Press Release

MATCH RECAP: Tacoma Defiance Falls 2-1 to The Town FC Tuesday Night at PayPal Park

2024_0611_TTFCvTAC_0245 Lyndsay Radnedge

SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Tacoma Defiance (5-7-1, 17 points) lost 2-1 to The Town FC (4-4-4, 18 points) Tuesday night at PayPal Park. Antino Lopez's first goal of the year was not enough to overcome an own goal and strike from The Town's Riley Lynch. Hervé Diese’s side now has over two weeks off before facing Real Monarchs on Wednesday, June 26 at Starfire Stadium (8:00 p.m. PT / MLSNEXTPro.com).

MATCH SUMMARY

Tacoma Defiance 1 – The Town FC 2

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Venue: PayPal Park

Referee: Jamie Padilla

Assistants: Melissa Beck, Peter Hanson

Fourth official: Robert Vincze

Weather: 89 degrees and sunny

SCORING SUMMARY

TTFC – Own Goal (Blake Bowen) 13’

TTFC – Riley Lynch (Joel Garcia) 42’

TAC – Antino Lopez (Yu Tsukanome) 90+3’

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

TTFC – Edwyn Mendoza (caution) 25’

TAC – Travian Sousa (caution) 32’

TTFC – Aaron Edwards (caution) 68’

TTFC – Eduardo Blancas Maravilla (caution) 90+4’

TAC – Frank Daroma (caution) 90+4’

LINEUPS & STATS

Tacoma Defiance – Jacob Castro; Blake Bowen (Elias Katsaros 72’), Antino Lopez, Brian Aguilar, Travian Sousa; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Frank Daroma; Chris Aquino (Braudilio Rodrigues 72’), Faysal Bettache – captain, Georgi Minoungou (Owen O’Malley 81’); Dylan Teves (Yu Tsukanome 62’)

Substitutes not used: Lars Helleren, Burke Fahling

Total shots: 15

Shots on goal: 3

Fouls: 8

Offside: 1

Corner-kicks: 3

Saves: 0

The Town FC – Jacob Daniel Jackson; Joel Garcia (Kevin Oseguera 77’), Sean Bilter, Alejandro Cano, Ricardo Ibarra; Eduardo Blancas Maravilla, Edwyn Mendoza, Alexander Chow (Jermaine Spivey 72’); Aaron Edwards (Samuel Navarrete 77’), Julian Donnery (Daniel Fregoso Bautista 87’), Riley Lynch

Substitutes not used: John Nicolson, Roka Tsunehara, Scott Chavira, Christian Arseni Metelitsa

Total shots: 7

Shots on goal: 1

Fouls: 12

Offside: 0

Corner-kicks: 3

Saves: 2