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Phoenix Rising 1, Oakland Roots 0.
45': Second Half begins Phoenix Rising 1, Oakland Roots 0.
45': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Matías Fissore replaces Max Ornstil.
46': Attempt blocked. Wal Fall (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Rodriguez.
49': Foul by Santiago Moar (Phoenix Rising).
49': Johnny Rodriguez (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Johnny Rodriguez (Oakland Roots).
51': James Musa (Phoenix Rising) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt missed. Lindo Mfeka (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Hernández.
53': Foul by James Musa (Phoenix Rising).
53': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by José Hernández (Oakland Roots).
54': Tate Schmitt (Phoenix Rising) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Attempt saved. Darren Mattocks (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arturo Rodriguez.
58': Corner, Phoenix Rising. Conceded by Kai Greene.
59': Corner, Phoenix Rising. Conceded by Akeem Ward.
60': Offside, Oakland Roots. Wal Fall tries a through ball, but Lindo Mfeka is caught offside.
61': Foul by Kevon Lambert (Phoenix Rising).
61': Lindo Mfeka (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Offside, Oakland Roots. Matías Fissore tries a through ball, but Johnny Rodriguez is caught offside.
63': Offside, Oakland Roots. Ariel Mbumba tries a through ball, but Soya Takahashi is caught offside.
63': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Travian Sousa replaces Johnny Rodriguez.
64': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Memo Diaz replaces Akeem Ward.
64': Attempt missed. Solomon Asante (Phoenix Rising) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Moar with a cross.
68': Attempt missed. Darren Mattocks (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
68': Substitution, Phoenix Rising. David Loera replaces Arturo Rodriguez.
69': Foul by Kevon Lambert (Phoenix Rising).
69': Travian Sousa (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Attempt missed. Santiago Moar (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aodhan Quinn.
71': Attempt saved. Santiago Moar (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tate Schmitt.
71': Corner, Phoenix Rising. Conceded by Paul Blanchette.
71': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Jeremy Bokila replaces Lindo Mfeka.
72': Attempt saved. Joseph Farrell (Phoenix Rising) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Solomon Asante with a cross.
72': Attempt saved. Darnell King (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darren Mattocks with a through ball.
73': Attempt missed. Santiago Moar (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Solomon Asante with a cross.
74': Corner, Phoenix Rising. Conceded by Soya Takahashi.
74': Hand ball by Kevon Lambert (Phoenix Rising).
76': Attempt saved. Jeremy Bokila (Oakland Roots) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Memo Diaz with a cross.
76': Foul by David Loera (Phoenix Rising).
76': Jeremy Bokila (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Tarek Morad replaces Ariel Mbumba.
77': Attempt blocked. Emrah Klimenta (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Bokila.
77': Attempt saved. Emrah Klimenta (Oakland Roots) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
78': Attempt blocked. Aodhan Quinn (Phoenix Rising) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tate Schmitt.
79': Attempt blocked. Darren Mattocks (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Loera.
80': Attempt missed. Solomon Asante (Phoenix Rising) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Moar.
81': Attempt saved. Soya Takahashi (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tarek Morad.
81': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Andre Rawls.
82': Offside, Oakland Roots. Matías Fissore tries a through ball, but Wal Fall is caught offside.
84': Attempt missed. Emrah Klimenta (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matías Fissore.
84': Substitution, Phoenix Rising. Jon Bakero replaces Darren Mattocks.
85': Substitution, Phoenix Rising. Joseph Calistri replaces Solomon Asante.
86': Hand ball by Santiago Moar (Phoenix Rising).
87': Foul by José Hernández (Oakland Roots).
87': Santiago Moar (Phoenix Rising) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt missed. Jeremy Bokila (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+1': Tarek Morad (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Wal Fall (Oakland Roots) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memo Diaz with a cross.
90'+3': Corner, Phoenix Rising. Conceded by Paul Blanchette.
90'+3': Substitution, Phoenix Rising. Prince Saydee replaces Santiago Moar.
90'+4': Substitution, Phoenix Rising. Manuel Madrid replaces Darnell King.
90'+5': Offside, Phoenix Rising. David Loera tries a through ball, but Prince Saydee is caught offside.
90'+6': Prince Saydee (Phoenix Rising) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Phoenix Rising 1, Oakland Roots 0.
0': Match ends, Phoenix Rising 1, Oakland Roots 0.

Statistics

OAK		PHX
8	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
7	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	7
7	Saves	4
49.1	Possession	50.9
14	SHOTS	25
4	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
387	Accurate Passes	383
470	Passes	479
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	11
16	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.6
55	Long Balls	59
25	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	6
8	Effective Tackles	5
15	Tackles	6
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
16	Interceptions	7
14	Effective Clearances	13
14	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Phoenix Rising Stadium at Wild Horse Pass
Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA
Attendance: 8,095

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

Phoenix Rising FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
24	Andre Rawls (GK)
41	James Musa
15	Joseph Farrell
25	Tate Schmitt
2	Darnell King
27	Kevon Lambert
14	Aodhan Quinn
12	Arturo Rodriguez
9	Darren Mattocks
7	Santi Moar
20	Solomon Asanté

Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:

Jon Bakero, Manuel Quezada, Edward Delgado, Luis Seijas, Joey Calistri, Prince Saydee, David Loera.

Oakland Roots (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Paul Blanchette (GK)
21	Emrah Klimenta
33	Kai Greene
3	Soya Takahashi
15	Akeem Ward
18	José Hernández
4	Max Ornstil
5	Wal Fall
10	Lindo Mfeka
2	Ariel Mbumba
61	Johnny Rodriguez

Oakland Roots Substitutes:

Matías Fissore, Tarek Morad, Jeremy Bokila, Guillermo Diaz, Travian Sousa, Joseph Nane Fils Eone, Taylor Bailey.

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