Missing several of their normal starters, the Tacoma Defiance still managed to snap their losing streak to get a 1-1 tie with Minnesota United 2 and add on an extra point after winning the penalty shootout on Saturday.
The Defiance got a late equalizer from Demian Alvarez, who was making just his second appearance of the season. Alvarez then converted the clinching penalty in the shootout.
Jacob Castro had a solid bounceback game in goal, making seven saves in regulation and two more in the shootout.
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MATCH SUMMARY
Tacoma Defiance 1 – Minnesota United FC 1
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Venue: Starfire Stadium
Referee: Dion Coxe-Trieger
Assistants: CJ Koll, Devon Dieckman
Fourth Official: Kelsey Harms
Weather: 57 degrees and mostly cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
MIN – Luke Hille (Britton Fischer) 71’
TAC – Demian Alvarez (Peter Kingston) 84’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
TAC – Elias Katsaros (caution) 53’
MIN – Loïc Mesanvi (caution) 80’
MIN – Jeremy Hall (caution) 89’
SHOOTOUT SUMMARY
MIN – Luke Hille (score)
TAC – Peter Kingston (score)
MIN – Curt Calov (score)
TAC – Charlie Gaffney (score)
MIN – Anderson Farris (miss)
TAC – Jackson Khoury (miss)
MIN – Loïc Mesanvi (score)
TAC – Yu Tsukanome (score)
MIN – Devin Padelford (saved)
TAC – Demian Alvarez (score)
LINEUPS
Tacoma Defiance – Jacob Castro; Cody Baker, Kaito Yamada (Demian Alvarez 46’), Leo Burney, Birame Diaw (Elias Katsaros 46’); Edson Carli (Charles Dodzi 83’), Peter Kingston; Joonmo Kang (Charlie Gaffney 63’), Yu Tsukanome, Sebastian Gomez; Osaze De Rosario (Jackson Khoury 46’)
Substitutes not used: Lars Helleren, Danny Robles, Rafferty Pedder
Total Shots: 11
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 10
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 6
Saves: 7
Minnesota United FC 2 – Wessel Speel; Kisa Kiingi (Dominic Mawing 17’), Britton Fischer, Devin Padelford, John Anderson Farris; Loïc Mesanvi, Alpha Kabia, Carlos Casillas-Lopez (Braden Schumacher 88’), Curt Calov; Samuel Shashoua (Issa Saidi 60’), Luke Hille
Substitutes not used: Kieran Chandler, Braden Schumacher, Kai Zeruhn
Total Shots: 11
Shots on goal: 8
Fouls: 17
Offside: 3
Corner-kicks: 2
Saves: 3
