Oakland Roots on game day

Roots Earn a Point at Home in 1-1 Draw vs. Charleston Battery

Ilya Alekseev scored just fifty minutes into his professional debut, and Roots salvaged a point in a 1-1 draw versus visiting Charleston Battery on Saturday night in the East Bay. The night started slow for Oakland. Playing with a thin roster, both Alekseev and Thomas Camier made their professional debuts to fill in for missing starters. From the opening whistle it looked like Charleston would control the night, playing muc... Full Story