PORTLAND, ORE. – Tacoma Defiance (4-3-1, 14 points) lost 4-1 to Timbers2 (3-3-3, 13 points) Friday night at Providence Park. Defiance was able to get on the board late via an own goal, but three early goals by Timbers2, plus another at the start of the second half, was too much to overcome as Tacoma stays in third place in the Pacific Division. Following the result, Tacoma now travels to take on Minnesota United FC 2 on Sunday, May 19 at the National Sports Center (12:00 p.m. PT / MLSNEXTPro.com).
MATCH SUMMARY
Tacoma Defiance 1 – Timbers2 4
Friday, May 10, 2024
Venue: Providence Park
Referee: Osvaldo Delgado Landeros
Assistants: Christian Little, Joshua Mills
Fourth official: Corbyn May
Weather: 87 degrees and sunny
SCORING SUMMARY
POR – Blake Pope (Joshua Penn) 5’
POR – Blake Pope (Kyle Linhares) 14’
POR – Joshua Penn (Kyle Linhares) 16’
POR – Noah Santos (Sawyer Jura) 46’
TAC – Own Goal (Kaveh Rad) 72’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
TAC – Faysal Bettache (caution) 22’
TAC – Gallatin Sandnes (caution) 45’
POR – Keesean Ferdinand (caution) 51’
POR – Trey Muse (caution) 86’
TAC – Travian Sousa (caution) 86’
POR – Jayden Jones-Riley (caution) 90+1’
LINEUPS & STATS
Tacoma Defiance – Jacob Castro; Gallatin Sandnes (Brian Aguilar 60’), Antino Lopez, Elias Katsaros, Travian Sousa; Sebastian Gomez (Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 60’), Frank Daroma; Burke Fahling (Reed Baker-Whiting 60’), Chris Aquino (Osaze De Rosario HT), Faysal Bettache – captain, Yu Tsukanome (Owen O’Malley 70’)
Substitutes not used: Lars Helleren, Blake Bowen, Synder Brunell
Total shots: 15
Shots on goal: 9
Fouls: 17
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 8
Saves: 0
Timbers2 – Trey Muse; Harvey Neville, Keesean Ferdinand, Kaveh Rad, Sawyer Jura; Alexis Moreno (Malcolm Johnston 56’), Joshua Penn (Jaden Jones-Riley 67’), Victor Enriquez Velazquez (Braxton Taghvai-Najib 77’); Blake Pope (Mataeo Bunbury 56’), Nathan Fogaça (Noah Santos HT), Kyle Linhares
Substitutes not used: Ryan Bilichuk, Tyler Clegg, Alexis Manzo Mendoza, Christian Mendoza
Total shots: 13
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 11
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 3
Saves: 8
