Bay Area Soccer News, Pictures, and Information
Bay FC loses 1-0 to Kansas City Current thanks to a record breaking goal from Temwa Chawinga in the 35th minute. Her tally was the 19th of the regular season and broke the record set in 2019 by Sam Kerr with Chicago.
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Bay FC will play their final home game of the season against North Carolina Courage on Saturday October 19 at 7pm. Kansas City will host San Diego on the same day in a matinee at 10am.
The games covered were Wednesday in San Jose for the win, and a return to the same spot on Saturday reporting on a loss.
The Roots finally get a point on a road after a long losing streak, and Jon at the Roots Blog has the story from that match. The team is still in playoff position but will need to get results in the remaining games.
Congratulations to The Town FC. With their win over Austin FC they get to host a home game which will be played on October 20 at Moraga 3pm–they picked Houston Dynamo 2 as their opponent on Tuesday.
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The Quakes lose 1-0 to Real Salt Lake in their final home regular season game. Diego Luna provided the only goal of the match with his 78th minute tally.
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San Jose will finish their season on the road against LAFC on Saturday October 19, while playoff bound Real Salt Lake will return home to face Vancouver on the same day.
The Quakes come back from a 1-1 draw and defeat Dallas 3-2. Hernan Lopez was the key cog in the scoring with two goals in the 14th and 79th minutes. Dallas came back with a pair from Alan Velasco (41st minute) and Sebastien Ibeagha (90th minute) but it was Jeremy Ebobisse who ended up with the game winner in the 83rd minute. The home win was only the fourth at PayPal Park this season with one more remaining this Saturday.
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Next up for the Quakes as noted will be against Real Salt Lake on October 5 at 7:30pm while FC Dallas will continue their road trip up the coast against Portland on Sunday October 6 at 4pm.
The weekly coverage was just one game at Moraga where The Town FC (Quakes 2) defeat LAFC2.
The usual people who report on the Roots have their takes: Michael at Soccer Bay Area and Jon at The Roots Blog.
Oakland Roots Conclude Scoreless September with Lackluster Loss to Tulsa
The Quakes lose at Montreal this past weekend, while Bay FC pick up a crucial road win at Seattle. Asisat Oshoala converted a penalty kick to give the team the victory and keep them in contention in their inaugural year.
There’s more news from the women’s team. Bay FC will be building their training facility on Treasure Island along with the Glens who also have their grounds all but completed. The focus is on the women’s team and Doug at Soccer Bay Area has the take.
Bay FC announces permanent training facility to be built on Treasure Island
The Bay Area will be hosting more events along with the matches at Levi’s Stadium. That venue and PayPal Park will host games for the 2025 Gold Cup with the dates and teams to be determined sometime next year. Of note the East Coast plus Seattle (for the Sounders) and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena will host the FIFA Club World Cup. The news is once again from Doug at Soccer Bay Area.
Levi’s Stadium, PayPal Park chosen as sites for 2025 Gold Cup
NSL and The League are in the news. As for the NSL it looks like they will be part of a test with the NPSL. Their schedule is already underway and they will compete along with the other Fall leagues UPSL and NISA Nation. Stay tuned for coverage for select matches.
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The League has completed their roster. Former NPSL teams along with some others have joined to form an alternate Spring league along with the aforementioned 4th tier and the USL League Two.
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The Town FC once again defeat LAFC, this time in regulation by a score of 2-0. Cruz Medina’s strike in the 19th minute and the insurance goal from Riley Lynch in the 75th minute were enough to secure the win. The victory for the Quakes second unit propels their chances to finish in the top four and secure a home playoff match. Despite the loss LAFC2 is also playoff bound and will play for position similar to The Town.
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Next up for The Town FC is a road trip to Austin FC while LAFC2 will finish away at Sporting KC 2 with both matches played on Sunday October 6 at 1pm.
Our coverage was in San Jose Friday for Bay FC and Saturday for the Quakes. There was a match Sunday at St. Mary’s College in Moraga for The Town FC.
Doug at Soccer Bay Area has the summary of Bay FC’s loss to Orlando in which the home team almost stole a point, possibly three, from the top team in the NWSL. It was Barbara Banda’s goal late in the game that made the home team end up with zero to show despite a stellar defensive effort.
https://www.soccerbayarea.com/2024/09/21/what-we-learned-bay-fcs-gritty-display-undone-by-bandas-brilliance/
The Quakes draw away against Seattle 2-2 on Wednesday but lose 2-1 at home against St. Louis. They head to Canada this weekend to face Montreal.
Soccer Bay Area and The Roots Blog have their analysis on the team’s loss to Hartford on the road.
https://www.soccerbayarea.com/2024/09/21/oakland-roots-fall-flat-in-hartford-despite-man-advantage/
Oakland Roots suffer third straight loss in 2-nil defeat at Hartford Athletic
One more from the lower leagues where Rush Silicon Valley and Club Tepa from South San Francisco draw even at 2-2 in a NISA Nation match in San Jose. After the conclusion of the Quakes and Bay FC season we will be on that beat for select matches.
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The Town FC win 2-0 over the St Louis second team at St. Mary’s College in Moraga. Goals by Julian Donnery in the 69th minute and Cruz Medina in the 80th were enough to secure another home victory. The win clinched a playoff spot with two games remaining. Goalkeeper Emmanuel Ochoa earned his fifth shutout of the year with one save.
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The Town FC will play their last home game against LAFC 2 on Sunday September 29 at 5:30pm while St. Louis 2 continue their road trip to Southern California against the former Los Dos/LA Galaxy 2 in Ventura County FC on the same day 7pm start.
In a matchup between two teams having dismal seasons, the Quakes attempt to make a comeback from a 2 goal deficit but fall short losing 2 to 1. Cedric Teuchert scored early for the visitors with his 4th minute goal with Marcel Hartel adding another nine minutes later. Jeremy Ebobisse gave the Quakes their tally with his goal in the 40th minute but that was all.
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Next up for the Quakes is a road trip to Quebec to face Canadian MLS cup Montreal on Saturday Setpember 28 at 4:30pm while St. Louis return home to face rival Sporting Kansas City on the same day, 5:30pm start.
The teams played to a scoreless draw until Barbra Banda scored in the 84th minute giving the visitors the lead and eventually the win. The match also was a homecoming for Marta, who played for the previous Bay Area women’s professional team FC Gold Pride in 2010 and leading the club to a championship before folding at the end of that season. The Brazilian legend will also retire at the end of this season, as this was her only appearance since the top flight returned here this year.
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Plus a tribute to Marta, past and present:
With five games left in the schedule Bay FC are currently tied for the last spot (8th place 25 points -8 goal difference) with Racing Louisville (+1 goal difference). However, they are outside of the playoff line with a lower goal differential despite having 8 wins compared to 6 for Louisville. Their next game will be on the road at Seattle against the Reign on Sunday September 29 at 3pm. Orlando will return home to face Houston on Saturday September 28 at 4:30pm.