This Week 6-16-25

Our coverage was at San Jose Wednesday for USL League Two, and Saturday for the SF Derby.

PayPal Park hosted another major sporting event, this time the Gold Cup.


The highlights from the Roots are up from Michael Koenig at Soccer Bay Area and Jonathan Comeaux at The Blog.

Oakland Roots’ Offensive Drought Continues in Loss to Colorado Springs

Oakland Roots sputter in 1-nil loss to Colorado Springs Switchbacks

BREAKING: Oakland Roots release Justin Rasmussen following player request

 

Bay FC stuck to a defensive strategy against Orlando Pride and it backfired as they lose to the defending champions 1-0.

What we learned as one costly mistake sends Bay FC to loss vs. Orlando Pride

The weekly dispatch again is from Jason Reed/Field of Daydreams, which is coming up later Tuesday/Wednesday.  The Bay Area got another visit from Marta, who was slated to retire last season but decided to extend her contract for two more years including this.  However, it was Barbra Banda who was the star of the show and her 58th minute goal was enough to give the visitors the win.  Next up for Bay FC is a road trip to New York against Gotham FC on Saturday June 20 at 4:30pm before the summer break.

Marta in action against Bay FC ((Jason Reed/fieldofdaydreams)

 

Marta of Orlando once again made her return to the Bay Area. The Brazilian star signed an extension to remain with the team (Jason Reed/fieldofdaydreams)

 

Barbra Banda’s strike in the 53rd minute was enough to give Orlando the win over Bay FC (Jason Reed/Field of Daydreams)

 

The Quakes salvage a draw on the road at Portland Friday night and get a 1-1 draw thanks to Preston Judd’s late strike.  Another break before one more road match at Dallas on June 25.

 

And the USA dispatch from Kevin Nguyen and Doug Zimmerman at Soccer Bay Area.

USMNT snap losing streak in San Jose, Malik Tillman relishes first goals for country

Jose Rocha of Rocha Multimedia has his report on the USA/Trinidad match as well.  Check it out and follow him on Instagram for Gold Cup and soccer updates.

United States Kicks Off Gold Cup 2025 With Dominant Outing (Rocha Report)

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