Tacoma Defiance vs Oakland Roots, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

· USL Championship
Tacoma Defiance
FT
0 - 0
Oakland Roots

About

Tacoma Defiance are hosting Oakland Roots at Cheney Stadium, Tacoma, Washington, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Quincy Amarikwa (Oakland Roots).
  • 1': Jackson Ragen (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Offside, Tacoma Defiance. Ray Serrano tries a through ball, but Samuel Adeniran is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Matías Fissore (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Akeem Ward.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Matías Fissore (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memo Diaz.
  • 8': Foul by Alex Villanueva (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 8': Jesús Enríquez (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Johnny Rodriguez (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Greene with a through ball.
  • 20': Offside, Oakland Roots. Paul Blanchette tries a through ball, but Quincy Amarikwa is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Tarek Morad (Oakland Roots).
  • 20': Ray Serrano (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Corner, Tacoma Defiance. Conceded by Kai Greene.
  • 23': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 23': Paul Blanchette (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Jesús Enríquez (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Stefan Cleveland.
  • 32': Foul by Tom Brewitt (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 32': Matías Fissore (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Akeem Ward (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wal Fall.
  • 38': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Taylor Mueller.
  • 38': Foul by Quincy Amarikwa (Oakland Roots).
  • 38': Obed Vargas (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Taylor Mueller (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 39': Wal Fall (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Quincy Amarikwa (Oakland Roots).
  • 40': Stefan Cleveland (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Quincy Amarikwa (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Villanueva.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jackson Ragen.
  • 45': Foul by Wal Fall (Oakland Roots).
  • 45': Taylor Mueller (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 45'+1': Joseph Nane (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Tacoma Defiance 0, Oakland Roots 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tacoma Defiance 0, Oakland Roots 0.
  • 46': Offside, Tacoma Defiance. Reed Baker-Whiting tries a through ball, but Ray Serrano is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 50': Jesús Enríquez (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Quincy Amarikwa (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Akeem Ward with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Johnny Rodriguez (Oakland Roots) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memo Diaz with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Ray Serrano (Tacoma Defiance) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Baker.
  • 57': Substitution, Tacoma Defiance. Alec Diaz replaces Juan Alvarez.
  • 57': Substitution, Tacoma Defiance. Daniel Robles replaces Reed Baker-Whiting.
  • 63': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Ariel Mbumba replaces Johnny Rodriguez.
  • 63': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Max Ornstil replaces Joseph Nane.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (Tacoma Defiance) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Baker.
  • 63': Foul by Tom Brewitt (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 63': Paul Blanchette (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Jesús Enríquez (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Fissore.
  • 67': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Tom Brewitt.
  • 68': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Obed Vargas.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Max Ornstil (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 69': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Tom Brewitt.
  • 70': Akeem Ward (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Obed Vargas (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 71': Offside, Tacoma Defiance. Obed Vargas tries a through ball, but Samuel Adeniran is caught offside.
  • 74': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Taylor Mueller.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Jesús Enríquez (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ariel Mbumba.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (Tacoma Defiance) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Villanueva with a cross.
  • 78': Foul by Ray Serrano (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 78': Wal Fall (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Wal Fall (Oakland Roots).
  • 80': Ray Serrano (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Jeremy Bokila replaces Quincy Amarikwa.
  • 81': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Yohannes Harish replaces Jesús Enríquez.
  • 83': Alex Villanueva (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Yohannes Harish (Oakland Roots).
  • 83': Attempt missed. Cody Baker (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Adeniran.
  • 84': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 84': Memo Diaz (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Oakland Roots).
  • 85': Tom Brewitt (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Cody Baker.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Kai Greene (Oakland Roots) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memo Diaz with a cross.
  • 87': Offside, Oakland Roots. Matías Fissore tries a through ball, but Ariel Mbumba is caught offside.
  • 88': Corner, Tacoma Defiance. Conceded by Akeem Ward.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Tom Brewitt (Tacoma Defiance) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ray Serrano with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Foul by Max Ornstil (Oakland Roots).
  • 90': Obed Vargas (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Max Ornstil (Oakland Roots).
  • 90': Obed Vargas (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Max Ornstil (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Samuel Adeniran (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 90'+1': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Cody Baker.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Tarek Morad (Oakland Roots) with an attempt from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Yohannes Harish with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Samuel Adeniran.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ariel Mbumba (Oakland Roots).
  • 90'+2': Obed Vargas (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Ariel Mbumba (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Tacoma Defiance 0, Oakland Roots 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Tacoma Defiance 0, Oakland Roots 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Tacoma Defiance 0, Oakland Roots 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 4
59.3 Possession 40.7
12 SHOTS 7
4 ON GOAL 0
0.3 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
508 Accurate Passes 338
599 Passes 413
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 2
26 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.1
77 Long Balls 61
42 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 3
19 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.3
9 Interceptions 11
19 Effective Clearances 25
19 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Cheney Stadium
Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Attendance: 833

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Louisville City FC 30 +37 73
2 Charleston Battery 30 +30 62
3 North Carolina FC 30 +1 45
4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 +4 44
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Line-Ups

TAC Tacoma Defiance (3-4-3)

No. Name
30 Stefan Cleveland (GK)
99 Tom Brewitt
95 Jackson Ragen
74 Taylor Mueller
76 Reed Baker-Whiting
73 Obed Vargas
35 Alex Villanueva
41 Cody Baker
80 Ray Serrano Lopez
98 Samuel Adeniran
97 Juan Alvarez
Tacoma Defiance Substitutes:
Joe Hafferty, Eric Kinzner, Marlon Vargas, Daniel Robles, Christian Herrera, Issa Rayyan, Alec Diaz.

OAK Oakland Roots (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
20 Paul Blanchette (GK)
6 Tarek Morad
33 Kai Greene
15 Akeem Ward
23 Guillermo Diaz
7 Matías Fissore
5 Wal Fall
11 Jesús Enríquez
25 Quincy Amarikwa Yellow Card
12 Joseph Nane Fils Eone
61 Johnny Rodriguez
Oakland Roots Substitutes:
Soya Takahashi, Yohannes Harish, Max Ornstil, Jeremy Bokila, Emrah Klimenta, Taylor Bailey, Ariel Mbumba.

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