TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa Roughnecks FC welcomes the LA Galaxy II to ONEOK Field on Saturday night, looking to rebound from defeat in its last outing as it resumes it push toward reaching the USL Cup Playoffs for the first time in club history. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT.
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Tulsa Roughnecks FC news and notes
Current record: 12-11-4, 40pts
The Roughnecks suffered a 2-0 loss to Black Gold derby rivals OKC Energy FC last Sunday night at Taft Stadium in their last outing.
Tulsa dominated possession in the match, recording 67.1 percent of possession, but was unable to overcome an early two-goal deficit as OKC struck twice inside the opening 15 minutes to take a decisive advantage.
The loss to Energy FC ended a three-game undefeated streak for the Roughnecks, but despite the defeat the side sits in seventh place in the USL Western Conference.
Tulsa has not suffered back-to-back defeats since a three-game losing streak that saw the side fall twice to the Swope Park Rangers and once to San Antonio FC between June 11-27.
Since that three-game losing streak the Roughnecks have posted a 7-3-4 record that includes victories against Western Conference-leader Real Monarchs SLC and Phoenix Rising FC.
LA Galaxy II news and notes
Current record: 7-15-5, 26pts
The Galaxy II fell 2-1 to Northern California rivals Sacramento Republic FC last Saturday night at Papa Murphy's Park in their most recent outing.
Los Dos opened the scoring through Ethan Zubak, who scored the fastest goal in USL history just 10 seconds into the match with a stunning volleyed finish.
The goal was Zubak's fourth of the season, which doubles the 2017 USL 20 Under 20 selection's total from a season ago. The 19-year-old has also notched three assists on the year.
The Galaxy II are winless in their last three games, and would be mathematically eliminated from a fourth consecutive trip to the USL Cup Playoffs with a defeat on Saturday.
Series Notes
Squads
Tulsa – GK: Bryan Byars, Fabian Cerda, Donovan Ricketts; D: Paris Gee, Modou Jadama, Jorge Corrales, Francisco Ugarte, Bradley Bourgeois, Kosuke Kimura; M: Jonathan Levin, Joey Calistri, Collin Fernandez, Joaquin Rivas, Brady Ballew, Jaime Ayala; F: Juan Pablo Caffa, Ian Svantesson, Pavel Kondrakhin, Christian Thierjung
Los Angeles – GK: Bennett Sneddon, Eric Lopez, Justin Vom Steeg; D: Hugo Arellano, Jake Arteaga, Jean Engola, Ian Lonergan, Jeffrey Payeras, Leonardo Sepulveda, Nathan Smith, Tyler Turner, Josh Turnley; M: Efrain Alvarez, Miguel Aguilar, Ryo Fujii, Jorge Hernandez, Jonathan Hernandez, Bradford Jamieson IV, Alex Mendez, Raul Mendiola, Adrian Vera, Andre Zanga; F: Justin Dhillon, Jonah Estrada, Ariel Lassiter, Jack McBean, Ethan Zubak
Discipline
Tulsa – Accumulation warning: Collin Fernandez, Juan Pablo Caffa
Los Angeles – Suspended: Alejandro Covarrubias; Accumulation warning: Tyler Turner, Jonathan Hernandez
Officials
REF: GREG DOPKA
AR1: Ryan Cook
AR2: Curtis Mayo
4TH: Matt Trotter
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Twitter social handles
Tulsa Roughnecks FC – @RoughnecksFC
LA Galaxy II – @LAGalaxyII
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