Greens Grab Huge Road Point at Indy
June 2, 2021 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
OKC Energy FC News Release
Frank Lopez's second goal of the season helped Energy FC to a valuable point away from home against Indy Eleven Wednesday night.
The opening half of play was fairly even, with neither goalkeeper having much to do until the last five minutes when CJ Cochran was called into action on several occasions.
A couple of chances from inside the penalty area forced good saves out of Cochran, one surely a Save of the Week contender, but the hosts were able to capitalize from a corner kick in the 42nd minute to take the lead into halftime.
Gordon Wild's in-swinging effort found an unmarked Nicky Moon, who nodded the ball past Cochran from close range.
OKC made a couple of changes at halftime and three more throughout the second half and looked the better side for the remainder of the match, constantly getting forward and keeping Indy pinned in their own half of the field.
The relentless pressure finally paid off in the 69th minute as Rob Coronado's sublime ball behind the Indy defense found Frank Lopez, who was able to steer his first-time effort past Farr for the equalizer and his second goal of the season.
The Greens will have 10 days off before returning to Taft Stadium on Saturday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. against Birmingham Legion FC for our annual Pride Night celebration. Tickets can be found at energyfc.com/june12.
Scoring Summary:
IND: Moon (Wild), 42'
OKC: Lopez (Coronado), 69'
Disciplinary Summary:
OKC: Daniels, Yellow Card, 65'
OKC Starting XI: GK: CJ Cochran; D: Sam Rogers (Zach Ellis-Hayden, 66'), Conor Donovan (c), Mitch Osmond, Rob Coronado; M: Hiroki Kurimoto, Brad Dunwell (Charlie Ward, 46') Aidan Daniels (Arun Basuljevic, 79'), Tucker Stephenson (Jaime Chavez, 46'); F: Villyan Bijev (Jon Brown, 88'), Frank Lopez
Subs not used: Kyle Ihn, Kodai Iida
IND Starting XI: GK: Farr, Hackshaw, Malic (A.J. Cochran, 77'), Ouimiette (c); M: Moon, Seagrist, Gutjahr (Koffie, 66'), Nicky Law; F: Smith (Hamilton, 66'), Wild (Vassell, 77'), Arteaga
Subs not used: Edwards, Trimmer, Sissoko
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