
Tacoma Defiance Defeated 3-0 on the Road at Portland Timbers 2
September 10, 2020 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Tacoma Defiance News Release

Tacoma Defiance with possession against Portland Timbers 2
(Tacoma Defiance, Credit: Charis Wilson / Sounders FC)
PORTLAND, OREG. - In the first of two meetings between the two sides this week, Tacoma Defiance (2-7-1, 7 points) fell 3-0 to Portland Timbers 2 (1-10-0, 3 points) on Thursday evening at Providence Park. The hosts exploded with three goals in a span of six minutes in the first half, including a brace from Jorge Gonzalez Arseni. The two rivals meet again on Saturday, September 12 at Providence Park (7:00 p.m. PT / ESPN+).
The home side got on the board first in the 18th minute courtesy of Gonzalez Arseni on an assist from Aedan Stanley, minutes before Giovanni Calixtro made it 2-0 via with a penalty kick. Gonzalez Arseni made it 3-0 in the 24th minute on an assist from Calixtro, giving Timbers 2 its first win of the season and Defiance its fifth consecutive loss.
MATCH SUMMARY
Tacoma Defiance I 0 - 3 I Portland Timbers 2
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Venue: Providence Park
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
Attendance: Closed Door
Weather: Cloudy and 80 degrees
SCORING SUMMARY
POR - Jorge Gonzalez Arseni (Aedan Stanley) 18'
POR - Giovanni Calixtro (penalty) 21'
POR - Jorge Gonzalez Arseni (Giovanni Calixtro) 24'
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
TAC - Collin Fernandez (caution) 68'
POR - Max Ornstil (caution) 80'
LINEUPS & STATS
Tacoma Defiance - Eric Klenofsky; Alex Villanueva, Sam Rogers - Captain, Eric Kinzner (Abdoulaye Cissoko 65'), Danny Reynolds (Antonee Burke-Gilroy 57'); Chris Hegardt (Sota Kitahara 57'), Collin Fernandez; Chino Pérez (Azriel Gonzalez HT), Marlon Vargas, Ethan Dobbelaere (Danny Robles HT); Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
Substitutes not used: Conrad Lee, Ray Serrano
Total shots: 12
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 11
Offside: 4
Corner-kicks: 8
Saves: 2
Portland Timbers 2 - Jake Leeker; Harold Hansen, Aedan Stanley, Max Ornstil, Isaac Homer; Salvador Villegas Jr. (Cullen Wilkerson 90+2'), Jorge Gonzalez Arseni (Tega Ikoba 61'), Aaron Molloy, Dyson Clapier; Giovanni Calixtro, Marcus Epps - Captain
Substitutes not used: Hunter Sulte, Gerardo Durán, Mitchell Ferguson, Alejandro Torres
Total shots: 12
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 18
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 4
Saves: 4
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