Tacoma Defiance beat Vancouver Whitecaps FC II 4-2 in MLS Next Pro, with three goals between the 37th and 69th minutes turning an early exchange into a comfortable lead. Mark Bronnik put Tacoma ahead after three minutes, but Daniel Ittycheria levelled for Vancouver three minutes later.
Edson Carli restored the lead in the 37th minute, Rafael Jauregui made it 3-1 shortly after the restart, and Manav Badwal added a fourth in the 69th. Carson Rassak pulled one back for Vancouver in the 79th minute, and Immanuel Mathe was sent off in the 85th.
The underlying numbers tell a clear story: Tacoma had only 42% possession and 301 accurate passes to Vancouver's 435, yet they recorded 17 shots to eight and an expected-goals total of 2.52 against 1.00. They were outpassed but far more clinical, needing just six shots on target to score four.
