SACRAMENTO (Interstat) — Sacramento Republic beat visiting Oakland Roots 3-2 on Saturday at Heart Health Park, using a late goal to secure the result after Oakland had erased an early deficit. Alfredo Midence opened the scoring in the second minute for Sacramento, and Memo Rodriguez provided two assists. Oakland answered just before halftime when Danny Trejo scored in the 45th minute and Peter Wilson added another in first-half stoppage time. Lee Desmond put Sacramento back in front in the 81st minute, and Kyle Edwards scored in the 90th to decide it. Rodriguez, Desmond, Midence and Edwards keyed Sacramento’s attack, while Wilson, Trejo, Mark Fisher and Jesus De Vicente contributed for Oakland. Blake Willey also had an assist. Oakland’s B. Byaruhanga and M. Edwards also received yellow cards. Sacramento improved to 2-0-1 in the competition and 2-0-1 across all competitions. Oakland moved to 1-1-1 in the competition and 1-1-1 across all competitions.