Tacoma Defiance 1–2 St. Louis City II

MLS Next Pro 2026 Group Stage · 18 Apr 2026

Tacoma Defiance vs St. Louis City II in the MLS Next Pro 2026.

At Starfire Sports.

St. Louis City II beat Tacoma Defiance 2–1. R. Lynch opened the scoring for St. Louis City II after 35 minutes. J. Barclay made it 1–2 after 82 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Tacoma Defiance: Y. Tsukanome 57'
St. Louis City II: R. Lynch 35', J. Barclay 82' (pen)

Tacoma Defiance starting lineup

St. Louis City II starting lineup

Match events

35′ St. Louis City II: Normal Goal, R. Lynch, A. De Gannes
48′ St. Louis City II: Yellow Card, C. Pearson
57′ Tacoma Defiance: Substitution, X. Gnaulati, E. Carli
57′ Tacoma Defiance: Normal Goal, Y. Tsukanome, C. Gaffney
60′ St. Louis City II: Substitution, J. Barclay, S. Paris
74′ St. Louis City II: Yellow Card, P. McDonald
79′ St. Louis City II: Substitution, C. Glover, C. Pearson
82′ Tacoma Defiance: Substitution, R. Jauregui, C. Gaffney
82′ St. Louis City II: Penalty, J. Barclay
90+1′ Tacoma Defiance: Substitution, M. Bronnik, D. Alvarez
90+2′ St. Louis City II: Substitution, A. Gbadehan, C. Forcellini
90+2′ St. Louis City II: Substitution, A. Jundt, P. Ault

Tacoma Defiance before this match

at Vancouver Whitecaps II 1–2 (Vancouver Whitecaps II) · Group Stage, 12 Apr 2026
vs Ventura County 0–1 (Ventura County) · Group Stage, 30 Mar 2026
vs Austin II 0–1 (Austin II) · Group Stage, 23 Mar 2026
at Houston Dynamo FC II 0–4 (Houston Dynamo FC II) · Group Stage, 8 Mar 2026

St. Louis City II before this match

at Sporting KC II 2–0 (Sporting KC II) · Group Stage, 28 Mar 2026
at Ventura County 3–2 (Ventura County) · Group Stage, 16 Mar 2026
vs Minnesota United II 3–0 (Minnesota United II) · Group Stage, 8 Mar 2026
vs Sporting KC II 4–0 (Sporting KC II) · Group Stage, 28 Feb 2026