Tacoma Defiance Falls 3-2 to North Texas SC on Sunday Night at Starfire Stadium

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Tacoma Defiance Falls 3-2 to North Texas SC on Sunday Night at Starfire Stadium

May 26, 2025 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Tacoma Defiance News Release


Tacoma Defiance forward Sebastian Gomez (right)
Tacoma Defiance forward Sebastian Gomez (right)
(Tacoma Defiance)

TUKWILA, WASH. - Tacoma Defiance fell 3-2 to North Texas SC on Sunday night at Starfire Stadium. Yu Tsukanome's league-leading ninth goal in MLS NEXT Pro and a strike by Kaito Yamada were not enough to overcome three goals from the Texas side as Defiance dropped the home result. Hervé Diese's side now faces Minnesota United FC 2 on Saturday, May 31 at Starfire Stadium (7:00 p.m. PT / MLSNEXTPro.com).

MATCH SUMMARY

Tacoma Defiance 2 - North Texas SC 3

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Venue: Starfire Stadium

Referee: Justin St. Pierre

Assistants: Hunter Zachwieja, Andrew Hanks

Fourth official: Yannick Rothfuss

Weather: 66 degrees and cloudy

SCORING SUMMARY

NTX - Sam Sarver (Anthony Ramírez) 19'

TAC - Yu Tsukanome (Sebastian Gomez, Snyder Brunell) 25'

NTX - Faisu Sangare 74'

NTX - Sam Sarver (penalty) 77'

TAC - Kaito Yamada 79'

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

NTX - Ian Charles (caution) 17'

NTX - Álvaro Augusto (caution) 43'

TAC - Danny Leyva (caution) 45'+3'

TAC - Peter Kingston (caution) 84'

NTX - Faisu Sangare (caution) 88'

LINEUPS & STATS

Tacoma Defiance - Jacob Castro; Charlie Gaffney, Kaito Yamada, Stuart Hawkins (Leo Burney HT), Travian Sousa; Snyder Brunell (Peter Kingston 57'), Danny Leyva (Cristian Dodzi 61'); Sebastian Gomez, Yu Tsukanome, Edson Carli (Jackson Khoury HT); Osaze De Rosario (Georgi Minoungou HT)

Substitutes not used: Lars Helleren, Joonmo Kang, Damien Alvarez, Birame Diaw

Total shots: 11

Shots on goal: 3

Fouls: 8

Offside: 1

Corner-kicks: 7

Saves: 0

North Texas SC - Nicolás Arango; Joshua Torquato, Mohamed Cisset, Álvaro Augusto, Ian Charles; Diego García, Aaron Essel; Jaidyn Contreras (Daniel Baran 85'), Anthony Ramírez (Caleb Swann 85'), Sam Sarver; Faisu Sangare

Substitutes not used: Alejandro Urzua, Leonardo Orejarena, Isaiah Kaakoush, JT Harms, James Bulkeley

Total shots: 13

Shots on goal: 5

Fouls: 13

Offside: 6

Corner-kicks: 1

Saves: 1

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Tacoma Defiance forward Sebastian Gomez (right)
Tacoma Defiance forward Sebastian Gomez (right)
   



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