Last week’s coverage took us to San Francisco for City on Wednesday, Moraga for the Town FC on Friday, San Jose for Bay FC, and back to San Francisco for a City win and again to San Jose for a long awaited Quakes victory.
We start with the Roots where Michael at Soccer Bay Area and Jon at the Roots Blog have their takes on a suddenly surging team in the USL Championship.
Oakland Roots Find a Way to Win Over Top Scoring Team in the East
Live Blog: Oakland Roots vs. Louisville City FC (July 6, 2024)
Update 7/16: Jack at the Roots Blog has his summary of the match. This is included in this report instead.
Oakland Roots move into 2nd with big 1-0 win over Louisville City; the response, defense, more
Bay FC didn’t get off to a good start and never recovered as they lose to the Washington Spirit in the last NWSL game before the Olympic break–during the hiatus the team will play matches against San Diego, Angel City, and Liga MX Femenil team Club America in the Summer Cup. Doug at Soccer Bay Area has his summary on the match in which both teams had their national team players honored.
What we learned: Bay FC’s slow start dooms team to loss before Olympic break
The Soul’s 2024 season come to an end once again. Jon pulls double duty with his coverage of their match
Live Blog: Oakland Soul vs. FC Olympia, First-Round W League Playoffs (July 5, 2024)
The Quakes finally snap their losing streak. Kevin at Soccer Bay Area has the highlights from the match.
New formation, familiar faces inspire Quakes’ first clean sheet victory of the season
To close, Brazil and Colombia played at Levi’s Stadium in a Copa America group stage match with both teams drawing even at one goal each. Another report is filed from Soccer Bay Area, courtesy of Simon Campbell