PORTLAND, Ore. – OKC Energy FC will look to complete a season sweet of their regular-season series with the Portland Timbers 2 on Friday night when the two teams meet at Providence Park. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. PT.
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Portland Timbers 2 news and notes
Current record: 1-11-1, 4pts
Portland remained at the bottom of the Western Conference after a 2-0 defeat against Real Monarchs SLC last Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium.
The defeat extended T2’s winless streak to seven games, with a 0-0 draw against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC the only point earned in that span.
T2 is winless at home this season, with its only win of the season having come against Sacramento Republic FC on April 22 at Papa Murphy’s Park.
A number of T2 players saw action for the Timbers in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night, including forward Augustine Williams, who scored Portland’s goal in a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC.
OKC Energy FC news and notes
Current record: 4-5-2, 14pts
Energy FC played to a 0-0 draw with San Antonio FC last Saturday night at Taft Stadium in its most recent league outing.
Friday night’s game opens a three-game trip through Cascadia for OKC, with games against Seattle Sounders FC 2 (June 19) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (June 24) also part of the trip.
OKC fell 3-2 in the Fourth Round of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against the Colorado Rapids on Tuesday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park as the side let a two-goal halftime lead slip against its MLS opponent.
Energy FC is expected to have goalkeeper Cody Laurendi back with the squad on Friday. Laurendi recorded a shutout in his debut for Puerto Rico in a 0-0 draw against Indonesia on Tuesday.
Series Notes
Squads
Portland – GK: Wade Hamilton, Christian Herrera, Kendall McIntosh; D: Michael Amick, Kyle Bjornethun, Rennico Clarke, Alan Cruz, Marco Farfan, Harold Hanson, Shaquille Jimenez, Max Ornstil; M: Victor Arboleda, Villyan Bijev, Blake Bodily, Neco Brett, Russell Cicerone, Tomas Granitto, Andre Lewis, Terrell Lowe, Omar Mohamed, Jacob Montes, Jose Perez; F: Jeremy Ebobisse, Augustine Williams, Gio Calixtro Lucas Cini
OKC – GK: Cody Laurendi, Jacob Lissek, C.J. Cochran; D: Richard Dixon, Kyle Hyland, Mickey Daly, Michael Harris, Anthony Wallace, Coady Andrews; M: Chad Bond, Philip Rasmussen, Juan Pablo Guzman, Alex Dixon, Daniel Gonzalez, Jose Barril, Daniel Jackson, Luis Martinez; F: Miguel Gonzalez, Andy Craven
Discipline
Portland – Accumulation warning: Rennico Clarke
OKC – None
Officials
REF: LEVI RIPPY
AR1: Kelsey Harms
AR2: Cephas Quartson
4TH: CJ Koll
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Twitter social handles
Portland Timbers 2 – @TimbersFC2
OKC Energy FC – @EnergyFC
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