The Town 1–2 Tacoma Defiance

MLS Next Pro 2026 Group Stage · 6 Sep 2026

The Town vs Tacoma Defiance in the MLS Next Pro 2026.

At PayPal Park.

Tacoma Defiance beat The Town 2–1. E. Mendoza opened the scoring for The Town after 64 minutes. M. O'Neill made it 1–2 after 90 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• The Town: E. Mendoza 64' (pen)
• Tacoma Defiance: M. Bronnik 83' (pen), M. O'Neill 90'

Match events

• 46′ Tacoma Defiance: Substitution, M. Bell, E. Carli
• 64′ The Town: Penalty, E. Mendoza
• 69′ Tacoma Defiance: Yellow Card, X. Gnaulati
• 72′ Tacoma Defiance: Yellow Card, J. Rios
• 76′ The Town: Substitution, G. Bracken Serra, K. Spivey
• 77′ The Town: Substitution, R. Rajagopal, J. A. Gonzalez Mendoza
• 78′ The Town: Yellow Card, E. Mendoza
• 83′ Tacoma Defiance: Penalty, M. Bronnik
• 83′ The Town: Substitution, J. Donnery, N. Buck
• 84′ The Town: Substitution, M. Kwende, J. Heisner
• 90′ Tacoma Defiance: Normal Goal, M. O'Neill, C. Gaffney
• 90+3′ The Town: Substitution, J. Spivey, E. Mendoza
• 90+3′ Tacoma Defiance: Substitution, D. Robles, X. Gnaulati

The Town before this match

• vs Los Angeles FC II 3–2 (Los Angeles FC II) · Group Stage, 31 Aug 2026
• at Austin II 0–1 (Austin II) · Group Stage, 24 Aug 2026
• vs St. Louis City II 0–2 (St. Louis City II) · Group Stage, 17 Aug 2026
• at Ventura County 0–3 (Ventura County) · Group Stage, 26 Jul 2026
• vs North Texas 0–1 (North Texas) · Group Stage, 19 Jul 2026

Tacoma Defiance before this match

• at Real Monarchs 0–3 (Real Monarchs) · Group Stage, 31 Aug 2026
• vs Sporting KC II 4–0 (Sporting KC II) · Group Stage, 25 Aug 2026
• at Los Angeles FC II 3–4 (Los Angeles FC II) · Group Stage, 17 Aug 2026
• at North Texas 1–3 (North Texas) · Group Stage, 9 Aug 2026
• vs Vancouver Whitecaps II 4–2 (Vancouver Whitecaps II) · Group Stage, 2 Aug 2026