Roughnecks Travel to OKC Saturday
August 25, 2016 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
FC Tulsa News Release
OKC Energy vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC
Saturday, August 27
KICKOFF - 8:00PM CDT
Taft Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK
Action from last Saturday's Black Gold Derby at ONEOK Field. (Photo by Rich Crimi)
The final edition of the 2016 Black Gold Derby will take place this Saturday, August 27, when the Tulsa Roughnecks travel to Oklahoma City to face the Energy at Taft Stadium. Kickoff has been changed to 8:00pm, 30 minutes later than what was originally scheduled.
YOU AGAIN?
Saturday's match will be the second straight meeting between the two teams Last Saturday, August 20, the Energy scored one goal in each half and recorded a 2-0 victory at Tulsa's ONEOK Field.
ROUGHNECKS FC
*Tulsa will be looking to snap a four-match losing streak in the outing.
*The Roughnecks have been shut out in each of the four defeats.
*The match will mark the final outing in the month of August for Tulsa. TRFC will conclude the season with five games during the month of September, including two at ONEOK Field on September 21 and September 24.
*Goalkeeper Jake Feener is expected to once again be available for the match. Feener was left out of the 18-man squads for the past two games, recovering from concussion-like symptoms.
ABOUT THE ENERGY
*Saturday's derby match will mark the second action of the week for OKC. On Wednesday, the Energy suffered a 2-0 loss at Colorado Springs.
*Like the Roughnecks, the Energy have struggled to find the back of the net recently. They have failed to score a goal in five of their past six matches.
*OKC goalkeeper Cody Laurendi leads all USL keepers with a 0.60 goals against average.
ORANGE IN OKC
The Roughnecks will wear their all orange kits for Saturday's match. Oklahoma City will be in its green and white kits.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Radio:
Fans in Tulsa can listen to the match live on AM 1300 with Jeremie Poplin calling the action. The pregame show will begin at 7:45PM.
Live Stream: The game will be broadcast on YouTube.com through the USL Match Center.
SOCIAL TAGS
Match Hashtag: #OKCvTUL
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