OKLAHOMA CITY – It’s still early in the season, but a winless start after the club’s opening three games left OKC Energy FC Head Coach Jimmy Nielsen disappointed after a 1-0 setback to Rio Grande Valley FC in the club’s home opener in front of 5,889 fans at Taft Stadium.

“Yeah, this one here is going to hurt a bit,” said Nielsen following Saturday’s loss. “We’ll come in early tomorrow morning and evaluate this year and we’ll move on to the next, but something needs to happen. I hope we can use this as a wake-up call for all of us.”

It won’t get any easier for Energy FC, which hosts Sacramento Republic FC on Tuesday night in the USL Game of the Week on ESPN3 at Taft Stadium on Tuesday night. Sacramento has made a perfect start, going 3-0-0 after its 2-1 win on Saturday against Tulsa. But OKC goalkeeper Cody Laudendi is looking at the current spot the team finds itself in as an opportunity.

“This could be a very galvanizing moment for us,” Laurendi said on Saturday. “You know, the work rate and the heart is there. At times it’s a little misplaced. The aggression, but it has to be controlled aggression. We’re going to learn from this.”