USL Orange County SC

OCSC Falls against Oakland

Published on June 2, 2022 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Orange County SC News Release


Orange County SC traveled to Laney College Football Stadium to face off against Oakland Roots SC for the second time this season and lost, 3-2, after another direct free kick goal in stoppage time by Ottar Magnus Karlsson.

OCSC struggled to find their footing early on, but Patrick Rakovsky continued his fine run of form to keep Oakland off the board after a Karlsson chance in the sixth minute. The Icelandic on loan from Italian side Venezia FC pounced on an opportunity in close in the ninth minute for his tenth goal of the season, and Oakland led 1-0.

Oakland continued to keep play in their attacking third for the majority of the half, but the OCSC defense held strong following a change in formation from manager Richard Chaplow. They allowed just one additional shot on goal in the first half.

In the 32nd minute, OCSC found themselves on the attack and created a chance against the run of play. Erick "Cubo" Torres collected a pass in the box and fired a shot off the arm of Tarek Morad, and OCSC were awarded a penalty.

Torres finished his penalty with a strong right-footed effort down the middle, fooling Benny Diaz to tie the match.

After three saves in the first half, Rakovsky got some help from Alex Villanueva in the 53rd minute, as he cleared Daniel Barbir's header off the line.

Milan Iloski created the first chance for OCSC in the second half, as he earned a corner off a Morad challenge. On the ensuing corner, Albi Skendi found himself unmarked in the box and nodded home his second goal of the season and put OCSC ahead 2-1 in the 65th minute.

Oakland has been notorious so far this season for late-game dramatics, including in the matchup with OCSC earlier this season, and found some more of that magic as Juan Carlos Azocar tied the match in the 92nd minute. Three minutes later, Karlsson scored the match winner off a free kick.

It is just the first time in club history that OCSC have failed to earn a result against Oakland.

The match marked the first OCSC appearance for Ivan Guiterrez, who came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Iloski.

OCSC look to bounce back when they return home to Championship Soccer Stadium this Saturday, June 4th against New Mexico United for a 6:00 PM kickoff.

TEAM FIRST HALF SECOND HALF FULL TIME

OCSC 1 1 2

OAK 1 2 3

SCORING SUMMARY:

9' Ottar Magnus Karlsson (OAK)

32' Cubo Torres (OCSC)

65' Albi Skendi (OCSC)

90+2' Juan Carlos Azucar (OAK)

90+5' Ottar Magnus Karlsson (OAK)

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:

ORANGE COUNTY SC

72' Brent Richards

OAKLAND ROOTS SC

35' Dariusz Formella

81' Daniel Barbir

ORANGE COUNTY SC LINEUP:

Patrick Rakovsky (GK); Alex Villanueva, Michael Orozco (C), Albi Skendi, Hunter Gorskie, Seth Casiple; Tommy McCabe, Daniel A. Pedersen, Kevin Partida (Brent Richards 58'); Cubo Torres (Ugo Okoli 58'), Milan Iloski (Ivan Guiterrez 83')

Unused subs: Colin Shutler (GK), Jonathan Gomez

Head Coach: Richard Chaplow

Possession: 38% | Shots: 12 | Shots On Goal: 4 | Corners: 6 | Fouls: 17 | Offsides: 3 |

OAKLAND ROOTS SC LINEUP:

Benny Diaz (GK); Daniel Barbir (Johnny Rodriguez 83'), Tarek Morad, Emrah Klimenta (C); Juan Carlos Azocar, Jose Hernandez, Matias Fissore (Mikael Johnsen 68'), Edgardo Rito; Dariusz Formella, Ottar Magnus Karlsson, Jesus Enriquez (Lindo Mfeka 68')

Unused subs: Paul Blanchette (GK), Joseph Nane, Akeem Ward, Alejandro Fuenmayor

Head Coach: Juan Guerra

Possession: 62% | Shots: 12 | Shots On Goal: 8 | Corners: 3 | Fouls: 16 | Offsides: 2 |

Orange County SC vs Oakland Roots SC

2022 USL Championship | Matchday 12

Date: June 1, 2022

Kickoff: 7:06 PM PDT

Venue: Laney College Football Stadium (Oakland, CA)

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