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Roughnecks Claim Historic First Win! 
Tulsa tops Seattle Sounders 2, 4-3

The 4,000 fans who came out to ONEOK Field in downtown Tulsa Thursday were treated to a memorable night. They not only saw one of most entertaining games of the young USL season, but more importantly, they witnessed the first win in the history of the Tulsa Roughnecks FC. The Roughnecks overcame a halftime deficit with a pair of second-half goals to claim a 4-3 victory over previously unbeaten Seattle Sounders 2.

Lucas Cordeiro tallied the winning goal in the first-ever victory for Tulsa Roughnecks FC. 
(Photo by Rich Crimi)











Trailing 3-2 after 45 minutes, Tulsa got a tying goal from Steven Miller in the 69 th minute and the game winner from Lucas Cordeiro in the 78 th minute.  From there, the Roughnecks survived the final 12 minutes of regulation and 5 minutes of stoppage time to claim the historic win.

 

The end-to-end action started quickly. The scoring began in just the second minute, when a mix up at the back of the Sounders defense sent Gibson Bardsley in alone on goal, and the Tulsa midfielder calmly slotted home with his left foot to give the Roughnecks an early lead.


It didn't take long for the Sounders to answer, and it came courtesy of 19-year-old Qudus Lawal. The Nigerian was perfectly placed in the 8th minute to slide home an initial shot that appeared to be going wide.

One minute later, Lawal got behind the Tulsa defense and beat Zac Lubin to give the Sounders a 2-1 lead.

Lubin came up big in the 15th minute for the Roughnecks. Defender Ben Brewster was whistled for a tripping foul in the box, but the Tulsa keeper made a diving save on Giulano Frano's PK to keep the deficit at one goal.

Eli Galbraith-Knapp got the Roughnecks back on level terms with an impressive strike in the 19th minute. The Tulsa midfielder found himself in space outside the box and delivered a blast into the upper right corner to make it 2-2.

Again, the Sounders had the answer. Jimmy Ockford beat the Tulsa defense in the 25th minute to convert his first goal of the year and give Seattle a 3-2 lead.

It was the final goal of the entertaining first half as the Sounders carried their one goal lead into halftime.

 

The second half action started quickly as Tulsa's Sammy Ochoa, a former member of the Sounders, was left open on the right side of the box with an open goal in front of him. Ochoa's shot was blocked by the defense to keep Seattle's one goal lead in place.

 

Play leveled out over the next 20 minutes before the Roughnecks got a third goal. Bardsley, who caused Seattle problems through much of the match, fired from distance. His shot caromed off the crossbar and to an onrushing Miller who fired home to tie the score.

 

The game winner came on a throw in from the right side. Seattle goalkeeper Charlie Lyon rushed out as the ball sailed past him and into the goal mouth. Cordeiro latched onto the throw and deposited it into the back of the net to put the Roughnecks up 4-3.

 

Seventeen minutes later, ONEOK Field was covered in orange smoke as the Tulsa Roustabouts and the other fans celebrated the first win in franchise history.

 

The match featured 31 total shots and 6 yellow cards on a night when temperature at kickoff was 78 degrees.

 

The Roughnecks will now have eight days off before playing their first road match of the season. Tulsa will travel to Kentucky to face Louisville City FC on Saturday, April 25. It will be the start of a five-game road stretch. The next game at ONEOK Field will take place on Saturday, May 30 when the Roughnecks host Portland Timbers 2.

 

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