Game Notes: Tacoma Defiance at New Mexico United - October 16, 2019

Published on October 15, 2019 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Tacoma Defiance News Release

Tacoma Defiance (7-19-6, 27 points) plays its final road match of the season on Wednesday at New Mexico United (10-10-12, 42 points). Kickoff for the match is at 6:00 p.m. PT, with the game being live-streamed on ESPN+. Tacoma will look to extend its three-game unbeaten streak while New Mexico is winless in its last four matches.

In a series of key announcements on January 30 at a press conference inside Cheney Stadium, the Tacoma Rainiers and Seattle Sounders FC unveiled the long-awaited new brand for the organizations' United Soccer League club: Tacoma Defiance. Set to begin play under this new identity immediately, Tacoma's professional soccer side now officially bears the name of its hometown, while proudly paying homage to the city's maritime roots and deep sense of civic identity. The Tacoma Defiance is led by Head Coach Chris Little, who guided the Sounders FC Academy U-17 squad to the 2017-2018 U.S. Soccer Development Academy National Championship and the 2018 U-17 Generation Adidas Cup title.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

Match: Defiance at New Mexico United - Wednesday, October 16 (6:00 p.m. PT)

Venue: Isotopes Park I Albuquerque, New Mexico

Live Stream: ESPN+

Forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez with Tacoma Defiance (Charis Wilson / Sounders FC)

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