TULSA – It has been a long 14 days of waiting for FC Tulsa.
After a franchise-best 3-0 start to the season, FC Tulsa hit its first bump in the road with a 5-0 loss to Atlanta United 2 on May 19. Now, the club has had two weeks to stew on the embarrassing defeat, waiting for its next USL Championship match. That finally comes on Wednesday night as FC Tulsa travels to Kansas City for a matchup against Sporting Kansas City II at Children’s Mercy Park.
SCOUTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY II
While FC Tulsa’s first six weeks of the season was largely positive, with wins in the first three matches, Sporting Kansas City II’s season hasn’t quite gotten off the ground yet. Sporting KC II comes into Wednesday’s matchup with three losses and three draws in its six matches, 7th in the Central Division, sitting ahead of only Memphis 901 FC, who have played two games.
After opening their season with a 2-0 loss against FC Tulsa, Sporting drew against OKC Energy FC and LA Galaxy II, and lost to Colorado Springs and Indy Eleven. Part of the problem for Sporting KC II has been its offense, as the club has been shutout in four of six matches and have just two goals overall on the campaign. However, an impressive 0-0 draw against El Paso Locomotive at home on Sunday was a positive step in the right direction.
THINGS TO KNOW
1) Second Half of the Roadie
FC Tulsa’s longest road stretch of the season enters it’s latter half, with this Wednesday’s match against Sporting KC II and Sunday’s match against Birmingham Legion FC representing the end of the six-week long road trip. After this week, FC Tulsa fans will enjoy having the squad back at ONEOK Field for two matches against Sporting Kansas City II on Wednesday, June 16 and against Louisville City FC on Saturday, June 19. Tickets are available for both matches here
2) Captain’s Familiarity
In 2018 and 2019, FC Tulsa captain Bradley Bourgeois and Sporting Kansas City II striker Ropapa Mensah played together with Nashville SC, battling everyday in training. Fast forward to 2021, Bourgeois is now an anchor for FC Tulsa while Mensah is one of Sporting Kansas City II’s most dynamic players. Mensah did not appear in the two squads’ first meeting on May 1 due to injury, but he should be raring to go this Wednesday night. With two weeks to prepare, FC Tulsa will hope to put Bourgeois’ “Mensah IQ” to good use.
3) Back to the Top
Even with the tough 5-0 loss to Atlanta United 2, FC Tulsa still has one of the best records in the Central Division at 3-0-1. The 2.25 points per match is tied for the best in the Central with Indy Eleven, whom FC Tulsa beat earlier this season. A win on Wednesday night presents an opportunity to go back to the top of the table, leapfrogging Birmingham Legion FC, and enter the summer months riding some momentum.
How to Watch
FC Tulsa’s match will be available across Tulsa on My41 at 7 p.m. for a local broadcast and streamed nationally on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to a national radio broadcast of the match on SiriusXM FC brought to you by John Horlander and former Tulsa Roughnecks star, Brady Ballew. This will be the first of two matches on SiriusXM FC in June followed by Sunday’s match at Birmingham Legion FC.
TULSA – It has been a long 14 days of waiting for FC Tulsa.
After a franchise-best 3-0 start to the season, FC Tulsa hit its first bump in the road with a 5-0 loss to Atlanta United 2 on May 19. Now, the club has had two weeks to stew on the embarrassing defeat, waiting for its next USL Championship match. That finally comes on Wednesday night as FC Tulsa travels to Kansas City for a matchup against Sporting Kansas City II at Children’s Mercy Park.
SCOUTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY II
While FC Tulsa’s first six weeks of the season was largely positive, with wins in the first three matches, Sporting Kansas City II’s season hasn’t quite gotten off the ground yet. Sporting KC II comes into Wednesday’s matchup with three losses and three draws in its six matches, 7th in the Central Division, sitting ahead of only Memphis 901 FC, who have played two games.
After opening their season with a 2-0 loss against FC Tulsa, Sporting drew against OKC Energy FC and LA Galaxy II, and lost to Colorado Springs and Indy Eleven. Part of the problem for Sporting KC II has been its offense, as the club has been shutout in four of six matches and have just two goals overall on the campaign. However, an impressive 0-0 draw against El Paso Locomotive at home on Sunday was a positive step in the right direction.
THINGS TO KNOW
1) Second Half of the Roadie
FC Tulsa’s longest road stretch of the season enters it’s latter half, with this Wednesday’s match against Sporting KC II and Sunday’s match against Birmingham Legion FC representing the end of the six-week long road trip. After this week, FC Tulsa fans will enjoy having the squad back at ONEOK Field for two matches against Sporting Kansas City II on Wednesday, June 16 and against Louisville City FC on Saturday, June 19. Tickets are available for both matches here
2) Captain’s Familiarity
In 2018 and 2019, FC Tulsa captain Bradley Bourgeois and Sporting Kansas City II striker Ropapa Mensah played together with Nashville SC, battling everyday in training. Fast forward to 2021, Bourgeois is now an anchor for FC Tulsa while Mensah is one of Sporting Kansas City II’s most dynamic players. Mensah did not appear in the two squads’ first meeting on May 1 due to injury, but he should be raring to go this Wednesday night. With two weeks to prepare, FC Tulsa will hope to put Bourgeois’ “Mensah IQ” to good use.
3) Back to the Top
Even with the tough 5-0 loss to Atlanta United 2, FC Tulsa still has one of the best records in the Central Division at 3-0-1. The 2.25 points per match is tied for the best in the Central with Indy Eleven, whom FC Tulsa beat earlier this season. A win on Wednesday night presents an opportunity to go back to the top of the table, leapfrogging Birmingham Legion FC, and enter the summer months riding some momentum.
How to Watch
FC Tulsa’s match will be available across Tulsa on My41 at 7 p.m. for a local broadcast and streamed nationally on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to a national radio broadcast of the match on SiriusXM FC brought to you by John Horlander and former Tulsa Roughnecks star, Brady Ballew. This will be the first of two matches on SiriusXM FC in June followed by Sunday’s match at Birmingham Legion FC.
