Hartford Athletic came from behind to beat FC Tulsa 2-1 on the road tonight, adding three critical points to their playoff push at the beginning of their final road trip of the season.
FC Tulsa delivered the first blow to Hartford Athletic in the beginning of an end-to-end first half that saw both teams open each other up, taking the 1-0 on a penalty kick in the 10th minute. The penalty was drawn a minute prior, when Jordan Scarlett made contact with Boubacar Diallo in the box. Stefan Stojanovic took the penalty kick and converted it to the bottom right corner, giving the home side the early lead.
Quickly down a goal, Hartford were sharp in their response. Emmanuel Samadia created a shot on target for Danny Barrera inside the box in the 12th minute, and Marcus Epps hit the left post just six minutes later. Soon after, Michee Ngalina fired a cross into the box that Alexis Souahy put into his own net. Renan Ribeiro booted a quality ball from Hartford’s half that took one bounce in the box, and Ngalina did well to fight off Arthur Rogers to possess the ball. Looking for Mamadou Dieng right in front of goal, he squared a low cross that deflected off of Souahy and into the net. After a spell of dangerous attacking pressure, the Green and Blue had brought themselves level at 1-1 in the 24th minute…