KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Swope Park Rangers and Tulsa Roughnecks FC meet for the first time this season at Children’s Mercy Victory Field with the Roughnecks sitting two points ahead of the Rangers in the Western Conference standings. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. CT.
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Swope Park Rangers news and notes
Current record: 4-4-1, 13pts
The Rangers earned a 0-0 draw against San Antonio FC last Saturday night at Toyota Field, but the result saw the side move out of the top eight in the Western Conference.
Swope Park leads the USL with a pass completion rate of 83.8 percent, and averages 450 completed passes per game.
The Rangers will be without playmaker Kevin Oliveira for Sunday’s game after his selection for Cape Verde’s African Cup of Nations qualifying game against Uganda on Saturday.
Swope Park fell for the first time since last September in its most recent outing at Children’s Mercy Victory Field, having won nine consecutive games prior to San Antonio’s win on May 26.
Tulsa Roughnecks FC news and notes
Current record: 5-5-0, 15pts
The Roughnecks return to action after recording a 3-1 victory against the Portland Timbers 2 on May 27 in their last contest.
Joaquin Rivas, Juan Pablo Caffa and Ian Svantesson all scored in the victory at ONEOK Field, with Svantesson’s goal his team-leading fifth goal of the season.
Argentine playmaker Caffa has recorded four goals this season, and also sits tied for sixth in the USL with 24 chances created this season.
The Roughnecks are one of three teams in the USL Western Conference who have yet to record a draw this season alongside Real Monarchs SLC and Phoenix Rising FC.
Series Notes
Squads
Swope Park – GK: Adrian Zendejas, David Greczek, Darrin MacLeod; D: Chase Bromstedt, Parker Maher, Oumar Ballo, Dakota Barnathan, Patrick Wilkinson, Liam Doyle, Joe Amico, Colton Storm, Erik Palmer-Brown; M: Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal, Louis Bennett, Felipe Hernandez, Lebo Moloto, Max Rugova, Christian Duke, Robert Mirosavic, James Musa; F: Cameron Iwasa, Kharlton Belmar, Nansel Selbol, Will Little, Mark Anthony Gonzalez
Tulsa – GK: Donovan Ricketts, Fabian Cerda, Bryan Byars; D: Paris Gee, Modou Jamama, Jorge Corrales, Francisco Ugarte, Bradley Bougeois, Kosuke Kimura, Matej Dekovic; M: Joey Calistri, Collin Fernandez, Joaquin Rivas, Brady Ballew, Jaime Ayala; F: Pavel Kondrakhin, Juan Pablo Caffa, Cristian Mata, Ian Svantesson
Discipline
Swope Park – Accumulation warning: James Musa
Tulsa – None
Officials
REF: JON FREEMON
AR1: Shane Kennard
AR2: Ryan Cook
4TH: Luis Tribaldo
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Twitter social handles
Swope Park Rangers – @SwopeRangers
Tulsa Roughnecks FC – @RoughnecksFC