Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Houston Dynamo FC II

MLS Next Pro 2026 Group Stage · 18 Jun 2026

Tacoma Defiance vs Houston Dynamo FC II in the MLS Next Pro 2026.

At Starfire Sports.

Tacoma Defiance beat Houston Dynamo FC II 2–1. V. Silva opened the scoring for Houston Dynamo FC II after 23 minutes. E. Carli made it 2–1 after 49 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Tacoma Defiance: M. Bronnik 47', E. Carli 49'
• Houston Dynamo FC II: V. Silva 23'

Tacoma Defiance starting lineup

• 50 M. Anchor
• 47 D. Alvarez
• 53 G. Sandnes
• 58 J. Winslow
• 84 C. Gaffney
• 40 M. O'Neill
• 32 X. Gnaulati
• 48 C. Phoenix
• 30 E. Carli
• 42 R. Jauregui
• 81 M. Bronnik

Houston Dynamo FC II starting lineup

• 35 L. Erb
• 30 I. Mwakutuya
• 20 G. Wolff
• 12 V. Silva
• 44 M. Gardner
• 17 D. Herrera
• 8 Gustavo Dohmann
• 14 N. Betancourt
• 39 S. Mohammad
• 11 J. Bell
• 7 A. Brummett

Match events

• 14′ Tacoma Defiance: Yellow Card, X. Gnaulati
• 23′ Houston Dynamo FC II: Normal Goal, V. Silva, I. Mwakutuya
• 47′ Tacoma Defiance: Normal Goal, M. Bronnik, C. Gaffney
• 48′ Houston Dynamo FC II: Yellow Card, D. Herrera
• 49′ Tacoma Defiance: Normal Goal, E. Carli
• 51′ Tacoma Defiance: Yellow Card, R. Jauregui
• 58′ Houston Dynamo FC II: Substitution, M. Jiana, M. Gardner
• 59′ Tacoma Defiance: Yellow Card, M. Bronnik
• 62′ Tacoma Defiance: Substitution, M. Emert, C. Phoenix
• 62′ Tacoma Defiance: Substitution, B. Smith, X. Gnaulati
• 72′ Tacoma Defiance: Yellow Card, E. Carli
• 79′ Tacoma Defiance: Substitution, L. Gonzalez, M. Bronnik
• 79′ Houston Dynamo FC II: Substitution, D. Garcia, J. Bell
• 79′ Houston Dynamo FC II: Substitution, Alan, S. Mohammad
• 85′ Houston Dynamo FC II: Substitution, M. Harris, G. Wolff
• 85′ Houston Dynamo FC II: Substitution, D. Reyes, Gustavo Dohmann
• 88′ Tacoma Defiance: Substitution, D. Robles, E. Carli
• 88′ Tacoma Defiance: Substitution, L. Lucero, M. O'Neill
• 90+2′ Tacoma Defiance: Yellow Card, D. Alvarez

Tacoma Defiance before this match

• at Portland Timbers II 0–1 (Portland Timbers II) · Group Stage, 31 May 2026
• vs Ventura County 1–0 (Ventura County) · Group Stage, 23 May 2026
• at Vancouver Whitecaps II 2–0 (Vancouver Whitecaps II) · Group Stage, 17 May 2026
• at Austin II 0–3 (Austin II) · Group Stage, 11 May 2026
• vs Los Angeles FC II 4–1 (Los Angeles FC II) · Group Stage, 27 Apr 2026

Houston Dynamo FC II before this match

• at Ventura County 1–3 (Ventura County) · Group Stage, 7 Jun 2026
• at Portland Timbers II 3–0 (Portland Timbers II) · Group Stage, 24 May 2026
• at St. Louis City II 4–1 (St. Louis City II) · Group Stage, 9 May 2026
• at Colorado Rapids II 3–1 (Colorado Rapids II) · Group Stage, 4 May 2026
• at Sporting KC II 2–1 (Sporting KC II) · Group Stage, 26 Apr 2026