Oakland Roots vs Las Vegas Lights FC, 2024 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

FT
0 - 3

46': Coleman Gannon
50': Gaoussou Samake
66': Valentin Noël

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Oakland Roots are hosting Las Vegas Lights FC at Pioneer Stadium, Hayward, 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': Foul by Valentin Noël (Las Vegas Lights FC).
2': Jeciel Cedeño (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Napo Matsoso (Oakland Roots).
2': Jean-Claude Ngando (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Emrah Klimenta (Las Vegas Lights FC).
3': Trayvone Reid (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Attempt missed. Niall Logue (Oakland Roots) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guillermo Diaz with a cross following a set piece situation.
8': Foul by Daniel Gomez (Oakland Roots).
8': Valentin Noël (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Valentin Noël (Las Vegas Lights FC).
9': Napo Matsoso (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt blocked. Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Guillermo Diaz with a cross.
12': Hand ball by Shawn Smart (Las Vegas Lights FC).
13': Hand ball by Neveal Hackshaw (Oakland Roots).
14': Foul by Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots).
14': Jean-Claude Ngando (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt saved. Trayvone Reid (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
19': Foul by Shawn Smart (Las Vegas Lights FC).
19': Justin Rasmussen (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots).
19': Shawn Smart (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots).
20': Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Foul by Neveal Hackshaw (Oakland Roots).
22': Jean-Claude Ngando (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Guillermo Diaz (Oakland Roots).
22': Hayden Sargis (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Coleman Gannon (Las Vegas Lights FC).
23': Offside, Oakland Roots. Jeciel Cedeño is caught offside.
24': Foul by Solomon Asante (Las Vegas Lights FC).
24': Napo Matsoso (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Justin Rasmussen (Oakland Roots).
27': Shawn Smart (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Jean-Claude Ngando (Las Vegas Lights FC).
29': Napo Matsoso (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Emrah Klimenta (Las Vegas Lights FC).
30': Guillermo Diaz (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Emrah Klimenta (Las Vegas Lights FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt saved. Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Justin Rasmussen with a headed pass.
32': Foul by Fabien Garcia (Las Vegas Lights FC).
32': Trayvone Reid (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Attempt saved. Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Guillermo Diaz with a cross.
35': Corner, Las Vegas Lights FC. Conceded by Justin Rasmussen.
36': Corner, Las Vegas Lights FC. Conceded by Neveal Hackshaw.
36': Attempt saved. Hayden Sargis (Las Vegas Lights FC) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaoussou Samaké with a cross.
37': Attempt missed. Neveal Hackshaw (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Trayvone Reid.
40': Foul by Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots).
40': Shawn Smart (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Jean-Claude Ngando (Las Vegas Lights FC).
40': Napo Matsoso (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Emrah Klimenta (Las Vegas Lights FC).
41': Trayvone Reid (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Shawn Smart (Las Vegas Lights FC).
44': Foul by Riki Alba (Las Vegas Lights FC).
44': Niall Logue (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Gaoussou Samaké (Las Vegas Lights FC).
45'+1': Gagi Margvelashvili (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Coleman Gannon (Las Vegas Lights FC).
45'+1': Paul Blanchette (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Coleman Gannon (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Napo Matsoso (Oakland Roots).
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Riki Alba (Las Vegas Lights FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Noël.
45'+3': Corner, Las Vegas Lights FC. Conceded by Neveal Hackshaw.
45'+4': Corner, Las Vegas Lights FC. Conceded by Neveal Hackshaw.
45'+4': First Half ends, Oakland Roots 0, Las Vegas Lights FC 0.
45': Second Half begins Oakland Roots 0, Las Vegas Lights FC 0.
45': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Miche-Naider Chéry replaces Justin Rasmussen.
46': Goal! Oakland Roots 0, Las Vegas Lights FC 1. Coleman Gannon (Las Vegas Lights FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Solomon Asante.
48': Attempt saved. Trayvone Reid (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miche-Naider Chéry.
48': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Raiko Arozarena.
49': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Shawn Smart.
50': Goal! Oakland Roots 0, Las Vegas Lights FC 2. Gaoussou Samaké (Las Vegas Lights FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Valentin Noël with a through ball.
52': Foul by Riki Alba (Las Vegas Lights FC).
52': Gagi Margvelashvili (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Attempt missed. Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trayvone Reid.
54': Offside, Las Vegas Lights FC. Riki Alba is caught offside.
55': Attempt saved. Hayden Sargis (Las Vegas Lights FC) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Emrah Klimenta.
56': Offside, Oakland Roots. Miche-Naider Chéry is caught offside.
58': Attempt blocked. Jeciel Cedeño (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Guillermo Diaz.
58': Foul by Miche-Naider Chéry (Oakland Roots).
58': Raiko Arozarena (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Corner, Las Vegas Lights FC. Conceded by Gagi Margvelashvili.
60': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Etsgar Cruz replaces Napo Matsoso.
61': Attempt missed. Riki Alba (Las Vegas Lights FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gaoussou Samaké.
61': Substitution, Las Vegas Lights FC. Edison Azcona replaces Solomon Asante.
63': Foul by Edison Azcona (Las Vegas Lights FC).
63': Neveal Hackshaw (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Edison Azcona (Las Vegas Lights FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt missed. Niall Logue (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Emrah Klimenta (Las Vegas Lights FC).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Edison Azcona (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Foul by Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots).
66': Goal! Oakland Roots 0, Las Vegas Lights FC 3. Valentin Noël (Las Vegas Lights FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaoussou Samaké.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Shawn Smart (Las Vegas Lights FC).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Lindo Mfeka replaces Trayvone Reid.
69': Valentin Noël (Las Vegas Lights FC) is shown the yellow card.
72': Foul by Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots).
72': Shawn Smart (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Baboucarr Njie (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Foul by Shawn Smart (Las Vegas Lights FC).
76': Shawn Smart (Las Vegas Lights FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Edison Azcona (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Guillermo Diaz (Oakland Roots).
79': Foul by Gaoussou Samaké (Las Vegas Lights FC).
79': Guillermo Diaz (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Edison Azcona (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Etsgar Cruz (Oakland Roots).
80': Substitution, Las Vegas Lights FC. Maliek Howell replaces Shawn Smart.
80': Substitution, Las Vegas Lights FC. Gennaro Nigro replaces Gaoussou Samaké.
81': Attempt missed. Jean-Claude Ngando (Las Vegas Lights FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
81': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Ilya Alekseev replaces Baboucarr Njie.
82': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Hayden Sargis.
82': Foul by Miche-Naider Chéry (Oakland Roots).
82': Raiko Arozarena (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Gennaro Nigro.
85': Attempt missed. Guillermo Diaz (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeciel Cedeño with a cross following a corner.
87': Foul by Riki Alba (Las Vegas Lights FC).
87': Gagi Margvelashvili (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Substitution, Las Vegas Lights FC. Khori Bennett replaces Riki Alba.
88': Attempt blocked. Lindo Mfeka (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gagi Margvelashvili with a cross.
88': Foul by Khori Bennett (Las Vegas Lights FC).
88': Niall Logue (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt blocked. Miche-Naider Chéry (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Guillermo Diaz.
90'+1': Edison Azcona (Las Vegas Lights FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Foul by Niall Logue (Oakland Roots).
90'+2': Foul by Gennaro Nigro (Las Vegas Lights FC).
90'+2': Jeciel Cedeño (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Gennaro Nigro (Las Vegas Lights FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Coleman Gannon (Las Vegas Lights FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Noël.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Oakland Roots 0, Las Vegas Lights FC 3.
0': Match ends, Oakland Roots 0, Las Vegas Lights FC 3.

Statistics

LVL		OAK
23	Fouls	17
5	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	2
43.3	Possession	56.7
9	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	4
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
247	Accurate Passes	358
332	Passes	443
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	6
18	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.4
58	Long Balls	62
21	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	9
16	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	16
20	Effective Clearances	16
20	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Pioneer Stadium
Location: Hayward, California, USA
Attendance: 2,812

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#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Orange County SC	7	+4	14
2	El Paso Locomotive FC	5	+9	13
3	San Antonio FC	7	+2	12
4	Sacramento Republic FC	6	+3	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

Oakland Roots (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
20	Paul Blanchette (GK)
4	Gagi Margvelashvili
3	Niall Logue
14	Justin Rasmussen
23	Guillermo Diaz
11	Trayvon Reid
15	Neveal Hackshaw
7	Napo Matsoso
2	Baboucarr Njie
6	Daniel Gomez
22	Jeciel Cedeno

Oakland Roots Substitutes:

Bryan Tamacas, Miche-Naider Chéry, Javier Bedolla-Vera, Irakoze Donasiyano, Thomas Camier, Timothy Syrel, Lindo Mfeka, Ilya Alekseev, Etsgar Cruz.

Las Vegas Lights FC (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
56	Raiko Arozarena (GK)
23	Emrah Klimenta
4	Fabien Garcia
3	Hayden Sargis
20	Shawn Smart
27	Valentin Noël
26	Jean-Claude Ngando
9	Riki Alba
8	Coleman Gannon
72	Gaoussou Samake
14	Solomon Asanté

Las Vegas Lights FC Substitutes:

Alexander Romero, Khori Bennett, Nicholas Ammeter, All Gue, Maliek Howell, Edison Azcona, Gennaro Michael Nigro.

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