Live Blog: Oakland Roots vs. Las Vegas Lights (October 2)

Welcome to tonight's edition of the blog's live coverage of Oakland Roots' meeting with Las Vegas Lights from Laney College. 

Oakland enters as the fifth-ranked team in the Pacific Division with an 8-6-11 record against last-place Las Vegas at 5-2-19

Here is Bloom's official match preview for tonight, where he highlights some of the Roots' most hated opposing players and how Vegas walks into Saturday night winding down on a dreadful season.

Here's an excerpt from Bloom's preview that puts things in perspective on a must-win match for Roots SC: 

Lights started the season bad and have become terrible. Since a 2-2 draw at home to Phoenix Rising on August 8, the Lights have lost nine straight. Dear God, please do not let Oakland drop points in this game.

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Key Events

Lights equalizer - 89'

Lights red card - 73'

Traore committs his 2nd yellow.

Roots goal - 29'

Roots ahead on an own goal at 29'. Ball in from Lindo, targetting Quincy, and the defensive header couldn't have been more perfectly placed for Oakland. 2-1

Roots goal - 25'

Equalizer! Lindo finds Quincy unmanned in the area for a free header goal. His first in a Roots' uni at 25'

PK save by Lights - 18'

Memo Diaz draws his 3rd PK of season but Quincy can't put it away. Big save by Rando at 18'

Lights goal - 6'

Play down wing by Vazquez, knocked in by Trejo. No offside call. 

Lights Starting 11

Roots Starting 11

GK Paul Blanchette, CB Kai Greene, CB Emrah Klimenta, WB Soya Takahashi, WB Memo Diaz,  M Ariel Mbumba, M Wal Fall, M Lindo Mfeka, M Mati Fissore, FW Quincy Amarikwa, FW Jeremy Bokila 

Timeline

Full time

Jordan Ferrell on the draw: "We gave away two points tonight, for sure. We saw a couple of minutes before the end, it was overconfidence from being up 11 players to 10 is what killed us..." 

Lights goal - 89'

Blanchette save - 85'

Roots free kick - 83'

Wal Fall draws foul about 10 yards above area. Shot deflects wide for corner.  

LV chance missed - 81'

Vegas has a header trail wide. 

Attendance - 5,044 

2021 high. 

Red card on Lights - 73'

Lights get red carded at 73'. Traore committs his 2nd yellow.

Sub - 72'

Quincy off for Brian Brown. 

Roots attempt hits post - 69'

Johnny shot hits off the far post. 

Double Sub - 64'

Johnny Rodriguez on for Bokila. Yohannes Harish for Mbumba. 

Lights chance - 63'

Ball cleared with open net by Roots. 

Wal free kick - 53'

Lindo draws foul avout 5 yards above the area. Wal Fall takes the shot with fireworks shooting in the background. Shot trails high

Roots corner - 49'

Halftime notes:

Roots concede a questionable goal, Trejo looked badly offside in the replay. Since then, all Oakland. Quincy could have two goals, landed a nice header. 

Stats: 60 percent possession, 7 shots with 3 on target, 6 chances created. Lights have 7 shots, 3 on target, 4 chances created. 

Two attempts missed - 45+1'

Mbumba low cross into Bokila. Skips out to Wal Fall, attempt saved. 

Foul on Quincy, Wal shot high - 42'

Quincy getting in their head, draws hard foul. Wal Fall attempt goes high. 

Roots goal - 25'

Equalizer! Lindo finds Quincy unmanned in the area for a free header goal. His first in a Roots' uni at 25'

Quincy shot wide - 23'

Shot trails wide for Quincy.  

Memo looks for Bokila - 23'

Near chance.

Save Blanchette - 21'

Memo draws PK - 18'

Memo Diaz draws his 3rd PK of season but Quincy can't put it away. Big save by Rando at 18'

Lights goal - 6'

Looked offside, goal goes in for Trejo. Assisted by Vazquez. 

Hard foul on Mfeka - 2'

Leads to ball in, ball falls to Wal Fall. Questionable foul in area, no call. Contact on Wal's leg while in possession.