FC Tulsa cruised to a 2-0 victory over Monterey Bay FC on Wednesday night in USL Championship action, with goals from Logan Dorsey and Lamar Batista sealing a comfortable home win.
The hosts took the lead in the 26th minute when Dorsey latched onto a delivery from Harvey St. Clair and found the net. Monterey Bay struggled to mount a meaningful response for the remainder of the half, and Tulsa carried their advantage into the break.
The second half turned scrappy almost immediately. Monterey Bay's Kelsey Egwu picked up a yellow card in the 50th minute, and just a moment later, Batista doubled FC Tulsa's lead, finishing off a chance created by Jamie Webber. That goal effectively killed the contest. Omari Glasgow was booked for Monterey Bay in the 53rd minute, and Ryuga Nakamura followed him into the referee's notebook ten minutes later. The visitors' frustration was evident as the game slipped further from their grasp.
FC Tulsa managed the closing stages without incident, aside from a Lucas Stauffer booking in the 81st minute. Monterey Bay's Nick Ross collected a late yellow deep in stoppage time, capping a night the visitors will want to forget quickly — four bookings across the squad reflecting a side that lost its discipline once the scoreline got away from them.
The clean-sheet win gives FC Tulsa a valuable three points at home and further underlines the gap Monterey Bay need to close if they are to climb the Championship standings this season.
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