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
