Press Release

Tacoma Defiance falls 3-1 at Las Vegas Lights FC

Azriel Gonzalez vs SD

LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Tacoma Defiance (2-5-1, 7 points) fell 3-1 on the road to Las Vegas Lights FC (1-3-1, 4 points) on Wednesday evening at Cashman Field. Azriel Gonzalez scored the lone goal for the visitors as Defiance dropped its third consecutive match following a three-game unbeaten run at the beginning of the league’s restart.


The home side jumped out to a 3-0 lead thanks to goals from Junior Burgos, Rashawn Dally and Junior Sandoval. Tacoma added a late strike in the 84th minute via Gonzalez, his first goal of the season. Wednesday’s match was a re-scheduled fixture from last Wednesday, after Lights FC had a positive COVID-19 test within the club.  


MATCH SUMMARY

Tacoma Defiance 1 – Las Vegas Lights FC 3
Wednesday, August 19, 2020


Venue: Cashman Field
Referee: Karen Callado
Attendance: Closed Door
Weather: Sunny and 104 degrees


SCORING SUMMARY

LV – Junior Burgos (Junior Sandoval) 19’
LV – Rashawn Dally (Yamikani Chester) 30’
LV – Junior Sandoval (Blake Frischknecht 67’)
TAC – Azriel Gonzalez (84’)


MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

TAC – Abdoulaye Cissoko (caution) 68’


LINEUPS & STATS

Tacoma Defiance – Christian Herrera; Danny Reynolds, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Taylor Mueller – captain; Sota Kitahara, Collin Fernandez (Chris Hegardt 61’, Reed Baker-Whiting 76’), Danny Robles, Nick Hinds (Alex Villanueva 61’); Marlon Vargas (Azriel Gonzalez 61’), Alec Díaz (Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 71’), Ray Serrano


Substitutes not used: Conrad Lee


Total shots: 11
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 8
Offside: 5
Corner-kicks: 3
Saves: 1


Las Vegas Lights FC – Edward Delgado (Thomas Olsen 45’); Ramon Martin Del Campo – captain (Gabe Robinson 79’), Johnny Fenwick, Jordan Murrell, Noah Billingsley (Mobi Fehr 61’); Junior Sandoval, Junior Briggs, Grant Robinson (Blake Frischknecht 61’), Seth Moses; Yamikani Chester, Rashawn Dally (José Carrera 61’)


Substitutes not used: Bryan de la Fuente, Raul Mendiola


Total shots: 15
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 7
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 8
Saves: 3