MATCH RECAP: FC Tulsa Fall in the Desert

PHOENIX, Arizona (September 12, 2026) — A late goal from Delentz Pierre was not enough for FC Tulsa to overcome an early deficit on Saturday night as they fell to Phoenix Rising FC 2-1 on the road.

The hosts capitalized early on a header off a whipped in cross to take the lead in the sixth minute and place the Scissortails in an early hole. The Tulsa attack threatened a time or two in the first half but could not break through in the frame.

The Scissortails continued to push for an equalizer, controlling 70 percent of the possession in the second half, but were unable to score before Phoenix tacked on another in the 88th minute. Pierre’s late header off a feed from Wilson Eisner gave Tulsa some late life, but the visitors left Arizona without any points in hand.

MATCH NOTES

Delentz Pierre’s goal was his second of the regular season while Wilson Eisner recording his first ever assist in a Tulsa kit.
Tonight was the first time the Scissortails have allowed multiple goals in a regular season game since June 20 in a 2-1 defeat against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.

NEXT UP: FC Tulsa continue their September road trip as they travel to face Brooklyn FC in an interconference clash on Saturday, September 19 at 6:00 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.

The Scissortails return to ONEOK Field on Wednesday, September 30 as they take on New Mexico United at 7:00 p.m. in an important conference matchup. Tickets are available at fctulsa.com/tickets or by calling 918-727-2231. The match will be broadcast on Tulsa CW and streamed on ESPN+.

USL CHAMPIONSHIP REGULAR SEASON – MATCH SUMMARY

Phoenix Rising FC 2:1 FC Tulsa | Phoenix Rising Stadium | Saturday, September 12, 2026

MATCH STATS

SCORING

PHX – Dominique Badji 6’ (Juan David Torres)
PHX – Gunnar Studenhofft 88’ (Tate Schmitt)
TUL – Delentz Pierre 90’+4’ (Wilson Eisner)

MISCONDUCT

PHX – Luke Biasi (Yellow) 39’
TUL – Ian Carlo Souza Daniel (Yellow) 90’+2’

LINEUPS

FC Tulsa (3-4-3) – Dane Jacomen; Delentz Pierre, Abdoulaye Cissoko-C, Ian Carlo Souza Daniel; Joel Sangwa (Lucas Stauffer 81’), Will WIlson (Boubacar Diallo 74’), Giordano Colli, Wilson Eisner; Kalil ElMedkhar (Stefan Lukic 45’), Remi Cabral (Logan Dorsey 66’), Arquímides Ordóñez (Bailey Sparks 65’)

Subs Not Used: Alex Tambakis, Lamar Batista

Phoenix Rising FC (4-2-3-1) – Patrick Rakovsky; Daniel Flores, Rafael Czichos (Ascel Essengue 75’), Pape Boye, Luke Biasi (Collin Smith 84’); John Scearce, Jean Moursou; Damián Rivera (Tate Schmitt, 45’), Diego Gómez (Gunnar Studenhofft 74’), Juan Torres; Dominique Badji (Adrián Pelayo 84’)

Subs Not Used: Chituru Odunze, Kelvin Arase, Noah Cross, Jaethen Irwin

MATCH STATS: TUL | PHX