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2022 USL Championship Season Starts this Saturday in South Texas

March 11, 2022 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Oakland Roots News Release


Oakland Roots SC get their season underway with a trip to Edinburg, Texas to take on Rio Grande Valley Toros for the first time in club history. Fan's can tune-in to support from Oakland and the Bay Area by tuning to KTVU Plus, Roots' new linear broadcast partner KTVU Plus is additionally available for fans to stream by visiting KTVU.com/Live. The KTVU Broadcast will feature Joe Malfa as Roots' play-by-play Broadcaster for Oakland Roots. If you live outside the Bay Area, the game is also available on ESPN+ via Rio Grande Valley's broadcast.

Quick Look:

Date: March 12, 2022

Time: 5:30 PM

Location: H-E-B Park, Edinburg, Texas

How to watch:

KTVU Plus (English Linear)

ESPN+ (Streaming)

Oakland Roots Latest:

Oakland Roots feature a number of players set to make their return appearance in the Rio Grande Valley having played for the Toros in the past. Starting with Chuy Enriquez who featured for RGV from 2018-2019 making 61 appearances scoring on 10 occasions. Paul Blanchette played with the Toros in 2020 making 10 appearances. Defender Alejandro Feunmayor made six appearances in South Texas while on loan from Houston Dynamo. Juan Azocar spent 2021 with the Toros helping them reach the playoffs scoring seven times in the regular season. Nico Lemoine is the last of the former RGV players on Oakland Roots having been part of the Toros set up in 2019 making 19 appearances scoring on two occasions.

This match marks the Head coaching debut of Juan Guerra. Guerra who has been a top assistant around the USL for three seasons will get his first crack as a head coach at just 34 years of age.

About Rio Grande Valley:

The Toros are coming off a similar late season surge to Oakland Roots last season as like Oakland they snuck into the playoffs on the final day of the season and then upset Phoenix Rising in the first round of the playoffs before falling to San Antonio FC. The playoff run was the second in the clubs six year history but first since 2016.

Rio Grande Valley is coached by Wilmer Cabera who returned to the club after four seasons in Houston with the Toros former MLS affiliate Houstin Dynamo. The Dynamo midfield is highlighted by Jose' Francisco Torres who featured 26 times for the USMNT from 2008-2013, having spent the 2021 season with the Colorado Switchbacks.

Single Game Tickets are now on sale for Roots first 6 home matches of the 2022 Season, including the Home Opener on Saturday, March 26th vs USL Championship newcomer Monterey Bay FC. Secure your tickets now before games sell out.

Purchase Tickets

A limited amount of Field Level Seats are being released for single game purchase as well. Please contact us at tickets@rootssc.com or call (510) 488-1144 for more information about Field Level Seating and our Premium Group Experiences.

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