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FC Tulsa Heads to Loudoun United FC Looking to Start June on a Good Note

May 31, 2024 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
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TULSA - FC Tulsa travels to Leesburg, Virginia to face Loudoun United FC on Saturday, June 1 at Segra Field.

Standings: FC Tulsa enters the match with a record of 2W-4L-4D, ranking 11th in the Western Conference. Loudon United FC enters the match with a record of 4W-6L-2D, ranking 7th in the Eastern Conference.

FC Tulsa's Last Match: FC Tulsa's last regular season match was at home against Oakland Roots SC. Oakland scored the first point of the match off of a shot that bounced off of defender Patrick Seagrist to Oakland Forward Miche Naider-Chery, who took his shot from there. Midfielder Justin Portillo found an opportunity to score in the 36th minute, but his shot was ultimately blocked. FC Tulsa maintained 57% of the ball possession in the match and took 17 shots, three of which came on target. FC Tulsa kept Oakland Roots SC from scoring the rest of the match, and the match ended 1-0, resulting in FC Tulsa's 4th loss of the season.

Last Matchup Against Loudoun United FC: FC Tulsa faced Loudon United FC twice last season. In July 2023, FC Tulsa took a 3-1 loss against Loudon in an action packed match-up. Phillip Goodrum scored the opening goal for FC Tulsa off of a penalty kick within 166 seconds of the start of the match, one of the fastest goals in franchise history. Loudon United FC equalized the score shortly after, and made three more goals within the first 23 minutes of the match. Despite some of FC Tulsa's later attempts not resulting in points, the club out-possessed Loudoun 67% to 33% and outshot them 15-14. However, these impressive stats did not translate on the scoreboard, and the match ended 3-1 with Loudon United FC taking the win.

Players to watch: FC Tulsa's players to watch are Midfielder Blaine Ferri and Forward Phillip Goodrum. Ferri has played in all 10 USL Championship matches for FC Tulsa this season, and has created 15 chances so far. He's made 10 interceptions and 2 assists this season. Goodrum has scored 2 goals for FC Tulsa this season, and is looking to score his 3rd in the upcoming match against Loudon United FC.

Loudon United FC's players to watch are Defender Keegan Hughes and Midfielder Tommy McCabe, who both played for FC Tulsa during the 2023 season. Hughes appeared in 9 games for FC Tulsa and McCabe played in 26 games. These two players taking on their former team at their new home field should make for an interesting match-up. Stay Updated: For highlights, polls, updates and more throughout match day, be sure to follow @FCTulsa on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

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