Arizona United Arizona United SC set for road contest against OKC Energy FC

PEORIA, Ariz. (Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014) – Arizona United Soccer Club will wrap up its two-match road swing against Oklahoma City Energy FC on Thursday at Pribil Stadium. Kickoff is at 5 p.m. PST, and the match will be streamed live on arizonaunited.com.

Thursday’s meeting with OKC Energy FC will be the third of four USL PRO regular-season encounters between the clubs. Arizona United SC dropped its inaugural league match, 4-0, on April 12 and played OKC Energy FC to a 1-1 draw on July 17. The sides also met in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup on May 28, with Arizona United SC defeating OKC Energy FC, 2-1, in extra time.

Arizona United SC enters Thursday’s match with a 6-12-5 record, tied for 13th place in the USL PRO standings and six points out of a playoff position. Forwards Long Tan, Kadeem Dacres, Jonathan Top and Jon Okafor are tied for the team lead with three goals apiece. Dacres and Okafor (3 goals, 1 assist), and midfielder Matt Kassel (2 goals, 3 assists) lead the team with seven points each. Goalkeeper Evan Newton is second in the league with 90 saves.

OKC Energy FC is seventh in the standings with an 8-9-5 record and currently holds down the league’s penultimate playoff berth. Forward Kyle Greig (8 goals, 2 assists) leads the team in scoring with 18 points, and midfielder Michael Thomas (5 goals, 3 assists) is second with 13 points.

For more information regarding Arizona United SC go online at www.arizonaunited.com. Fans and media can also follow the team on Facebook www.facebook.com/ArizonaUnitedSoccer or Twitter @AZUnitedSC.