Brooklyn started the match with plenty of attacking pressure. CJ Olney Jr. created an early opportunity in the ninth minute after turning past a defender and carrying the ball through midfield, but his shot went directly toward the Tulsa goalkeeper.
A few minutes later, Peter Mangione came close to opening the scoring when he fired a powerful effort just wide of the top corner.
The match changed in the 17th minute when Brooklyn defender Gabriel Alves was shown a red card following a coming together near a throw-in. Brooklyn head coach Marlon LeBlanc was also sent off shortly afterward while arguing the decision with the officials.
With Brooklyn down a player, Tulsa began to see more of the ball and eventually found the breakthrough in the 29th minute. Wilson Eisner fired from distance to give Tulsa a 1-0 lead.
Tulsa added another goal eight minutes later. Delentz Pierre finished in the 37th minute to put the visitors up 2-0 heading into halftime.
Brooklyn came out of the second half looking for a way back into the match, and the hosts finally got their opening goal in the 64th minute.