The Tulsa Roughnecks inability to score goals continued to haunt them Saturday night in a 2-0 loss in San Antonio. The Roughnecks failed to convert a first-half penalty and missed several other scoring opportunities in the shutout loss. It was the sixth time in the past seven outings that TRFC has failed to find the back of the net.
Match Photos courtesy of Darren Abate/San Antonio FC
The missed penalty came in the 12th minute when Kaleem was tripped in the left corner of the penalty area. Captain Sammy Ochoa stepped to the spot and blasted his effort just to the right of goalkeeper Matt Ardone. Ardone easily made the save, his fourth save of a PK this season, to keep the match scoreless.
Two minutes later, the Roughnecks had another chance to take the lead when Ochoa fed Carlos Martinez in space at the edge of the box. But, Martinez fired high over the goal.
Tulsa defender Gary Cennerazzo made an effort to produce the first goal of the match in the 25th minute. His low shot from 35 yards was saved by Ardone.
The Roughnecks benefited from the woodwork in the 35th minute to keep the match scoreless. Rafael Castillo’s rolling shot beat Tulsa goalkeeper Alex Mangels but bounced off the post. It was the second close call for Castillo as he had hit the crossbar earlier in the game.
It took San Antonio only five minutes after the halftime break to take the lead, on what appeared to be a harmless corner kick. The cross came near four Roughnecks defenders, but the group could not clear the danger as the ball was poked to Franck Tayou. The SAFC forward hit a soft, left-footed shot that got past Tulsa goalkeeper Alex Mangels for the first goal of the match.
The Tulsa Roughnecks inability to score goals continued to haunt them Saturday night in a 2-0 loss in San Antonio. The Roughnecks failed to convert a first-half penalty and missed several other scoring opportunities in the shutout loss. It was the sixth time in the past seven outings that TRFC has failed to find the back of the net.
Match Photos courtesy of Darren Abate/San Antonio FC
The missed penalty came in the 12th minute when Kaleem was tripped in the left corner of the penalty area. Captain Sammy Ochoa stepped to the spot and blasted his effort just to the right of goalkeeper Matt Ardone. Ardone easily made the save, his fourth save of a PK this season, to keep the match scoreless.
Two minutes later, the Roughnecks had another chance to take the lead when Ochoa fed Carlos Martinez in space at the edge of the box. But, Martinez fired high over the goal.
Tulsa defender Gary Cennerazzo made an effort to produce the first goal of the match in the 25th minute. His low shot from 35 yards was saved by Ardone.
The Roughnecks benefited from the woodwork in the 35th minute to keep the match scoreless. Rafael Castillo’s rolling shot beat Tulsa goalkeeper Alex Mangels but bounced off the post. It was the second close call for Castillo as he had hit the crossbar earlier in the game.
It took San Antonio only five minutes after the halftime break to take the lead, on what appeared to be a harmless corner kick. The cross came near four Roughnecks defenders, but the group could not clear the danger as the ball was poked to Franck Tayou. The SAFC forward hit a soft, left-footed shot that got past Tulsa goalkeeper Alex Mangels for the first goal of the match.
Tulsa continued to produce chances in search of an equalizer. Cristian Mata’s effort from the top of the box went wide, and Cennerazzo’s long effort on a full volley off a corner kick also went outside the post.
Mata tried a chip from 30 yards in the 75th minute that was saved by Ardone.
Tulsa’s hopes of getting something from the match ended in the 87th minute when Carlos Alveraz beat Brady Ballew down the left side and delivered a cross to Shawn Chin in front of goal. Chin’s low shot beat Jake Feener to make it 2-0. Feener had just checked into the game after Mangels went down with an apparent leg injury.
It was the final road match of the season for the Roughnecks. They will now return to Tulsa for the final two games of the season. They will host the Swope Park Rangers on Wednesday before meeting the Sacramento Republic at ONEOK Field on Saturday, September 24 in the regular season finale.
Tulsa continued to produce chances in search of an equalizer. Cristian Mata’s effort from the top of the box went wide, and Cennerazzo’s long effort on a full volley off a corner kick also went outside the post.
Mata tried a chip from 30 yards in the 75th minute that was saved by Ardone.
Tulsa’s hopes of getting something from the match ended in the 87th minute when Carlos Alveraz beat Brady Ballew down the left side and delivered a cross to Shawn Chin in front of goal. Chin’s low shot beat Jake Feener to make it 2-0. Feener had just checked into the game after Mangels went down with an apparent leg injury.
It was the final road match of the season for the Roughnecks. They will now return to Tulsa for the final two games of the season. They will host the Swope Park Rangers on Wednesday before meeting the Sacramento Republic at ONEOK Field on Saturday, September 24 in the regular season finale.
