EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley FC and OKC Energy FC will square off for the second time this season as the Toros look to earn a second consecutive victory against their visitors to H-E-B Park on Saturday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
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Rio Grande Valley FC news and notes
Current record: 2-3-0, 6pts
Rio Grande Valley saw its two-game winning streak come to an end last Saturday night as Tulsa Roughnecks FC earned a 1-0 win at H-E-B Park.
The Toros are now 1-2-0 at their new home this season, with the lone win coming against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on April 12.
RGVFC took a 1-0 win in the first meeting between the clubs this season on a goal by Ruben Luna as both teams ended the game with players having been sent off.
The Toros have averaged 54 percent possession so far this season, and have averaged 409 passes per game.
OKC Energy FC news and notes
Current record: 1-2-1, 4pts
Energy FC returns to action for the first time since April 11, when it took its first victory of the season against Sacramento Republic FC at Taft Stadium.
Miguel Gonzalez had the only goal of the game, and his standout bicycle kick finish of Michael Harris’ flip throw-in earned the No. 1 berth in ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10 that night.
OKC has been active during its time away from league action, and Wojciech Wojcik scored a pair of goals in a 3-1 scrimmage victory against the University of Tulsa last Saturday.
Energy FC has averaged 44 percent possession per game this season, but held a 53-47 percent edge when it hosted the Toros in their previous meeting while recording an 11-9 advantage in shots.
Series Notes
Squads
Rio Grande Valley – GK: Michael Kirk, Borja Angoitia, Calle Brown; D: Kai Greene, Victor Garza, Robby Sagel, Ivan Magalhaes, Leo Ayala, Kevin Garcia, Taylor Hunter, Omar Ontiveros; M: Charlie Ward, Eric Bird, T.J. Casner, Emilio Garcia, Todd Wharton, Christian Lucatero, Jose Escalante, Alex Ochoa, Joe Holland; F: Camilo Monroy, Ruben Luna, Memo Rodriguez, Kyle Murphy
OKC – GK: Cody Laurendi, Carl Cochran Jr.; D: Richard Dixon, Kyle Hyland, Sam Fink, Mickey Daly, Michael Harris, Anthony Wallace, Coady Andrews; M: Alejandro Covarrubias, Philip Rasmussen, Juan Pablo Guzman, Daniel Gonzalez, Coy Craft, Luis Martinez; F: Danni Konig, Miguel Gonzalez, Alex Dixon, Daniel Jackson, Wojciech Wojcik
Discipline
Rio Grande Valley – None
OKC – None
Officials
REF: MICHAEL RADCHUK
AR1: Francisco Bermudez
AR2: Baltazar Peral Hana
4TH: Carmelo Alvarez Jr
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