FULLERTON, CALIF. – Tacoma Defiance (11-8-4, 39 points) defeated LAFC2 (10-7-6, 39 points) 2-1 Friday evening at Titan Stadium. Chris Aquino scored his team-leading ninth and 10th goals of the season, as Defiance moved up to second place in the Pacific Division. With the win, Tacoma extends its unbeaten run to three games (1-0-2) and has lost just once in its last 10 matches (6-1-3). Following today’s match, Hervé Diese’s side returns home to host Timbers2 on Sunday, September 8 at Starfire Stadium (7:00 p.m. PT / MLSNEXTPro.com).
MATCH SUMMARY
Tacoma Defiance 2 – LAFC2 1
Friday, August 30, 2024
Venue: Titan Stadium
Referee: Corbyn May
Assistants: Salma Perez, Alexander Arita
Fourth official: Adrian J. Gonzalez
Weather: 86 degrees and sunny
SCORING SUMMARY
TAC – Chris Aquino (Travian Sousa) 20’
TAC – Chris Aquino (penalty) 53’
LAFC – Adrian Wibowo (Nicklaus Sullivan) 82’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
LAFC – Luis Müller (caution) 1’
TAC – Antino Lopez (caution) 33’
LAFC – Christian Diaz (caution) 64’
LAFC – Diego Rosales (caution) 70’
TAC – Travian Sousa (caution) 76’
LINEUPS & STATS
Tacoma Defiance – Jacob Castro; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Antino Lopez – Captain, Stuart Hawkins, Travian Sousa; Snyder Brunell (Omar Hassan 75’), Sota Kitahara; Chris Aquino (Burke Fahling 75’), Blake Bowen, Yu Tsukanome (Owen O’Malley 81’); Gio Miglietti (Osaze De Rosario 60’)
Substitutes not used: Etienne Veillard, Braudílio Rodrigues, Lars Helleren, Shaun Brun
Total shots: 10
Shots on goal: 3
Fouls: 12
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 1
Saves: 6
LAFC2 – David Ochoa; Luca Bombino, Diego Rosales, Christian Diaz, Edward Berumen (Bryan Moyado 46’); Decarlo Guerra (Matias Quiros 80’), Matt Evans (Javier Hernandez 69’), Christopher Jaime (Dempsey Resich 89’); Luis Müller (Charles Rosenthal 70’), Nicklaus Sullivan, Adrian Wibowo
Substitutes not used: Bajung Darboe, Adrian Aguilar, Dylan Auffret, David Soto
Total shots: 26
Shots on goal: 7
Fouls: 16
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 7
Saves: 1
– TACOMA DEFIANCE –
