Oklahoma City Energy FC defeated Sacramento Republic FC 2-0 on Saturday night at Pribil Stadium in Oklahoma City before another sellout crowd of 4,010.

It was the fifth sellout in five matches for the expansion Energy FC (4-7-2) and this time, the fans got quite the show.

In the 31st minute, Sacramento (6-4-2) sent in a corner kick. The fight for the ball turned into a fight between the players. Sacramento’s Ivan Mirkovic, who was playing his first match since serving a two-game suspension, was sent off for a red card after throwing a punch in the skirmish. Energy FC team captain Michael Thomas said it had an immediate impact on the team.

“Right when that happened you could feel the togetherness in a way,” Thomas said. “It’s little things like that that shows that we are really in it for each other.”