TUKWILA, WASH. – Tacoma Defiance fell 3-2 to the Portland Timbers in the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on Tuesday night at Starfire Stadium. Early second-half goals by Osaze De Rosario and Yu Tsukanome were not enough as Portland converted a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time to seal the match. The result brings Defiance’s Open Cup run to the end as the club now has a week off before returning to MLS NEXT Pro action with a road match against Whitecaps FC 2 on Wednesday, May 14 at Swangard Stadium (6:00 p.m. PT / Apple TV).
MATCH SUMMARY
Tacoma Defiance 2 – Portland Timbers 3
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Venue: Starfire Stadium
Referee: Servando Rico
Assistants: Cephas Quartson, Devon Dieckman
Fourth Official: Christopher Calderon
Weather: 75 and partly cloudy
Attendance: 1,792
SCORING SUMMARY
POR – Zachary McGraw (Ariel Lassiter) 33’
TAC – Osaze De Rosario (Georgi Minoungou) 48’
TAC – Yu Tsukanome (Georgi Minoungou) 51’
POR – Gage Guerra (Ian Smith) 81’
POR – Kevin Kelsy (penalty) 90+3’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
TAC – Snyder Brunell (caution) 63’
TAC – Peter Kingston (caution) 73’
LINEUPS
Tacoma Defiance – Andrew Thomas; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Kaito Yamada, Stuart Hawkins, Reed Baker-Whiting; Antino Lopez – Captain (Yu Tsukanome 46’), Snyder Brunell; Georgi Minoungou, Peter Kingston, Sebastian Gomez (Travian Sousa 75’); Osaze De Rosario
Substitutes not used: Lars Helleren, Elias Katsaros, Danny Robles, Jackson Khoury, Edson Carli
Portland Timbers – Maxime Crépeau; Ian Smith, Dario Zuparic, Zachary McGraw (Jura Swayer 73’), Claudio Bravo (Daniel Nuñez 46’); Joao Ortiz (Kyle Linhares 60’), Cristhian Paredes Maciel – Captain, Ariel Lassiter, Omir Fernandez (Andrew Guerra 79’), Eric Miller; Kevin Kelsy
Substitutes not used: Trey Muse, Blake Pope, Victor Enrique Velazquez
