OKLAHOMA CITY – The 2017 edition of the Black Gold Derby between OKC Energy FC and Tulsa Roughnecks FC kicks off at Taft Stadium on Saturday night with both Energy FC and the Roughnecks looking to boost their playoff hopes with a win. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2uU2B2a | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2oJr7o0 | Broadcast: KSBI (OKC)
OKC Energy FC news and notes
Current record: 5-7-3, 18pts
Energy FC returns home after a four-game road trip that saw the side go 1-2-1, including a 3-1 loss on Wednesday night against Real Monarchs SLC.
Alex Dixon found an equalizer midway through the first half after OKC had fallen behind early, but two Real goals in the final 20 minutes gave the hosts victory at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Dixon’s goal was his fourth of the season, putting him level with Andy Craven for the team-lead.
Energy FC will be without defender Coady Andrews against the Roughnecks after he was sent off in the loss to the Monarchs.
Tulsa Roughnecks FC news and notes
Current record: 6-8-0, 18pts
The Roughnecks claimed a 2-0 victory against Real Monarchs SLC last Saturday night at ONEOK Field to break a three-game losing streak.
Joaquin Rivas and Ian Svantesson found then net in the win, which broke Western Conference leader Real’s 10-game undefeated streak.
Svantesson is now tied for eighth in the USL with six goals in 14 appearances this season, his first in Tulsa.
Roughnecks playmaker Juan Pablo Caffa leads the USL with 122 crosses this season, and is fifth in the league with 34 chances created.
Series Notes
Squads
OKC – GK: Cody Laurendi, C.J. Cochran; D: Richard Dixon, Kyle Hyland, Sam Fink, Mickey Daly, Michael Harris, Anthony Wallace; M: Chad Bond, Juan Pablo Guzman, Alex Dixon, Daniel Gonzalez, Jose Barril, Daniel Jackson, Coy Craft, Luis Martinez; F: Wojciech Wojcik, Andy Craven
Tulsa – GK: Donovan Ricketts, Bryan Byars, Fabian Cerda; D: Paris Gee, Modou Jadama, Jorge Corrales, Francisco Ugarte, Bradley Bourgeois, Kosuke Kimura; M: Jacori Hayes, Joey Calistri, Collin Fernandez, Joaquin Rivas, Brady Ballew, Jaime Ayala; F: Pavel Kondrakhin, Juan Pablo Caffa, Ian Svantesson
Discipline
OKC – Suspended: Coady Andrews, Miguel Gonzalez; Accumulation warning: Juan Pablo Guzman
Tulsa – Accumulation warning: Juan Pablo Caffa, Jorge Corrales
Officials
REF: GUIDO GONZALES JR
AR1: Ryan Cook
AR2: Jack Feldman
4TH: Brandon Queri
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OKC Energy FC – @EnergyFC
Tulsa Roughnecks FC – @RoughnecksFC
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