Energy FC Advances in USL Playoffs; Faces Vancouver in Next Round
Published on October 2, 2016 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
OKC Energy FC News Release
EDINBURG, TEXAS - Energy FC forward Colin Bonner scored two stoppage time goals to give Energy FC a 3-2 win in their USL Quarterfinal playoff match over Rio Grande Valley Toros FC at Toro Stadium in Edinburg, Texas.
The win allows Energy FC to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals of the USL Playoffs for the second straight season. They take on the #6 seed Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on Saturday, October 8 at 2 p.m. (ct) from Thunderbird Stadium on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 defeated the #3 seed Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2-1 in their quarterfinal matchup. Vancouver finished the regular season with a record of 12-9-9. This season, Energy FC played Vancouver twice and posted a 0-1-1 mark.
The winner of the Energy FC / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 match next Saturday takes on the winner of the #4 seed Swope Park Rangers / #8 seed Orange County Blues match. The Western Conference Finals will be played the weekend of October 14 - 16.
United Soccer League Championship Stories from October 2, 2016
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- Energy FC Advances in USL Playoffs; Faces Vancouver in Next Round - OKC Energy FC
- RGV FC Toros Fall to OKC Energy FC in Playoffs - Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
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