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The weekly highlights are from Sacramento in the USL Championship and San Jose with MLS Next Pro.

The Bay Area gets a split with Salt Lake with Bay FC losing on Friday and the Quakes winning the next night.  Doug at Soccer Bay Area has the story on the team’s first league game since the Olympic break.

‘This one hurts’ – Bay FC loses NWSL restart to last-place Utah

Mike at Soccer Bay Area and Jon at the Roots Blog have their take on the Roots draw.

Njie’s Second Half Header Enables Roots to Earn a Draw with Memphis

Live Blog: Oakland Roots vs. Memphis 901 FC (August 24, 2024)

Oakland Roots 1-1 Memphis 901 FC: A Playoff Preview?

With the Quakes win, coach Ian Russell and Cristian Espinoza have been honored with The Team of the Matchday for this week with the team’s win and Espinoza’s goal marking his 100th contribution with 32 career goals and 68 assists. (sjearthquakes.com)

Plus some breaking news from Bay FC where they gain a player from San Diego and lose their Canadian keeper to Italy.   With Katelyn Rowland taking up the starting spot at goalkeeper and the team fighting for a playoff spot in their first year, a native Bay Area player will be playing for the local club.  The NWSL will be in for future changes.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Town FC come from behind to draw even against Tacoma Defiance in their second appearance at PayPal Park this season.  In the penalty shootout to determine which team got the extra point it was three misses from each side that gave the keepers the upper hand.  It took a spot kick win from Aaron Edwards to get the victory for The Town.  Chris Aquino gave the visitors the lead 17 minutes into the game but it was Eduardo Blancas with the penalty kick to draw the game even.  Emi Ochoa made four saves in regulation and once again provided the heroics with his goalkeeping in the penalty kick round.  The win keeps The Town in playoff contention.

The photo album is coming soon.

Next up for The Town FC is a road trip to Portland to face the second team on Sunday September 1 at 1pm, while Tacoma continue their roadtrip to face LAFC 2 on Friday August 30 at 7:30pm.

Sacramento Republic defeat San Antonio FC 1-0 thanks to a late penalty kick from substitute Russell Cicerone in the 85th minute.  Danny Vitello made a save and faced only two shots on his way to the clean sheet.  The win kept pace with New Mexico who currently stand in first place and ahead of Memphis and Oakland, who played to a draw down the road at Hayward.

Our photo album is here along with select photos from the match.  Some of the highlights includes College Night and a Beer Festival.

Next up for Sacramento in their playoff chase is a holiday break before resuming play on September 7 at South Carolina to face the Charleston Battery, while San Antonio will return home to face that same team on August 31.

AOur one match this past weekend was at Moraga to cover the Quakes second team, aka The Town FC, facing the Vancouver Whitecaps 2.

The Quakes were eliminated from Leagues Cup play with a 4-1 loss at LAFC. (leaguescup.com)

The Roots draw at Rhode Island FC and try to keep pace in the USL Championship Western Conference.  The usual reports are from Michael at Soccer Bay Area and Jonathan at The Roots Blog.

Oakland Roots’ Defense Holds On in Battle with Rhode Island FC

Live Blog: Oakland Roots vs. Rhode Island FC (August 17, 2024)

Also, there was a major announcement from the Oakland Roots in which they will begin play at the Coliseum in 2025.  The deal only applies to the men’s team as of press time.  Also, a second round of community investment is scheduled for September and once again, Doug at Soccer Bay Area and Jonathan at the Roots Blog have the story.

Oakland Roots returns to ‘The Town,’ inks Coliseum deal for 2025 season

Oakland Roots’ 2025 Coliseum Announcement; notes from August 12 press conference

Oakland Roots Finalize Coliseum as Home Stadium for 2025

We like to introduce one more site for Bay Area Soccer. Check out Jose Rocha and The Rocha Report where he covers the Quakes, the Town FC, and other events. Here we will focus on soccer, but there are also highlights from pop culture.  So we’ll share his blog from Sunday’s Town victory at Moraga, and his road trip to LA to cover the League Cup match between the Quakes and LAFC.

LAFC Close Door On San Jose’s Leagues Cup Run (rochamultimedia.com)

For The Town: Another Victory (rochamultimedia.com)

Other highlights from Bay FC and the Chelsea/Wrexham match can also be found here.  Check him out!

Like us on Instagram and on Facebook. The website 3pointsport.com will be the hub for all reports and photos and stay tuned for more soccer highlights.

The Town FC defeated Whitecaps 2 by a 2-0 score with the brace from Aaron Edwards.  His goals in the 1st and 31st minute were enough to get the victory.  Emi Ochoa earned the clean sheet with his two saves in his first game since being called up to the Mexico U-20 team.

Our photo album is here

The Town FC will continue their homestand next Sunday August 25 at 5pm against Tacoma Defiance in a rematch of their June match at PayPal Park where the teams will once again meet.  Whitecaps 2 return home on the same day to play LAFC 2 on the same day, 4pm start.

The only game of the week was from San Jose.  Next up is a match on the road against LAFC.   Favian Renkel has the story from the Quakes stunning victory over Necaxa. (leaguescup.com)

Mike at Soccer Bay Area and Jon at The Blog have the highlights from the Roots, who won to keep pace with New Mexico and Sacramento.

Loudon United Has More Possession, But Oakland Roots Score More Goals

Live Blog: Oakland Roots vs. Loudoun United (August 10, 2024)

The Town FC loses to Minnesota United 2 on penalties. (thetownfc.com)

The Quakes defeat Liga MX club Necaxa 5-0.  All except one of the Quakes goals were scored in the first half.  Jackson Yueill opened up the tally with his 5th minute strike, with Hernán Lopez doubling the lead twelve minutes later.  Jeremy Ebobisse further let the team ahead with his brace in the 29th and 35th minute which stunned the visitors in the first 45 minutes of the match.  The second 45 minutes had Necaxa trying to play catch up with Paul Marie getting the insurance goal and the dagger late in the  88th minute.

The photo album is here.

The Quakes now advance with two wins over Mexican clubs (Chivas and Necaxa) and will play another LA team in the tournament LAFC on Tuesday August 13.

Our coverage was both in San Jose for the Leagues Cup match between the Quakes and LA Galaxy and Bay FC hosting Club America.  While the former had a spot in the knockout round at stake, the latter was just for pride and to allow the bench players needed game time. Also we covered the match between Quakes affiliate The Town FC and Portland Timbers 2 where the Moraga based club lose on the last minute on a penalty kick.

With the LA Galaxy defeating Chivas on penalty kicks the Quakes advance to the Leagues Cup knockout round.  Their opponent will be Necaxa on Thursday August 8 at PayPal Park.

Congratulations to El Farolito for winning the NPSL Championship with their 2-1 defeat of FC Mowtown in New Jersey.  Michael at Soccer Bay Area has his summary of the match.

El Farolito Caps Undefeated Season By Winning National Championship

There is some latest news where Jordan Stewart was named the Monterey Bay coach, replacing Frank Yallop.  Ramiro Corrales was also relieved of his duties as part of the staff.

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Tega Ikoba accounted for the only scoring of the match with a penalty kick goal late into the second half of the game.  His spot strike for Timbers 2 was the last play of the game and the visitors ended up stealing three points on the road.

Our photo album is here

Next up for The Town FC is a match on the road at Minnesota United 2 on Thursday August 8 at 5pm while the Timbers reserves return home to face Austin FC II on the same day at 8pm.

Bay FC was able to salvage a winless tournament with a 2-1 victory over Club America.  The game was the return of Scarlett Camberos, who scored the equalizer in the 29th minute.  Maddie Moreau gave the home team the early lead in the 7th minute with her close strike to the net and Dorian Bailey scored the game winner in the 53rd minute to close their Summer Cup run.  The victory was also the first against an international club.

Our photo album is here

Bay FC resumes NWSL play with matches on the road at Utah on Friday August 23 and Portland August 30 before returning home to face Louisville on Saturday September 7.  They will play a home friendly on Tuesday August 27 against FC Barcelona in their second international match this inaugural season.