Oakland Roots 2-0 Detroit City
Updated
Oakland Roots won: Oakland Roots 2-0 Detroit City in the USL Championship (Round 1) on Sun, 6 Jul 2025 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California. Oakland Roots goals: Panagiotis Armenakas 55', Marcello Polisi 85' (og). Possession: 53-47. Player of the match: Ali Elmasnaouy (8.4).
Match report
Oakland Roots beat Detroit City 2-0
Oakland Roots got the better of Detroit City 2-0 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sunday 6 July in the USL Championship.
Panagiotis Armenakas put Oakland Roots ahead on 55' (1-0) and an own goal by Marcello Polisi made it 2-0 on 85'.
Oakland Roots had 53% of the ball, shots were 2-5 (1-1 on target).
Ali Elmasnaouy (Oakland Roots SC) was player of the match with an 8.4 rating.
Attendance: 5,191. Referee: Greg Dopka.
Match stats
| Oakland Roots | Detroit City | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 53 | 47 |
| Total shots | 2 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 1 |
| Touches in opposition box | 7 | 11 |
| Big chances | 0 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 357 (82%) | 300 (80%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 0 |
| Corners | 3 | 4 |
| Total shots | 2 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 0 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 1 |
| Blocked shots | 1 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 0 | 2 |
| Shots outside box | 2 | 3 |
Lineups
Oakland Roots (3-4-3): Kendall McIntosh, Kai Greene, Gagi Margvelashvili, Neveal Hackshaw, Morey Doner, Ali Elmasnaouy, Tyler Gibson, Julian Bravo, Peter Wilson, Panagiotis Armenakas, Wolfgang Prentice
Detroit City (4-2-3-1): Carlos Herrera, Michael Bryant, Alex Villanueva, Shane Wiedt, Devon Amoo-Mensah, Abdoulaye Diop, Ryan Williams, Matthew Sheldon, Darren Smith, Jeciel Cedeno, Connor Rutz
Key events
- 35' · Yellow card · Wolfgang Prentice (Oakland Roots)
- 39' · Yellow card · Ali Elmasnaouy (Oakland Roots)
- 46' · Substitution · Sebastian Guenzatti for Connor Rutz (Detroit City)
- 46' · Substitution · Bobosi Byaruhanga for Tyler Gibson (Oakland Roots)
- 46' · Substitution · Daniel Gomez for Wolfgang Prentice (Oakland Roots)
- 55' · Goal · Panagiotis Armenakas (Oakland Roots)
- 64' · Substitution · Jose Sinisterra for Peter Wilson (Oakland Roots)
- 67' · Substitution · Alassane Diouf for Darren Smith (Detroit City)
- 67' · Substitution · Jay Chapman for Ryan Williams (Detroit City)
- 74' · Substitution · Haruki Yamazaki for Abdoulaye Diop (Detroit City)
- 79' · Substitution · Marcello Polisi for Jeciel Cedeno (Detroit City)
- 85' · Goal · Marcello Polisi (Oakland Roots)
- 87' · Substitution · Ilya Alekseev for Panagiotis Armenakas (Oakland Roots)
- 90'+2 · Substitution · Emmanuel Johnson for Ali Elmasnaouy (Oakland Roots)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Oakland Roots vs Detroit City?
Oakland Roots won, 2-0 (USL Championship) on Sun, 6 Jul 2025.
When and where is Oakland Roots vs Detroit City?
Sun, 6 Jul 2025, 02:00 UTC at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California, USL Championship.