MATCH NOTES
- Goalkeeper Julian Eyestone made two saves
- Carl Sainté made first appearance since leaving for international duty with Haiti
- MLS NEXT Pro Box Score
TUKWILA, Washington (July 9, 2023) – North Texas SC (5-7-5, 20 points) suffered a 3-0 defeat to Tacoma Defiance (8-3-5, 32 points) on Sunday night at Starfire Stadium.
ROAD RECORD
North Texas SC holds a 2-4-3 record when playing on the road during the 2023 season. The club posted a 5-4-3 record on the road for the inaugural 2022 MLS NEXT Pro campaign.
CARL BACK
After starting in all three matches for Haiti in the Gold Cup, Carl Sainté returned to action coming in at half time. Sainté played 222 minutes, completed 65 passes, and registered two steals in his Gold Cup debut.
UP NEXT
North Texas SC heads to Houston and faces the Dynamo Dos in the MLS NEXT Pro Texas Derby on Sunday, July 26. The match will kick off at 6:00PM CT on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
Lineups
North Texas SC — Julian Eyestone; Tyshawn Rose, Manuel Caicedo (Carl Sainté – 46’), Henri Santos, Yeicar Perlaza (Nayrobi Vargas – 70’); Alejandro Urzua (Anthony Ramirez – 83’), Theo Ferreira (André Costa – 46’); Hope Avayevu (Alejandro Araneda – 58’), Diego García, Tomas Pondeca; Pablo Torre.
Substitutes not used — Antonio Carrera.
Tacoma Defiance — Jacob Castro; Stuart Hawkins, Adolfo Ovalle, Hal Uderitz; Travian Sousa (Pedro Karalkovas Rodrigues – 74’), Frank Daroma, Snyder Brunell (Juan Alvarez – 83’), Antonio Herrera (Georgi Minoungou – 67’); Braudílio Rodrigues (Chris Aquino – 74’), Paul Rothrock, Eythor Bjørgolfsson (Raul Miglietti – 46’).
Substitutes not used — Wallis Lapsley, Etienne Veillard, Elias Katsaros.
Scoring Summary:
TAC: Henri Santos (own goal) – 1’
TAC: Paul Rothrock (Braudílio Rodrigues) – 24’
TAC: Alejandro Urzua (own goal) – 53’
Misconduct Summary:
TAC: Paul Rothrock (caution) — 38’NTX: Theo Ferreira (caution) — 43’NTX: Alejandro Urzua (caution) — 73’
NTX: Henri Santos (caution) — 80’
Weather: Clear, 76°F
Post Game Quotes
Head Coach Javier Cano
Thoughts on the match…
“I am disappointed because we can’t start with a low intensity and level. We can’t afford to concede goals like the first two goals in the first half. The level that we showed today was definitely not playoff quality.”
On changes ahead of the rest of the season…
“The players need to show up every second, if we are not prepared it makes it impossible for us. The players not being prepared and waiting to turn up at kick off time does not work. We need to take care of our chances. I always tell our players that we have a set standard that we want everyone to show, and it seems like some of them are not there fully. Next week we have Houston Dynamo 2, and we need to be prepared for it. We will turn the page ahead of the next game.”
