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USL RECORD: 11-9-7
USL RECORD: 10-12-5
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MATCH-UP: Swope Park Rangers vs OKC Energy FC
DATE: Sunday, September 2, 2018 KICKOFF: 4:00 PM CT LOCATION: Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) REFEREE: Sergii Demanchuck ARS: Shane Kennard and Christopher Slane 4TH: Tom Kuczwara WATCH: ESPN+
MATCH PREVIEW
The Swope Park Rangers (11-9-7, 7th place) face OKC Energy FC (10-12-5, 10th place) on Sunday, September 2 at 4:00 p.m. CT at Children’s Mercy Park. The Rangers took a 2-1 victory over Tulsa Roughnecks FC on Wednesday, snapping the team’s five-game winless streak at home. This is SPR’s first two-game winning streak since back-to-back wins on June 24 and July 5. Sunday’s match will be the second of a five-game homestand. This is the second and final match of the season facing Energy FC. SPR previously faced off against OKC on May 5 and took a 1-0 road victory. OKC enter on a four-game winning streak and have climbed within four points of the final playoff spot in the USL’s Western Conference. The last time OKC was at Children’s Mercy Park was the Western Conference Championship game last season that ended in penalties with SPR being victorious.
OPPONENT
TIME/RESULT
VENUE
Sat., March 17 Reno 1868 FC W 4-3 Greater Nevada Field Sat., March 24 Seattle (S2) W 4-2 SMS District Stadium Sat., March 31 Las Vegas L 2-1 Cashman Field Wed., April 4 Colorado Springs W 1-0 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., April 7 San Antonio FC D 1-1 Toyota Field Sat., April 21 Phoenix D 2-2 Rising Soccer Complex Sat., April 28 Saint Louis FC D 1-1 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., May 5 OKC Energy FC W 1-0 Taft Stadium Wed., May 9 Real Monarchs L 4-1 Zions Bank Stadium Sat., May 19 Rio Grande Valley D 0-0 H-E-B Park Sat., May 26 Phoenix W 1-0 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., June 2 Saint Louis FC L 2-0 Toyota Stadium Sat., June 9 Colorado Springs W 1-0 Weidner Field Wed., June 13 Real Monarchs W 3-2 Children’s Mercy Park Sun., June 17 Fresno FC L 4-1 Chukchansi Park Sun., June 24 Las Vegas W 3-2 Children’s Mercy Park Thur., July 5 Seattle (S2) W 2-0 Cheney Stadium Tues., July 10 Sacramento L 3-1 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., July 14 Portland L 2-1 Merlo Field Wed., July 18 Orange County L 4-0 Children’s Mercy Park Sun., July 22 Rio Grande Valley D 0-0 Children’s Mercy Park Wed., Aug. 1 LA Galaxy II D 1-1 StubHub Center Sat., Aug. 4 Orange County L 2-1 OC Great Park Sat., Aug. 11 Portland L 2-0 Children’s Mercy Park Sun., Aug. 19 Reno 1868 FC D 3-3 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., Aug. 25 San Antonio FC W 2-1 Toyota Field Wed., Aug. 29 Tulsa W 2-1 Children’s Mercy Park Sun., Sept. 2 OKC Energy FC 4:00 Children’s Mercy Park Sun., Sept. 9 Fresno FC 4:00 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., Sept. 15 Saint Louis FC 4:00 Children’s Mercy Park Wed., Sept. 19 San Antonio FC 7:30 Children’s Mercy Park Sat., Sept. 22 Tulsa 7:00 ONEOK Field Wed., Oct. 3 Sacramento 9:30 Papa Murphy’s Park Sun., Oct. 14 LA Galaxy II 2:00 Children’s Mercy Park
INJURY REPORT As of August 31, 2018 Out: Sean Karani (left hamstring)