OKLAHOMA CITY – OKC Energy FC and San Antonio FC will both look to rebound from defeats in their last outings when they meet at Taft Stadium on Saturday night for the third and final time in the regular season, with Energy FC looking to bounce back into the playoff positions in the Western Conference. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
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OKC Energy FC news and notes
Current record: 8-9-5, 29pts
Energy FC fell 2-1 to Tulsa Roughnecks FC last Saturday night at ONEOK Field as its cross-state rival claimed the Black Gold Derby for the first time in three seasons.
Jose Angulo scored on a penalty kick early in the season half, and has now scored four goals in six games since arriving on loan with Energy FC.
OKC announced on Friday it had signed Welsh forward Jonathan Brown to its squad, a former player for the Wales U21 National Team.
Energy FC fell to ninth place in the Western Conference standings on Thursday night after Seattle Sounders FC 2 took a 2-1 victory against the Portland Timbers 2 to jump into eighth.
San Antonio FC news and notes
Current record: 11-2-8, 41pts
San Antonio fell for only the second time this season last Saturday as Reno 1868 FC scored a 2-0 victory at Greater Nevada Field.
Second-place SAFC is now 10 points behind Real Monarchs SLC in the Western Conference standings with 11 games to play in the regular season.
SAFC announces on Thursday the club had acquired Jamaican international Owayne Gordon on loan for the remainder of the season. Gordon featured for Jamaica in its run to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final.
San Antonio has won only one of its last five games, going 1-3-1 over that span.
Series Notes
Squads
OKC – GK: Cody Laurendi, Jacob Lissek, Carl Cochran Jr.; D: Richard Dixon, Kyle Hyland, Sam Fink, Mickey Daly, Michael Harris, Anthony Wallace, Coady Andrews; M: Chad Bond, Juan Pablo Guzman, Miguel Gonzalez, Alex Dixon, Daniel Gonzalez, Jose Barril, Luis Martinez; F: Jose Angulo, Andy Craven, Wojciech Wojcik
San Antonio – GK: Matt Cardone, Diego Restrepo, Lee Johnston; D: Andrew Moullin, Sebastien Ibeagha, Cyprian Hedrick, Stephen McCarthy, Greg Cochrane, Ryan Roushandel; M: Michael Reed, Victor Araujo, Rafael Castillo, Kris Tyrpak, Mark O’Ojong, Devin Vega, Maxi Rodriguez, Pecka, Shawn Chin, Connor Presley, A.J. Ajeakwa, Omar Gordon, Billy Forbes; F: Ever Guzman, Cesar Elizondo, Michael Seth
Discipline
OKC – Accumulation warning: Coady Andrews
San Antonio – Suspended: Ben Newnam; Accumulation warning: Sebastien Ibeagha, Stephen McCarthy, Kris Tyrpak, Cesar Elizondo, Mark O’Ojong
Officials
REF: JORGE RAMIREZ
AR1: Wade Beall
AR2: Seth Barton
4TH: Mike Kashef
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Twitter social handles
OKC Energy FC – @EnergyFC
San Antonio FC – @SanAntonioFC
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