LA Galaxy II vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC
ONEOK Stadium – Tulsa, Okla.
June 17, 2016
2016 USL Regular Season
5:30 p.m. PT
LA Galaxy II (5-2-7, 22 points) travel to Tulsa, Okla. in one of their longer road trips of the season to face Tulsa Roughnecks FC (2-9-1, 7 points) at 5:30 p.m. PT on Friday, June 17 at ONEOK Stadium. As part of a broadcast deal with ESPN announced earlier in the year, this match will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
Tulsa Roughnecks FC, currently last place in the USL Western Conference, has allowed 28 goals in 12 games this season, the most in the USL. They’ve lost seven of their last eight matches and have lost the last five games they’ve played at ONEOK Stadium. Their most recent loss was a 7-1 defeat at the hands of Saint Louis FC.
After last weekend’s 0-0 draw with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Los Dos dropped to fourth in the Western Conference standings. With 22 points, they sit behind Rio Grande Valley FC (22 points, 6 wins), Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (23 points) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (25 points).
Friday’s game is the first of two back-to-back matches scheduled with Tulsa Roughnecks FC; they’ll play each other again on June 24 at StubHub Center. This small stretch of schedule will provide LA Galaxy II a good opportunity to build confidence and return the top of the table.
LAST MATCH
LA Galaxy II 0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0: LA Galaxy II (5-2-7, 22 points) drew 0-0 with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (7-2-2, 23 points) on Saturday night at the StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium. Los Dos’ best chance came in the 53rd minute when a rocket from Jack McBean stunned the crossbar. It was Los Dos’ fourth shutout of the season and their third at StubHub Center. It was only the second time they’ve been shutout in 2016.
Saint Louis FC 7 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1: Things got ugly for Tulsa in St. Louis last weekend. Tulsa went into the half down 3-0 and failed to tighten up in the second half, conceding four goals and earning their fourth straight loss. Less than a month ago, this same team hung five goals on Tulsa at home.
2016 RECORD
LA Galaxy II: 5-2-6
Tulsa Roughnecks FC: 7-2-1
2015 RECORD
LA Galaxy II: 14-11-3
Tulsa Roughnecks FC: 11-11-6
THIS YEAR
LA Galaxy II at Tulsa Roughnecks FC – Friday, June 17
Tulsa Roughnecks FC at LA Galaxy II FC – Friday, June 24
LAST YEAR
LA Galaxy II 2, Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1 (StubHub Center) – May 13, 2015
LA Galaxy II 4, Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2 (ONEOK Stadium) – June 27, 2015
GAME NOTES
- Los Dos are 1-1-3 on the road in 2016. Tulsa Roughnecks are 1-5-0 on the road.
- Tulsa Roughnecks FC have allowed more goals than any USL team (28). They are the Western Conference’s last-place team (7 points).
- Tulsa has lost seven of their last eight matches. They’ve lost their last five matches at ONEOK Stadium.
- Los Dos lead the USL in goals scored (27).
- Forward Jack McBean leads the USL in goals scored (11). Jose Villarreal is T-7 with 5 goals.
- Jaime Villarreal is the only player on Los Dos to have featured in each match of the 2016 season.
- Next, Los Dos head back to StubHub Center for a regular season return match against Tulsa. The two will face off again at 7:30 p.m. PT on Friday, June 24 at StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium in Carson, Calif.
LA Galaxy II Season Ticket Memberships for the 2016 USL season are available for purchase now. Season Ticket Members and Galaxy fans can go to www.lagalaxy.com/tickets/lagalaxyii or call 877-3GALAXY (342-5299) to secure their 2016 LA Galaxy II Season Ticket package. For single-game tickets, visit www.lagalaxy.com/schedule/2.
