Preview: FC Tulsa vs. Monterey Bay F.C. – October 8 – ONEOK Field, 7:30 p.m. CT

October 7, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – FC Tulsa News Release

TULSA – A legendary night in Indianapolis last weekend set the scene for what is already the biggest crowd of the FC Tulsa era tomorrow night. At 18 years old, Luca Sowinski recorded the second hat trick in club history in just his second professional appearance. As the young guns get more minutes under their belts at the end of this season, something tells us there is plenty more of the same in store for FC Tulsa fans.

The Tulsa attack has been humming as of late, led by usual suspects Darío Suárez and Rodrigo da Costa. Suárez has scored in three straight matches and in seven of the club’s last nine outings. Similarly, da Costa has contributed to four goals in the club’s last four contests, posting two goals and two assists. Add a teenager into the mix who can seemingly score at will and now you’re looking at a group up front that can ask serious questions of a defense.

Both Sowinski and Suárez received league recognition this past week when both received their first USL Championship Team of the Week nod for their efforts in Tulsa’s 4-2 defeat over Indy Eleven on the inaugural day of October. It marked the second time this season two FC Tulsa players appeared in a Team of the Week alongside one another, the other dating back to Week 4.

However, Tulsa’s front three could have a difficult task ahead of it on Saturday night as a volatile Monterey Bay F.C. defense makes the 1,665-mile trip east to the Oil Capital of the World.

Monterey Bay has come up with 11 clean sheets this season, the fifth-most in the USL Championship, but shockingly has also conceded three or more goals in eight matches. It’s a feast-or-famine style defensive unit for head coach Frank Yallop whose effectiveness seemingly varies week to week. The Tulsa front three will look to capitalize on its opponent’s propensity to give up goals in bunches in front of the home fans with only two matches left on the 2022 docket.

Kickoff from ONEOK Field is set for 7:30 p.m. CT, presented by Arvest Bank.

SCOUTING MONTEREY BAY F.C.

While six clubs currently are within four points of each other and jockeying for the final three playoff spots in the Western Conference, every single point is critical for first-year USL Championship club Monterey Bay F.C. Unfortunately for the central California side in the thick of it, Monterey Bay has dropped its last two matches by a combined score of 6-1. The club got off to a rocky…