MNUFC2 failed to convert on an early penalty and lost 3-2 at Tacoma on Sunday night in MLS NEXT Pro action.
MNUFC2 falls at Tacoma for fourth loss in five games
The Loons failed to convert on a penalty, while the Defiance found the net on theirs.
July 18, 2022 at 4:32AM
Juan Alvarez scored in the 10th minute for Tacoma, minutes after Wallis Lapsley saved the penalty.
Travian Sousa made it 2-0 in the first minute of he second half, and Marlon Vargas scored on a penalty in the 62nd minute for the Defiance.
Tommy Williamson and Segir Arce soon responded with goals for MNUFC2 (6-6-3), but the team couldn't score again and lost for the fourth time in five games.
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• The Saints suspended Sunday's series finale with Toledo at CHS Field because of unsafe field conditions. Tickets for the game can be exchanged for a future home game this season.
• Fairmont High School's Bob Bonk retired after 46 seasons as a cross-country coach and 51 seasons as a track and field coach. Bonk, named to the Minnesota Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2019, coached the Cardinals to seven state titles overall.
• Bemidji State golfer Koby Kuenzel won the North Dakota Golf Association Match Play championship at Grand Forks Country Club, defeating Brandon McGarry.
Minnesota started only two strikers against Seattle, leaving Sang Bin Jeong and Joseph Rosales to provide the width behind Teemu Pukki and Kelvin Yeboah.
