U.S. Open Cup

Tacoma Defiance vs Washington Athletic Club, 2025 U.S. Open Cup, First Round

· U.S. Open Cup
Tacoma Defiance
  • 37': Edson Carli
  • 47': Yu Tsukanome
  • 71': Yu Tsukanome
FT
3 - 1
Washington Athletic Club
  • 9': Nicholas O'Brien

About

Tacoma Defiance are hosting Washington Athletic Club at Starfire Sports Stadium, Tukwila, Washington, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the U.S. Open Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Washington Athletic. Gonçalo Mendes is caught offside.
  • 3': Hand ball by Eric Lagos (Washington Athletic).
  • 6': Corner, Tacoma Defiance. Conceded by Luke Hauswirth.
  • 7': Eric Lagos (Washington Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Kaito Yamada (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 7': Kaito Yamada (Tacoma Defiance) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Goal! Tacoma Defiance 0, Washington Athletic 1. Nicholas O'Brien (Washington Athletic) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 11': Corner, Washington Athletic. Conceded by Stuart Hawkins.
  • 14': Delay in match (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Sebastian Gomez (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Eric Lagos (Washington Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kasey French with a cross.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Yu Tsukanome (Tacoma Defiance) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Gaffney with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Eric Lagos (Washington Athletic).
  • 21': Kaito Yamada (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Ryan Baer (Tacoma Defiance) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Foul by Christian Soto Rincon (Washington Athletic).
  • 22': Ryan Baer (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Corner, Tacoma Defiance. Conceded by Egor Akulov.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Stuart Hawkins (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Yu Tsukanome (Tacoma Defiance) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Travian Sousa with a cross.
  • 23': Corner, Tacoma Defiance. Conceded by Luke Hauswirth.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Alexander Hall (Washington Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas O'Brien.
  • 26': Corner, Washington Athletic. Conceded by Peter Kingston.
  • 27': Foul by Eric Lagos (Washington Athletic).
  • 27': Stuart Hawkins (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Julian Avila-Good (Washington Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
  • 29': Hand ball by Travian Sousa (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 30': Foul by Eric Lagos (Washington Athletic).
  • 30': Stuart Hawkins (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Hand ball by Yu Tsukanome (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 36': Edson Carli (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Kasey French (Washington Athletic).
  • 37': Goal! Tacoma Defiance 1, Washington Athletic 1. Edson Carli (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Yu Tsukanome (Tacoma Defiance) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kang Joon-Mo with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, Washington Athletic. Conceded by Peter Kingston.
  • 41': Foul by Christian Soto Rincon (Washington Athletic).
  • 41': Yu Tsukanome (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Eric Lagos (Washington Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Stuart Hawkins (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 44': Attempt missed. Eric Lagos (Washington Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Avila-Good following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Travian Sousa (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Washington Athletic. Conceded by Peter Kingston.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Tacoma Defiance 1, Washington Athletic 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tacoma Defiance 1, Washington Athletic 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Tacoma Defiance. Birame Diaw replaces Travian Sousa.
  • 45': Substitution, Tacoma Defiance. Danny Robles replaces Stuart Hawkins.
  • 45': Substitution, Tacoma Defiance. Gallatin Sandnes replaces Ryan Baer.
  • 45': Substitution, Washington Athletic. Connor Lofy replaces Julian Avila-Good.
  • 46': Egor Akulov (Washington Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Danny Robles (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 47': Goal! Tacoma Defiance 2, Washington Athletic 1. Yu Tsukanome (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Gomez following a fast break.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Luke Hauswirth (Washington Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 53': Christian Soto Rincon (Washington Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Kang Joon-Mo (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 61': Substitution, Washington Athletic. Dylan Teves replaces Gonçalo Mendes.
  • 61': Substitution, Washington Athletic. Scott Menzies replaces Nicholas O'Brien.
  • 62': Offside, Tacoma Defiance. Sebastian Gomez is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Christian Soto Rincon (Washington Athletic).
  • 63': Kang Joon-Mo (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Alexander Hall (Washington Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Menzies.
  • 67': Alexander Hall (Washington Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Peter Kingston (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Edson Carli (Tacoma Defiance) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Corner, Tacoma Defiance. Conceded by Connor Lofy.
  • 70': Offside, Washington Athletic. Dylan Teves is caught offside.
  • 71': Substitution, Washington Athletic. John Magnus replaces Alexander Hall.
  • 71': Substitution, Tacoma Defiance. Jackson Khoury replaces Kang Joon-Mo.
  • 71': Substitution, Tacoma Defiance. Mitchell Emert replaces Charlie Gaffney.
  • 71': Goal! Tacoma Defiance 3, Washington Athletic 1. Yu Tsukanome (Tacoma Defiance) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jackson Khoury.
  • 72': Substitution, Washington Athletic. Marshall Kosaka replaces Luke Hauswirth.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Yu Tsukanome (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Birame Diaw with a cross.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Edson Carli (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 79': Offside, Tacoma Defiance. Jackson Khoury is caught offside.
  • 80': Offside, Washington Athletic. Scott Menzies is caught offside.
  • 82': Corner, Tacoma Defiance. Conceded by John Magnus.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Gallatin Sandnes (Tacoma Defiance) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Edson Carli with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt missed. John Magnus (Washington Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Connor Lofy.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Connor Lofy (Washington Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Egor Akulov.
  • 87': Foul by Scott Menzies (Washington Athletic).
  • 87': Yu Tsukanome (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Washington Athletic. Conceded by Mitchell Emert.
  • 90': Corner, Washington Athletic. Conceded by Mitchell Emert.
  • 90': Attempt missed. John Magnus (Washington Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Tacoma Defiance. Conceded by Kasey French.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Tacoma Defiance 3, Washington Athletic 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Tacoma Defiance 3, Washington Athletic 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 0
29.6 Possession 70.4
9 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 5
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
177 Accurate Passes 550
265 Passes 647
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
19 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 61
21 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
23 Effective Tackles 11
27 Tackles 19
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 4
31 Effective Clearances 31
31 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: U.S. Open Cup

Venue: Starfire Sports Stadium
Location: Tukwila, Washington, USA

Line-Ups

TAC Tacoma Defiance (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Lars Helleren (GK)
39 Stuart Hawkins
38 Kaito Yamada Yellow Card
3 Travian Sousa
44 Charlie Gaffney
74 Edson Carli
46 Ryan Baer Yellow Card
45 Peter Kingston
36 Yu Tsukanome
90 Sebastian Gomez
32 Kang Joon-Mo
Tacoma Defiance Substitutes:
Jackson Khoury, Elias Katsaros, Mitchell Emert, Gallatin Sandnes, Mohammed Shour, Birame Diaw, Daniel Robles.

WAC Washington Athletic Club (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Saif Kerawala (GK)
41 Egor Akulov
11 Mark Roth
14 Kasey French
6 Lucas Hauswirth
31 Julian Avila-Good Yellow Card
19 Christian Soto Rincon
7 Nicholas O'Brien
10 Gonçalo Mendes
25 Eric Lagos
16 Alexander Hall
Washington Athletic Club Substitutes:
John Magnus, Scott Menzies, Connor Lofy, Ryan Degroot, Dylan Teves, Bernard Jones, Marshall Kosaka.

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