Oakland Roots 3–0 Phoenix Rising

Oakland Roots didn't just beat Phoenix Rising, they buried them, and Bruno Lapa set the tone before some fans had found their seats, finishing inside seven minutes. D. Trejo doubled it by the 22nd minute, and by then the USL Championship contest had already tipped into one-sided demolition territory. B. Jacquesson put the finishing touch on it in the 71st, capping a 3-0 scoreline that flattered nobody but Oakland. The result nudges the Roots to 30 points and 11th, level on wins with a Phoenix side that sits just above them on 33 points and 10th, and both clubs arrive here mid-slump, Oakland's WLDWD form and Phoenix's LWDWD line showing this league has no easy nights. None of Oakland's scorers crack the league's top ten, where P. Goodrum still leads the way on seven goals, but on this evening scoring three was plenty. Lapa's early strike set the ambush in motion, and it's worth rewinding to the seventh minute to see exactly how fast Phoenix's night went wrong.