TULSA – FC Tulsa will play its final preseason match on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Titan Sports Complex. Tulsa will host Sporting Kansas City II of the USL Championship Eastern Conference. The club, which recently rebranded from Swope Park Rangers, will be the second Eastern Conference team FC Tulsa has hosted this preseason. FC Tulsa drew Saint Louis FC 1-1 over 120 minutes on February 16.
How to Follow
The match won't be streamed, but fans can follow @FCTulsa on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for live updates throughout the match.
Scouting Sporting Kansas City II
Like Saint Louis FC, Sporting Kansas City II used to play in the Western Conference with FC Tulsa. Sporting Kansas City II began play in the USL Championship in 2016, and it reached two consecutive USL Championship Final appearances in its first two seasons. FC Tulsa newcomer Lebo Moloto spent the 2017 season with the then Swope Park Rangers, leading the team back to the USL Championship Final.
2019 was the first season for Sporting Kansas City II in the Eastern Conference, and it was a tough adjustment for the squad. It finished bottom on the conference table in 2019 after earning a playoff spot in each of its three seasons in the Western Conference.
FC Tulsa Storylines to Watch
The Floodgates Have Opened
FC Tulsa scored the most goals it had in a single game this preseason, unleashing three on the reigning USL League One Champions North Texas SC. Panin Boakye scored the first to equalize, and nine minutes later assisted the second to Marlon for the lead. Mfon Udoh and Rodrigo Da Costa danced around the defense in the second half, with Da Costa rounding the keeper and centering it for Udoh for the tap in in the 73rd minute, solidifying the 3-1 victory.
Undefeated in Preseason
FC Tulsa head coach Michael Nsien has preached the importance of creating a winning mentality heading into the 2020 season, and it has already begun to yield results on the pitch. Tulsa is unbeaten through five preseason matches, with three wins and a pair of draws under its belt. FC Tulsa has outscored its opponents by a combined score of 8-3.
Final Tune Up
Saturday will be FC Tulsa’s final preseason match before the USL Championship regular season begins, with FC Tulsa hitting the road to take on Sacramento Republic FC on March 7, and then beginning a three-match homestand on March 14.
Fans are invited out to Titan Sports Complex to watch Saturday's match, which kicks off at 1 p.m.
TULSA – FC Tulsa will play its final preseason match on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Titan Sports Complex. Tulsa will host Sporting Kansas City II of the USL Championship Eastern Conference. The club, which recently rebranded from Swope Park Rangers, will be the second Eastern Conference team FC Tulsa has hosted this preseason. FC Tulsa drew Saint Louis FC 1-1 over 120 minutes on February 16.
How to Follow
The match won’t be streamed, but fans can follow @FCTulsa on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for live updates throughout the match.
Scouting Sporting Kansas City II
Like Saint Louis FC, Sporting Kansas City II used to play in the Western Conference with FC Tulsa. Sporting Kansas City II began play in the USL Championship in 2016, and it reached two consecutive USL Championship Final appearances in its first two seasons. FC Tulsa newcomer Lebo Moloto spent the 2017 season with the then Swope Park Rangers, leading the team back to the USL Championship Final.
2019 was the first season for Sporting Kansas City II in the Eastern Conference, and it was a tough adjustment for the squad. It finished bottom on the conference table in 2019 after earning a playoff spot in each of its three seasons in the Western Conference.
FC Tulsa Storylines to Watch
The Floodgates Have Opened
FC Tulsa scored the most goals it had in a single game this preseason, unleashing three on the reigning USL League One Champions North Texas SC. Panin Boakye scored the first to equalize, and nine minutes later assisted the second to Marlon for the lead. Mfon Udoh and Rodrigo Da Costa danced around the defense in the second half, with Da Costa rounding the keeper and centering it for Udoh for the tap in in the 73rd minute, solidifying the 3-1 victory.
Undefeated in Preseason
FC Tulsa head coach Michael Nsien has preached the importance of creating a winning mentality heading into the 2020 season, and it has already begun to yield results on the pitch. Tulsa is unbeaten through five preseason matches, with three wins and a pair of draws under its belt. FC Tulsa has outscored its opponents by a combined score of 8-3.
Final Tune Up
Saturday will be FC Tulsa’s final preseason match before the USL Championship regular season begins, with FC Tulsa hitting the road to take on Sacramento Republic FC on March 7, and then beginning a three-match homestand on March 14.
Fans are invited out to Titan Sports Complex to watch Saturday’s match, which kicks off at 1 p.m.
