June 27, 2022 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro) – Tacoma Defiance News Release
HOUSTON, TEXAS – Tacoma Defiance (7-3-4, 28 points) lost 1-0 to Houston Dynamo 2 (8-4-1, 25 points) on Sunday night, ending club’s nine-match unbeaten streak that started on April 25.
After a nearly scoreless 90 minutes, Houston’s Marcelo Palomino broke the deadlock in the 89th minute, scoring from outside the area off a free kick. The shot snuck through the Defiance wall and found the bottom corner of the net. The loss marks the first time that Tacoma, the league-leaders in goals scored (35), has been shut out all season.
Following the result tonight, Wade Webber’s side has a week off before heading down to Oregon for a rematch with rival Timbers2 (7:00p.m. PT / mlsnextpro.com).
MATCH SUMMARY
Tacoma Defiance 0 – Houston Dynamo 2 1
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Venue: AVEVA Stadium
Referee: Brad Jensen
Weather: 93 degrees and mostly sunny
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU – Marcelo Palomino 89′
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
HOU – Juan Castilla (caution) 22′
TAC – Hal Uderitz (caution) 37′
TAC – Valentin Sabella (caution) 42′
TAC – Fito Ovalle (caution) 45′
TAC – Georgi Minoungou (caution) 88′
HOU – Diego Rosas (caution) 90+4′
LINEUPS & STATS
Tacoma Defiance – Andrew Thomas, Cody Baker, Achille Robin, Hal Uderitz (Alfred Gombe-Fei 90′), Randy Mendoza – captain, Marlon Vargas, Fito Ovalle (Joe Hafferty 62′), Ethan Dobbelaere (Georgi Minoungou HT), Reed Baker-Whiting (Juan Alvarez 61′), Valentin Sabella (Sota Kitahara HT), Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
Substitutes not used: Wallis Lapsley, Eric Kinzner
Total shots: 5
Shots on goal: 1
Fouls: 11
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 2
Saves: 2
Houston Dynamo 2 – Andrew Pannenberg, Reese Miller (Jathan Juarez 63′), Micael dos Santos Silva, Jon-Talen Maples, Mujeeb Murana, Brooklyn Raines (Paulo Lima 87′), Juan Castilla, Marcelo Palomino, Jacob Evans (Diego Rosas 58′), Kyle Edwards (D’Alessandro Herrera 87′), Papa Ndoye
Substitutes not used: Logan Erb, Joseph Farouz, Joyner Castillo, Sterling Penniston-John
Total shots: 13
Shots on goal: 3
Fouls: 7
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 6
Saves: 1
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