El Paso, TX – FC Tulsa finds all three points for the second time this season as they defeat El Paso Locomotive 1-0.
The first half saw a fairly uneventful match with FC Tulsa having 45% of possession with only 5 shots and one on target from FC Tulsa. No cards were shown to either side.
Defender Patrick Seagrist played his 100th USL Championship game tonight in an FC Tulsa kit. Seagrist was acquired by FC Tulsa in August of the 2023 season from Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC previously. Seagrist also played for Memphis 901 FC, Indy Eleven, and was drafted 10th overall by the New York Bulls in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.
Adding on to those accolades, Midfielder Boubacar Diallo scored his first goal of the season in the 53rd minute to give FC Tulsa the go-ahead. The goal came as Seagrist shared a long-pass deflected by an El Paso defender and connected with Diallo to open the scoring.
After the opening goal, both sides continued to try and get another on the board. Locomotive FC had multiple chances in the latter half, many being saved at the hands of Goalkeeper Michael Creek. Creek gained his first clean sheet of the season and the first for FC Tulsa in 2024.
GOALS:
53’ TUL – Boubacar Diallo
CARDS:
90+2’ ELP – Yellow Card – Tony Alfaro
LINEUPS:
TUL: Alexis Soauhy, Arthur Rogers, Boubacar Diallo, Blaine Ferri, Bradley Bourgeois , Stefan Stoajnovic, Alex Dalou, Michael Creek, Harvey St Clair, Justin Portillo, Patrick Seagrist (Subs Used: Phillip Goodrum, Diogo Pacheco, Harvey St Clair, Milo Yosef)
ELP: Jhamali Waite, Lucas Stauffer, Tony Alfaro, Bolu Akinyode, Noah Dollenmayer, Eric Calvillo, Javier Navarez, Liam Rose, Joaquin Rivas, Amando Moreno, Justin Dhillon (Subs Used: Tumi Moshobane, Jeremy Garay, Mario Rodriguez, Gonzalo Pelua)
UP NEXT: FC Tulsa travels to Birmingham Legion on May 4. FC Tulsa will then travel to Pittsburgh to face Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32 on May 7. Then, FC Tulsa will return home to ONEOK Field on May 11 to host Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC to rematch from the Open Cup only four days later. To purchase tickets visit fctulsa.com/tickets
