This Week 3-25-24

Double coverage this weekend at PayPal Park with the Quakes finally winning their first game of the 2024 season against Seattle and a friendly finally played after being postponed in October.

Bay FC lose to Washington Spirit 2-1 with a goal from Dorian Bailey in the 11th minute, who was originally drafted by her former team in 2019. Asisat Oshoala gets on the scoring tally with the assist.  The Sprit tied the game with a goal from Hal Hershfelt in the 23rd minute with the game winner late into stoppage time from Croix Bethune.  The women will finally open at home against the Houston Dash this Saturday.

The Town FC (formerly Quakes 2) get an away win against Timbers 2 on the road with the final being 3-1.

The NPSL roundup is here courtesy of Mike at Soccer Bay Area.  The plan is to cover select games from the league once again this year.

NPSL Golden Gate Conference: Week 3 Roundup

Soccer Bay Area has their Quakes summary courtesy of Kevin…

Key lineup changes propel Quakes to their first victory of the season

While Mike at Soccer Bay Area (again) and Jonathan at the Roots Blog share their takes on the Roots loss to defending USL champions Phoenix:

Former Oakland Roots Stars Lead Phoenix Rising to Win Over Their Former Club

Oakland Roots falls to Phoenix Rising; identity, attacking woes, international duty, more

In addition to the Leagues Cup being announced with MLS and Liga MX, the NWSL and Liga MX Femenil will be playing their own version of the USA vs Mexico tournament.  Bay FC will once again play against their West Coast rivals San Diego Wave and Angel City FC, with the first game in San Diego and the second game at PayPal Park.  Club America’s women’s team will also be part of the tournament with that match again here at PayPal Park.

The schedule for Bay FC is here, with the semi-final played the week of August 4 and the title match on the weekend of October 25 – 27.

Is there anything else you like to see here?  Let us know on our Instagram page @3pointsport.  Stay tuned for news and highlights from The Town FC and the Bay Area USL League Two clubs as well.

Pumas vs Comunicaciones

In a match that was postponed from October 16, 2023 the game was finally played this past Sunday at PayPal Park pitting one of Mexico’s popular clubs in UNAM (nicknamed Pumas) against one of Guatemala’s storied teams in Comunicaciones.

UNAM put on a show for their fans, which ended up being the most supported in the PayPal Park stands, as they defeated Comunicaciones 4-0.

Our photo album is here:

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Next up are domestic league matches–for UNAM they host Cruz Azul on Saturday March 30 at 8pm while Comunicaciones meet Antigua GFC on the road Wednesday March 27 7pm.

Quakes v Sounders

After four losses to start the 2024 MLS campaign the Quakes finally get a win with a 3-2 victory over Seattle.  Vitor Costa and Cristian Espinoza got the home team on board with two successive goals in one minute with three minutes remaining late in the first half.  However, the visitors came back with two goals of their own with Raúl Ruidiaz scoring off the penalty spot in the 72nd minute and Danny Musovski drawing even 9 minutes later.  Jeremy Ebobisse, as a late substitute for Preston Judd in the 76th minute, scored the game winner in the 83rd minute to give the team the full three points.

Our photo album is here.

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Next up for the Quakes is a road game in Houston this Saturday March 30 at 5:30 as part of a Texas tour–with Austin the other opponent on April 6 at the same time.  The Sounders will continue their road trip against the LA Galaxy this Saturday at 7:30.

Latest News

A bit of a “Cupset” as El Farolito defeat Timbers 2 on the road.  Rather than wait until the Monday Weekly Post, we’ll share the news courtesy of Doug at Soccer Bay Area with his story about this match.

Cupset! El Farolito defeats Timbers 2 to advance in US Open Cup

 

Plus kudos to the one supporter travelling away.  Yes we do know him personally but we’ll let this one photo tell the story.  Photo credit: northsiderssfcityfc IG

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Since Bay FC will be kicking off their home schedule next Saturday March 30, we’ll share some past highlights from last year, mostly from the SF Glens women’s season.  Their schedule has been announced but as of press time their 2024 venue has not been made official.

The Oakland Soul also announced their 2024 schedule.  Their home venue will be Merritt College once again, with one match being a doubleheader with Project 51O.

 
 
 
 
 
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USL W League, League 2 roundup – week 1

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We’ll share one more from the vault when the last women’s professional team FC Gold Pride played in 2010.

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Extra: We’ll throw it back to 2009.  Some familiar faces on the team.

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This Week 3-18-24

Herstory was made with the inaugural game for Bay FC, who take on Angel City FC in Los Angeles.  The result was a 1-0 win in the first match in 14 years for a Bay Area women’s professional team.  Doug at Soccer Bay Area has the story on the match plus a preview on what to expect from the upcoming season.

5 things we learned – Bay FC top Angel City FC in first-ever game

2024 Preview: Bay FC brings in impressive roster of International players, NWSL vets for first season

History made but with the opposite result.  While this is the third year of the Earthquakes reserves in MLS Next Pro the team has been rebranded as The Town FC, who will play the majority of matches at St. Mary’s College in Moraga.  Once again Doug has the story on their 2-1 loss against another rebranded club, Ventura County FC–who inherits the mantle from Galaxy 2 aka Los Dos.

The Town FC score, but lose to Ventura County FC in inaugural match

The Roots draw 1-1 – Michael at Soccer Bay Area and Jonathan at the Roots Blog have their takes.

Makeshift Roots Lineup Earns a Point vs. USL Championship Finalists

Oakland Roots tie 1-1 with Charleston Battery; Ilya Alekseev & Project 51O, Memo Diaz, the striker role, more

Some news from the Roots front, where they will all but likely play at the Coliseum for the 2025 season.  However, their stadium at the old Malibu Grand Prix lot is still on for the following year.  Once again Doug has the deets.

Oakland Roots and Soul approved to play at Oakland Coliseum in 2025

SF City secured a deal with Muni to sponsor their jerseys, while their rival SF Glens have inked a sponsorship deal with Guinness.  Doug again at Soccer Bay Area reports on this agreement.

SF Glens announce Guinness shirt sponsorship

Also–our one game of the week. Club Tepa and Silicon Valley Galaxy draw even at 2 each.

2024 Quakes 2 Schedule

Of note: the schedule was announced before the official agreement of the Town FC becoming the Quakes affiliate and taking of the staffing and players from Quakes 2.

St. Mary’s College will now host all but three of the home games–which will be at PayPal Park.

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EARTHQUAKES II 2024 MLS NEXT PRO SCHEDULE

DATE

HOME

OPPONENT

TIME (PT)

Sunday, Mar. 17

LA Galaxy II

Quakes II

5:00 PM

Friday, Mar. 22

Timbers2

Quakes II

7:30 PM

BYE WEEK

Saturday, Apr. 6

North Texas SC

Quakes II

2:00 PM

Sunday, Apr. 14

Real Monarchs

Quakes II

6:00 PM

Saturday, Apr. 20

Quakes II

Austin FC II

3:00 PM

Thursday, Apr. 25

Tacoma Defiance

Quakes II

7:00 PM

Friday, May 3

Quakes II

Houston Dynamo 2

5:00 PM

Sunday, May 12

Quakes II

North Texas SC

5:00 PM

Sunday, May 19

Quakes II

LAFC2

5:00 PM

Sunday, May 26

St. Louis CITY2

Quakes II

4:00 PM

Sunday, June 02

Whitecaps FC 2

Quakes II

4:00 PM

BYE WEEK

Sunday, June 16

Quakes II

Tacoma Defiance

5:00 PM

Sunday, June 23

LAFC2

Quakes II

7:00 PM

Sunday, June 30

Quakes II

LA Galaxy II

5:00 PM

Friday, July 5

Quakes II

Colorado Rapids 2

5:00 PM

Sunday, July 14

Quakes II

Sporting KC II

5:00 PM

Sunday, July 21

Quakes II

Real Monarchs

5:00 PM

Sunday, July 28

LA Galaxy II

Quakes II

7:00 PM

Sunday, Aug. 4

Quakes II

Timbers2

5:00 PM

Thursday, Aug. 8

MNUFC2

Quakes II

5:00 PM

Sunday, Aug. 18

Quakes II

Whitecaps FC 2

5:00 PM

Sunday, Aug. 25

Quakes II

Tacoma Defiance

5:00 PM

Sunday, Sep. 1

Timbers2

Quakes II

1:00 PM

Sunday, Sep. 8

Real Monarchs

Quakes II

7:00 PM

Sunday, Sep. 15

Whitecaps FC 2

Quakes II

7:00 PM

Sunday, Sep. 22

Quakes II

St. Louis CITY2

3:00 PM

Sunday, Sep. 29

Quakes II

LAFC2

3:00 PM

Sunday, Oct. 6

Austin FC II

Quakes II

1:00 PM

Latest News – Leagues Cup

The Quakes will host Chivas on Saturday July 27 7:00pm at Levi’s Stadium, although for that designated match they will be listed as the visitors.  That match will mark the return of Cade Cowell who was sold to the Mexican club before the start of the MLS season.  Paypal Park will host the Quakes match against the LA Galaxy on Wednesday July 31 7:30pm kickoff.

All the news about the tournament can be found here via the Earthquakes website while the schedule and bracket (and other news) can be read at the Leagues Cup site.

This Week 3-11-24

The one game covered was at San Jose where the Quakes are yet to get a win or a draw in 2024.

Doug at Soccer Bay Area has the analysis on what went wrong.

San Jose Earthquakes remain winless to start season

The Roots begin their 2024 season with a win. Mike and Doug again at Soccer Bay Area has the highlights.  After missing out on the 2023 playoffs the team had to subtract and add to retool for the season–the article was written before last weekend’s match but the story is there on what to expect.

Tamacas & Cedeno Power Oakland Roots to Win in 2024 Opener

2024 Preview: Oakland Roots retool defensive line, add new striker to return to playoffs

Jonathan at the Roots Blog as his take on the game as well.  

Oakland Roots start season with 2-1 win over Indy Eleven; Donasiyano, second half changes, early impressions, Blanchette, more

Major news regarding Earthquakes II.  To no surprise, the team will now be playing as The Town FC and while there will be three games at PayPal Park the bulk of the matches will be played at St. Mary’s College in Moraga.  The schedule is here, and we’ll let Doug once again explain the news.

The Town FC to join MLS Next Pro as San Jose Earthquakes affiliate

 
 
 
 
 
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The schedule was announced last month but at that time there was no announced venue but now that the news is official here are the dates and venues:

 

 
 
 
 
 
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With Jonathan from the Roots Blog take from The Town FC we don’t think there will be obstacles in the Roots playing at Malibu Grand Prix (or a vacated Coliseum due to the baseball team’s departure for Las Vegas) despite both teams taking the East Bay market.  Since The Town FC is now playing as the former Earthquakes II team they will serve as an affiliate rather than a reserve team.   For now it looks likes both teams will be given a chance to thrive in the region with the Roots playing in the second tier USL Championship and The Town with MLS Next Pro.

Quakes v Whitecaps

The Quakes lose to Vancouver 2-0 to continue their winless streak to start the 2024 campaign.  Alessandro Schöpf scored for the visitors with 15 minutes left in the second half, with Ali Ahmed getting the insurance goal late in the game to seal the road win.

Our photo album is here.

Next up for the Quakes is another road trip–this time to Sporting Kansas City in a 2023 playoff rematch 5:30 pm start.  The Whitecaps continue their road trip to Dallas on the same day and time.

USL League Two Schedule

The schedule for SF City was recently posted in the form of a musical band tour on February 15.  The rest of the local teams are announced here.

Newcomer Almaden FC of San Jose joins the league forming a natural rivalry with Monterey Bay FC 2–which will split time between Salinas and the main stadium of their USL Championship side at Monterey.  Their series will be held towards the late end of the schedule on June 28 at San Jose and July 13 at Monterey.

Other local rivalries are once again in the fold with the Glens (who will reportedly play once again at Skyline College in San Bruno) and SF City (who will split time between Boxer and Kezar for a second straight year).  In addition to the West Side teams Project 510 in Oakland and Marin FC in San Rafael will make for some fierce matches in division play.   The farthest teams outside of the Bay Area are Davis Legacy in the Sacramento area and Academica SC in the San Joaquin Valley at Turlock.

City will split their games with the first four at Boxer Stadium with the remaining three to be held at Kezar with the last game a major rivalry tilt that could have postseason implications if not complete bragging rights.  The Glens will open with four consecutive away games before playing five straight home games with the venue not announced as of this post.

SF City

 

SF Glens (note: as of press time their venue has not been announced, though for the 2024 season they will continue to play at Skyline College in San Bruno)

 

Project 51O

Marin FC (note: their venue has not been announced)

Monterey Bay FC 2 – home games are split between Rabbobank in Salinas and Cardinale at the CSU Monterey Bay campus.

Almaden FC – the team will make their debut this season.