TULSA – Tulsa is in the playoffs in 2020!
FC Tulsa scored its price ticket for the 2020 USL Championship playoffs with a 2-0 win over Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at ONEOK Field at home On Saturday night. Two goals in the first half of Marlon Santos and Rodrigo da Costa were more than enough for FC Tulsa to claim a place in the playoffs.
Playing for the last time against home enthusiasts in 2020, FC Tulsa started brilliantly and never let go, as they rewarded with the first goal in the 36th minute with a headbutt from Marlon. The winger won a perfectly weighted pass from Da Costa, who set his moment to lend a hand of the season.
Four minutes later, it was Da Costa himself who finished his chance. Midfielder Ariel Martínez jumped off Costa on a getaway. Da Costa’s initial shot was stored through Switchbacks FC goalkeeper Sean Melvin, but the rebound bounced off Da Costa and looped into the net to double the lead.
From there, FC Tulsa shook the win for their 3rd consecutive win and 7th consecutive result, the club’s two records.
Goals
36 – TUL – Marlon Santos (Rodrigo da Costa)
40 – TUL – Rodrigo da Costa
BACK TO POST-SEASON
FC Tulsa will advance to the playoffs for the time being in the club’s history. As the favorite moment in Group D, FC Tulsa will face group C winner. El Paso Locomotive FC is lately the most sensitive in Group C and will win no. 1 seed with a victory on Sunday against Real Monarchs SLC. If El Paso loses or draws, New Mexico United can simply skip El Paso. Either way, FC Tulsa, the seed at the moment, will be on the road in the first round of the playoffs.
LIBRARY DA COSTA 2020
The Brazilian, who named the All-USL team in 2019 as Roughneck, began his 2020 crusade by scoring Tulsa’s first goal. two purposes. He now scored his last goal in the regular season.
LEWIS HAS LIGHT WORK FC Tulsa goalkeeper Sean Lewis has kept his fourth blank sheet of the season and has very few paintings to make. Colorado Springs had no framed shots, which means Lewis didn’t have to register a stop to keep his blade blank. blank leaf moment in the last 3 games.
MARLON FOR THE SECOND DIRECT NIGHT
The marlon Santos winger scored for the time being in the consecutive afternoon with his third goal of the season. The small striker scored with his headbutt for the time being in a straight match.
SOME HISTORY OF THE CLUB
FC Tulsa will enter the warmest playoffs than ever before. On Saturday night he won the club’s seventh consecutive result. Since joining the USL Championship in 2015, FC Tulsa has never had an undefeated seven-game streak. It is also the first series of 3 consecutive victories in the club’s history.
Following
FC Tulsa will be informed of this week’s playoffs and will play in the first playoff circular next weekend.
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