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Bay Cities lose 1-0 to Cal United (Irvine, CA) on a questionable goal in the second half.
Our photo album is here:
Bay Cities now hit the road with a game at the DC/Maryland area against Maryland Bobcats on Saturday May 21 at 4pm while Cal United get a break before returning to play hosting Flower City United on Saturday May 28 at 7pm.
Our coverage was from San Jose where the Quakes defeat the Rapids 1-0.
Doug and Mike at Soccer Bay Area has the deets from three spots where the Roots draw Orange County 2-2 in last year’s playoff rematch. Also Bay Cities are on a winning streak with 1-0 win at LA, and of course the Quakes.
Karlsson’s late goal gives Oakland Roots a point against Orange County
Bay Cities Stuns LA on Romero’s Late Strike
San Jose Earthquakes defeat Colorado 1-0
While Jon has his summary on the Roots match.
Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots comeback to tie OCSC 2-2
Project 51O makes their debut against Marin FC marking the return of USL League Two since 2019.
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And the NPSL and 51O highlights from Mike and Doug.
NPSL Week 7: Sacramento Overwhelms Napa, Oakland SC Earns Last Minute Draw
USL League 2 – Week 1: Project 51O beat Marin FC
The Earthquakes defeat the Rapids 1-0 thanks to a Nathan goal in the 64th minute. JT Marcinkowski gets his first shutout of the year.
Our photo album is here. Also some highlights can be found on our instagram page @3pointsport
The Quakes now hit the road for an Open Cup match at Seattle on Wednesday May 11 at 7pm before returning to league play heading across the border against Vancouver on Saturday May 14 at 4pm. The Rapids also have an Open Cup match on the road at Minnesota United on the same Wednesday at 5pm before returning home to host LAFC in league play on Saturday at 12:30pm
Only one game covered at Oakland where the Roots lost to the Switchbacks.
Bay Cities get their first league win over Albion San Diego. Mike has the highlights.
Doug at Soccer Bay Area and Jon at the Roots blog have their takes:
Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots fall 3-nil to Colorado Springs
The NPSL highlights from Soccer Bay Area:
NPSL Week 6: Wins for Napa, Farolito, Sacramento, and Oakland SC
The Quakes lose in a Sunday matinee to the defending MLS Cup champions New York City FC.
SF City FC Bs lose to the SF Italian AC:
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The Roots lose 3-0 thanks to a second half scoring barrage from the Switchbacks.
The photo album is here:
The Roots will hit the road for the next two games, with a match this Saturday May 7 at the defending USL Championship winners Orange County in a playoff rematch that ended Oakand’s playoff run–followed by the Las Vegas Lights the following weekend both 7pm start times. The Switchbacks have a quick turnaround returning home to face Rio Grande Valley on Thursday May 5 6pm start.
Another match has been announced at PayPal Park, this time Club America v Leon.
The press release can be found at sjearthquakes.com. Kickoff will be at 7pm and the stadium will also host a Fan Fest before the match at 5:15pm which include food, displays, and other items. Quakes season ticket holders will get first priority for tickets on Tuesday May 3 at 10 am before the general sale on the next day same time.
NEWS: PayPal Park to Host Club America vs. Club Leon on June 22 (sjearthquakes.com)
Our weekly coverage was at San Jose for two games at PayPal Park.
Doug has the highlights from the Open Cup match at Soccer Bay Area as well as the Quakes come from behind win over Seattle.
SJ Earthquakes win first of season thanks to Espinoza’s hat trick
Also Bay Cities competed against Cal United only to lose 4 to 3,
Jon at the Roots blog has his takes…
Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots take a point against El Paso
Same as Doug
Three things we learned: Oakland Roots lucky to escape El Paso with point
SF City lose to Viking in SFSFL play
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To close Mike K has the NPSL highlights
NPSL Week 5: Napa Takes Over First Place, Farolito Overwhelms Oakland SC
AFC South Bay wins over Juventus Academy (Redwood City).
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In the first international friendly in over three years at PayPal Park, a sellout crowd was entertained by a rivalry game with El Salvador and Guatemala.
Despite the match being nothing more than a warmup to the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League it was Guatemala earning the 4-0 win.
The photo album and our select shots:
El Salvador will have one more warmup game against Panama at Cary, NC on Sunday May 1 before opening Nations League play June 4 and 7 with a home-and-home series against Grenada. Guatemala will travel to Orlando to play a friendly against Mexico on Wednesday April 27 before their League schedule begins at French Guiana on June 2.
The Quakes come back to defeat the Seattle Sounders 4-3 to earn their first win of the 2022 campaign under interim coach Alex Covelo. Cristian Espinoza’s hat trick with the third one coming in from the penalty spot during the second half of stoppage time sealed the victory.
Photo album
The Quakes will now hit the road for a Sunday match against the defending MLS Cup champions New York City FC on Sunday May 1 at 10am, while the Sounders have a CONCACAF Champions League series against UNAM Pumas for the next two Wednesdays on April 27 at Mexico City and May 4 at Seattle. They resume league play on Saturday May 7 at 5:30pm with a road trip to Dallas. The Quakes and Sounders will meet again May 11 at Seattle with the winner advancing in the US Open Cup.
Fresh off a major coaching change for the Quakes and a last minute win for Bay Cities FC in the last round of the tournament both clubs were looking for a momentum shift. What was “won on paper” turned out to be a reality as the top flight club made the upstart visitors who became familiar with the stadium come crashing down to earth and ending their run after two games with a resounding 5 to 0 win for the Quakes.
The game was no contest thanks to goals from Jack Skahan, Paul Marie, Cade Cowell from the penalty spot, Niko Tsakiris, and Ousseni Bouda.
The photo album is here, and open on the cloud.
While the Quakes await their next opponent in the Open Cup they return to MLS play with another home match against Seattle on Saturday April 23 at 7pm. Bay Cities return to NISA play on the same day and time with another road match to Southern California to face Cal United Strikers.
Update 4/21/22: adding Doug’s summary at Soccer Bay Area.