IRVINE, Calif. – Orange County SC will play its first game at Championship Soccer Stadium on Tuesday night as it hosts Tulsa Roughnecks FC in a crucial contest for both clubs in the race for the 2017 USL Cup Playoffs. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. PT.
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Orange County SC news and notes
Current record: 7-6-6, 27pts
Orange County earned a 1-1 draw against the Swope Park Rangers on Saturday night at Children’s Mercy Victory Field, a result that saw the club’s winless streak run to four games.
Zach Kobayashi scored six minutes into the second half to answer the Rangers’ first-half goal for his second goal in five appearances this season.
Championship Soccer Stadium will host its first game on Tuesday night, with OCSC’s new permanent home set to host its final eight games of the regular season.
Orange County enters the contest two points behind eighth-place OKC Energy FC in the Western Conference standings, with three games in hand.
Tulsa Roughnecks FC news and notes
Current record: 10-9-2, 32pts
The Roughnecks claimed back-to-back home victories over the past week, including a 2-1 win against OKC Energy FC on Saturday night at ONEOK Field.
Ian Svantesson scored the winning goal for the Roughnecks against their Black Gold Derby rivals for his team-leading 10th tally of the season.
The victory saw Tulsa claim the Black Gold Derby series for the first time in three seasons with victory in the first two of three meetings this season.
The Roughnecks are 3-4-4 away from home this season, and are undefeated in their last three away games (1-0-2).
Series Notes
Squads
Orange County – GK: Charlie Lyon, Casey Beyers, Michael Suchy; D: Oscar Sorto, Joe Franco, Alberto Navarro, Salomon Wbias, Oluwanisola Abolaji, Juan Pablo Ocegueda, Roy Meeus, Jeannot Esua; M: Victor Pineda, Richard Chaplow, Gustavo Villalobos, Carlos Alvarez, Jerry van Ewijk, Dusan Stevanovic, Amirgy Pineda, Kevin Jeon, Zachary Kobayashi, Frank Olijve, James Baxendale; F: Monday Etim, Duke Lacroix, Wuiilito Tavares Fernandes
Tulsa – GK: Donovan Ricketts, Bryan Byars, Fabian Cerda; D: Paris Gee, Modou Jadama, Jorge Corrales, Bradley Bourgeois, Kosuke Kimura, Brandt Bronico; M: Jacori Hayes, Jonathan Levin, Joey Calistri, Collin Fernandez, Joaquin Rivas, Brady Ballew, Jaime Ayala; F: Christian Thierjung, Juan Pablo Caffa, Brian Wright, Ian Svantesson, Pavel Kondrakhin
Discipline
Orange County – Accumulation warning: Richard Chaplow
Tulsa – None
Officials
REF: DANIEL RADFORD
AR1: Eduardo Jeff
AR2: Osvaldo Delgado-Landeros
4TH: Robert Sarfaraz
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Orange County SC – @OrangeCountySC
Tulsa Roughnecks FC – @RoughnecksFC
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