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USL Match Preview – #RGVvOKC

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 04/28/17, 9:15AM EDT

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Toros, Energy FC meet for second time this season

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.

Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2pcjLZe | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2o17aoU | Broadcast: KSBI (OKC)

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

  • The Toros’ victory in the first meeting between the clubs this season also gave them the edge in the all-time series at 2-1-2.

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

Game hashtag:

  • #RGVvOKC

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