00:00Roots players this evening with shirts supporting a cause near and near the heart of their head coach Ryan Martin
00:05as they take the field.
00:07Tonight's match is brought to you by AVA Community Energy. It's the Roots welcoming Orange County.
00:11Pivotal point it feels like in the seasons for both as we meet the starting lineups beginning with the homestanding
00:17Roots.
00:17Lineups brought to you by AVA Community Energy.
00:19Well after you have that feel good feeling against San Antonio, why not stick with what works?
00:22They had 11 shots in that match against San Antonio. Good quality for their 1-0 win.
00:28But that volume has to equal big chances Joe.
00:31Sometimes you have to pull the strings like a coach to know where to go and know where to hold.
00:35Hagar comes back in. McKinnon brings some goals into this lineup. Very, very important.
00:40Third meeting of the season between Oakland and Orange County.
00:43It's the visitors looking for the season sweep.
00:46The Roots trying to stay that off and we're underway at the Coliseum.
00:49Alongside Ryan Davis, I'm Joe Malfoy. Glad to have you with us on ESPN+.
00:53Through for Prentice. Wolfgang Prentice scanning to the end line.
00:58Trying to cut it back for Bruno Lapa. Prentice again lays it off Florian Velo.
01:02Deflected! Saved by Rando! That's what he can do with his shot stopping off a deflection.
01:08Show them. Know where to pull them. And I think Dani still made a big decision that paid off.
01:14It almost paid off in a much bigger way. We'll come back to that in a second.
01:17Prentice taking again toward the end line. Rando slapping it away. Not far enough.
01:22Below's there. Below. Back for De Vicente. And lost in the end.
01:30Last week after Hagar scored that goal, it made it 2-1 in that game against Tulsa.
01:34All the momentum was at the back of Orange County. And then the Rando mistake happened where he overran the
01:40ball.
01:40It made it 3-1 Tulsa. And you could sense all the wind came out of the sails of Orange
01:45County.
01:463 became 5 very quickly. If not for the Rando mistake, Ricky Lopez, Espin and I were on the call
01:52for that game.
01:53And we genuinely believe they would have turned around and probably won that game or at least tied that game
01:57instead of losing 5-1.
01:58As Valo goes for a goal and it's in! Oh, Rando missed it! Valo scores it!
02:02It's nightmares again for the Orange County keeper. And the Roots have the lead.
02:07It made it!
02:14Well, Valo got the email. Test Rando early and test him often.
02:19He looked across to see if he was going to cross the ball.
02:22But the delivery, Joe, was very deliberate. It was very close to Rando.
02:27And boy, oh boy. Take a bow, Valo. That was fantastic.
02:34The shaky Rando was always going to be tested. Look at Valo. Take a look at the last post.
02:40But look how close.
02:40Now there's a dead ball position in the perfect distance.
02:43And keep an eye on De Vicente because last week it was the left-footed shot around the wall that
02:47beat Rando.
02:48It is De Vicente again and it almost happened again. This time, though, it's wide of the post.
02:53To try and test him yet again. Go keep aside to see how Rando handles it.
02:59A carbon copy of last week. It was DeLenz Pierre who buried the freak.
03:03Kelly floats it in. Headed away by Garcia.
03:09Kelly, second effort. Headed away again.
03:14Play on. This is the referee, Emil Bensalap.
03:17A long way out. Testing McIntosh. Not a bad effort from Tyson Espy.
03:24There's never the perfect shot. Your technique makes it the perfect shot.
03:28And what Espy did there showed that he has great technique on the ball.
03:31To take that ball from out wide and test McIntosh.
03:3417 years of age. A lot of hype around him.
03:37This organization has sent a lot of talent to Europe in recent years.
03:41Feels like Tyson Espy is the next name on that list.
03:54Spons Silla. Going for a goal. Saved by McIntosh. Loose in front.
03:58McKinnon! And the offside flag negates it.
04:02You just used the word a moment ago, Ryan.
04:05That when you get Silla, when you get Hagar involved,
04:08it allows McKinnon and Bazini to scavenge.
04:11And that is almost exactly what McKinnon just did.
04:13And I talked about the technique before.
04:15A play. Minute coming gone. That should do it for this first half.
04:18Both these teams coming into this game in very different ways.
04:20Oakland on the back of their first win in two months
04:23on the road against San Antonio, feeling good.
04:25Emil Bensalap sends us on our way now in half number two.
04:29Alongside Ryan Davis, I'm Joe Malfa.
04:30It's Orange County and the Oakland Roots.
04:32And it's the Roots up 1-0.
04:35Let's see if the magic of Donny Stone continues.
04:41Kelly plays it back for Dogman.
04:44Now Dogman floats it in.
04:46They get the header across that they were looking for.
04:48On the volley, now smashed by Hagar just wide.
04:51Oh, it was close.
04:53Looks like the Roots want it more right now.
04:56Flipped in again toward McIntosh.
04:58Awkwardly punches away.
04:59Headed back toward Golbazzini on the turn off the post.
05:02Loose in front.
05:03Scylla misses.
05:05One up.
05:06For McKinnon to nod it in and was called offside.
05:08Didn't handle this one too well.
05:11Again, ball bobbling around.
05:13Comes off the post kindly.
05:19And behind now Prentice.
05:21Handed by Espy cutting in.
05:23Wolfgang Prentice curling.
05:25Rando stopping.
05:27The drums a bit louder if they find a second goal.
05:30De Vicente blasting one.
05:32It was a great spot.
05:34Now on the volley.
05:34Hacksaw swinging his leg through.
05:36It's wide.
05:37Back there.
05:38So he's full of confidence.
05:40Garcia.
05:41And that's trickling through the rest of his squad.
05:43Hagar through.
05:44Chance here.
05:44Flag stays down.
05:45Wrong side of the near post.
05:47Just into the match.
05:50Jalen Lindsey helping win that ball back.
05:52And Lyon McKinnon then upfield with a chance.
05:57Beautiful ball through by Hagar.
05:59But once he's going towards goal.
06:01It turns the forwards into finishers.
06:04And I tell you what.
06:05Lindsey has to get around the Joe.
06:06The ball is always going across your body.
06:08If you don't over exaggerate.
06:10It's just going to splice off your laces.
06:12Like your golf drive.
06:13Lyon McKinnon was doing.
06:15They actually ruled a deflection on there.
06:16So McKinnon maybe does get spared what we thought was a miss.
06:20Now from the corner.
06:21Loose in front.
06:22McIntosh the save.
06:23Yannick Bazzini finishes.
06:26They've been knocking on the door this second half.
06:29And Orange County finally level.
06:31Eighth on the season for Yannick Bazzini.
06:39Well they scored in the 60th minute.
06:41This is the time they score.
06:4246 to 60.
06:44It works yet again.
06:45Great delivery by Kelly.
06:46Lepley has every one second guessing.
06:48But Randall McIntosh.
06:50Why are you not holding that ball?
06:53Pushes the ball right back into the.
06:55Into the free.
06:57And Orange County players are just swarming and waiting.
06:59For a mistake like that.
07:01He was let off the hook.
07:03With a not so good finish on the far post.
07:06But then.
07:07Back for Trejo.
07:10Trejo.
07:11Back post.
07:12Settled by Lepley.
07:13Laid off for Velo.
07:14Oh.
07:15Just wide.
07:21Halfway through stoppage time.
07:22A dozen corners this evening.
07:24Velo dropping in.
07:25Randall through traffic.
07:26He missed it.
07:26Loose it.
07:27Front saved off the line.
07:29And out for another corner.
07:32Wow.
07:34Prentice.
07:37Well now it's just about Silla.
07:38With some space and speed.
07:40It's a very smart foul from Biara Hanga.
07:42It is the happiest yellow he might have ever taken in his career.
07:46Talk about taking one for the team.
07:48Lovely sequence by Orange County.
07:50Getting orange shirts forward for the free kick.
07:52Initial free kick.
07:54Now he'll do it.
07:55And there is the final whistle.
07:56It's 1-1 to end the evening.
07:58wateringing.
07:59The immediacy the rip.
08:01Is out there.
08:03Somebody theeder will fight right in the room.
08:04Are you depressed?
08:04Of you.
08:04So there is no danger.
