New Mexico United faced a challenging match against FC Tulsa, resulting in a 5-2 loss on Saturday night in Oklahoma. The game began with Taylor Calheira scoring from a penalty kick in the 17th minute, putting FC Tulsa ahead. New Mexico United's Greg Hurst equalized in the 33rd minute after maneuvering through a challenge to score.
Despite an attempt by Mukwelle Akale that was saved by Tulsa's goalkeeper Johan Peñaranda, United took the lead again with Ousman Jabang's goal in the 40th minute. However, FC Tulsa responded quickly in the second half. Harvey St. Clair scored just 45 seconds into the half, followed by Marcos Cerato's goal five minutes later, which gave Tulsa the lead.
Kalil ElMedkhar extended Tulsa's advantage to 4-2 in the 53rd minute. Alexander Dalou sealed the victory for FC Tulsa with a final goal in the 82nd minute.
The match statistics showed New Mexico United had more shots (14) compared to Tulsa (10), but both teams had six shots on goal. New Mexico made four saves while Tulsa made one. The corner kicks were two for Tulsa and one for New Mexico, with fouls recorded at six for Tulsa and nine for New Mexico.
Misconduct during the match included yellow cards issued to Abdoulaye Cissoko of FC Tulsa and Gedion Zelalem of New Mexico United before halftime, and further yellow cards to Marcos Cerato and Taylor Calheira of FC Tulsa later in the game.
New Mexico United will next play against Las Vegas Lights at home on Saturday, August 16, during Zozobra Night at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park.
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