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USL Match Preview – #COSvTUL

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 05/04/17, 8:59AM EDT

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Roughnecks look to build on victory in visit to Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC and Tulsa Roughnecks FC meet on Friday night at Weidner Field with the Roughnecks looking for a second consecutive road victory, and the Switchbacks aiming to bounce back from defeat in their last outing. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. MT.

Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2pvRKfk | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2ojMfB4 | Broadcast: Comcast 900 (COS)

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC news and notes

  • Current record: 2-2-3, 9pts

  • The Switchbacks fell 3-2 against Seattle Sounders FC 2 on Saturday evening at Weidner Field as Felix Chenkam scored twice for the visitors.

  • Colorado Springs was reduced to 10 men in the 18th minute when Pascal Eboussi was sent off. The Cameroonian will serve a one-game suspension in Friday’s game.

  • The Switchbacks are 1-1-1 on home turf so far this season, after having gone 10-2-3 at Weidner Field during the 2016 USL regular season.

  • Colorado Springs has conceded nine goals over its past four games, during which span the side is 1-2-1.

Tulsa Roughnecks FC news and notes

  • Current record: 2-2-0, 6pts

  • The Roughnecks took a 1-0 victory against Rio Grande Valley FC in their last outing as Jaime Ayala scored the only goal of the game at H-E-B Park.

  • Goalkeeper Fabian Cerda made his debut for the Roughnecks against the Toros, and recorded a pair of saves to earn the shutout.

  • Tulsa will be without defender Jorge Corrales for Friday’s contest after he was issued a one-game suspension by the Independent Disciplinary Panel for a challenge against RGVFC.

  • The Roughnecks will return home to ONEOK Field to host Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 next Thursday night, the first in a stretch of two games in three days for the side on home turf.

Series Notes

  • The all-time series between the clubs is all square with two victories apiece, and no drawn contests.

Squads

  • Colorado Springs – GK: John Berner, Justin Luthy, Dan Jackson, Moise Pouaty; D: Josh Phillips, Jack Jones, Josh Suggs, Davy Armstrong, Diego Gutierrez, Sean McFarlane, Kortne Ford, Conner Bevans, Jordan Burt; M: Luke Vercollone, Eddy Prugh, Rony Argueta, Jake Cawsey, Sam Hamilton, Ricardo Perez, Chris James, Taesong Kim; F: Jun Gyeong Park, Masta Kacher, Kevaughn Frater, Aaron King, Shane Malcolm

  • Tulsa – GK: Donovan Ricketts, Bryan Byars, Fabian Cerda; D: Paris Gee, Modou Jadama, Bradley Bourgeois, Francisco Ugarte, Kosuke Kimura, Matej Dekovic; M: Joey Calistri, Collin Fernandez, Joaquin Rivas, Brady Ballew, Jaime Ayala; F: Juan Caffa, Cristian Mata, Ian Svantesson, Pavel Kondrakhin

Discipline

  • Colorado Springs – Suspended: Pascal Eboussi

  • Tulsa – Suspended: Jorge Corrales

Officials

  • REF: GREG DOPKA

  • AR1: Devin Wagner

  • AR2: Jason Hampton

  • 4TH: Justin Fillmore

Game hashtag:

  • #COSvTUL

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