North Texas 3-1 Tacoma Defiance
Updated
North Texas won: North Texas 3-1 Tacoma Defiance in the USA, MLS Next Pro (Round 24) on Sun, 9 Aug 2026 at Texas Health Mansfield Stadium, Mansfield, Texas. North Texas goals: Slade Starnes 69', Daniel Baran 72', Da'vian Kimbrough 90'+2. Tacoma Defiance goals: Xavi Gnaulati 50'. Possession: 58-42. Player of the match: Slade Starnes (8.1).
Match report
North Texas beat Tacoma Defiance 3-1
North Texas came from behind to beat Tacoma Defiance 3-1 at Texas Health Mansfield Stadium on Sunday 9 August in the USA, MLS Next Pro.
Xavi Gnaulati put Tacoma Defiance ahead on 50' (0-1), Slade Starnes levelled for North Texas on 69' (1-1), Daniel Baran restored North Texas' lead on 72' (2-1) and Da'vian Kimbrough made it 3-1 on 90+2'.
North Texas had 58% of the ball, shots were 19-7 (7-4 on target).
Slade Starnes (North Texas SC) was player of the match with an 8.1 rating.
Match stats
| North Texas | Tacoma Defiance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 58 | 42 |
| Total shots | 19 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 26 | 19 |
| Big chances | 2 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 472 (90%) | 349 (89%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
| Corners | 7 | 2 |
| Total shots | 19 | 7 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 0 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 8 | 3 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 11 | 5 |
| Shots outside box | 8 | 2 |
Lineups
North Texas (4-4-2): Eryk Dymora, Enzo Newman, Slade Starnes, Leandro Gonçalves, Liam Vejrostek, Nathaniel James, Caleb Swann, Timothy Ospina, Daniel Baran, Ricky Louis, Edouard Nys
Tacoma Defiance (3-4-2-1): Mohammed Shour, Demian Alvarez, Gallatin Sandnes, Jasper Winslow, Charlie Gaffney, Bryan Cisneros-Tafolla, Danny Robles, Drew Brown, Xavi Gnaulati, Rafael Jauregui, Landon Lucero
Key events
- 43' · Yellow card · Leandro Gonçalves (North Texas)
- 50' · Goal · Xavi Gnaulati (Tacoma Defiance)
- 57' · Yellow card · Danny Robles (Tacoma Defiance)
- 65' · Substitution · Taiki Sugitani for Gallatin Sandnes (Tacoma Defiance)
- 65' · Substitution · Omar Hassan for Charlie Gaffney (Tacoma Defiance)
- 69' · Goal · Slade Starnes (North Texas)
- 71' · Yellow card · Mohammed Shour (Tacoma Defiance)
- 72' · Goal · Daniel Baran (North Texas)
- 73' · Substitution · Saku Kitafuji for Xavi Gnaulati (Tacoma Defiance)
- 82' · Substitution · Da'vian Kimbrough for Daniel Baran (North Texas)
- 83' · Substitution · James Lear for Landon Lucero (Tacoma Defiance)
- 84' · Substitution · Paolo Hurtado Martinez for Danny Robles (Tacoma Defiance)
- 90' · Substitution · Jonah Gibson for Nathaniel James (North Texas)
- 90'+2 · Goal · Da'vian Kimbrough (North Texas)
- 90'+3 · Substitution · Marlon Luccin for Caleb Swann (North Texas)
- 90'+5 · Yellow card · Drew Brown (Tacoma Defiance)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won North Texas vs Tacoma Defiance?
North Texas won, 3-1 (USA, MLS Next Pro) on Sun, 9 Aug 2026.
When and where is North Texas vs Tacoma Defiance?
Sun, 9 Aug 2026, 00:45 UTC at Texas Health Mansfield Stadium, Mansfield, Texas, USA, MLS Next Pro.