MATCH REVIEW: Tacoma Defiance wins 3-0 over Real Monarchs Wednesday night at Lumen Field

TUKWILA, WASH. – Tacoma Defiance (6-7-1, 20 points) cruised to a 3-0 win over the Real Monarchs (4-8-1, 14 points) on Wednesday night at Starfire Stadium. Chris Aquino scored his second goal of the season in the 27th^th minute, with Cody Baker earning Tacoma’s first assist of the year before Danny Leyva doubled the home team’s lead in the 60th minute with a curling free kick just outside the box. Osaze De Rosario added another for Defiance in the 64th^th minute, his third of the year, as Tacoma moved into fourth place in the Pacific Division. Hervé Diese’s side now face a quick turnaround as they host the Timbers2 on Sunday, June 30 at Starfire Stadium (8 p.m. PT / MLSNEXTPro.com).

Tacoma Defiance 3 – Real Monarchs 0

Assistants: Ryan Jung, Cephas Quartson

Fourth official: Yannick Rothfuss

Times: 65 degrees and overcast

TAC – Chris Aquino (Cody Baker) 27′

TAC – Danny Leyva 60′

TAC – Osaze De Rosario (Sebastian Gomez) 64′

SLC – Griffin Dillon (caution) 39′

TAC – Chris Aquino (caution) 48′

SLC – Omar Enrique Alba Burrowes (warning) 59′

SLC – Benjamin Redzic (warning) 73′

SLC – Jhalmar Joffre Soliz (caution) 87′

Tacoma Defiance – Jacob Castro; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Antino Lopez, Stuart Hawkins, Cody Baker (Sebastian Gomez 62′); Snyder Brunell, Danny Leyva (Frank Daroma 62′); Georgi Minoungou (Blake Bowen 68′), Chris Aquino (Faysal Bettache 62′), Travian Sousa; Osaze De Rosario (Yu Tsukanome 75′)

Unused Substitutes: Lars Helleren, Owen O’Malley, Burke Fahling, Elias Katsaros

True Monarchs – Fernando Delgado; Omar Enrique Alba Burrowes (Jhalmar Joffre Soliz 73′), Keller Storlie – captain, Zackery Farnsworth, Derrick Silva; Bertin Jacquesson, Griffin Dillon (Damien Barker John 73′), Noel Caliskan (Luca Moisa 82′), Daron Iskenderian (Benjamin Redzic 64′); Matthew Bell, Zavier Gozo (Ilijah Paul 72′)

Unused Substitutes: Bennett Ewing, Kurowskybob Pierre