Roughnecks Triumph over Fresno 2-1

August 31, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
FC Tulsa News Release

TULSA, OK - Tulsa Roughnecks faced off against second place Fresno FC in USL Western Conference Championship play at ONEOK Field. The first half began with a bang in the 5th minute as Rodrigo Da Costa chested the ball to himself and put it into the bottom left corner with a perfect bicycle kick. Midway into the first half, Fresno opened up the game and found an equalizer in the 28th minute with a header from Jaime Chavez off of a free kick. From there the two teams battled back and forth into the break.

At the beginning of the second half the Roughnecks again got off to a hot start when Rodrigo Da Costa played a beautiful long ball along the ground to the feet of Marlon Prazeres where he placed the ball into the net around the keeper. Again Fresno looked to gain momentum after settling back into the game with a collective number of attacks to counter the Roughnecks pressure.

The Roughnecks went into a more defensive shape in the later part of the half which led to more pressure from Fresno. In the 84th minute Brayan Reyes was called for a foul in the penalty area which seemed to be the demise for the Roughnecks' energetic night. Jackson Pereira stepped to the spot for Fresno and sent the ball over the bar sending ONEOK into a frenzy. After the missed penalty it seemed like a win was just meant to be for the Roughnecks on the cool August night. After a few more nervy attacks from Fresno the referee blew the whistle to give the Roughnecks their well-deserved first victory since April.

Tulsa Roughnecks season & single game tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by going to RoughnecksFC.com, by calling 918-297-6808, or in person at the ONEOK Field ticket office.

Tulsa Roughnecks celebrate a goal

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