Facing elimination at Starfire Sports Complex, the Timbers narrowly avoided becoming the first MLS team to fall to an MLS NEXT Pro side — and not just any side, but the Seattle Sounders’ Tacoma Defiance — before a stoppage-time penalty salvaged a dramatic 3-2 victory in Round 4 of the US Open Cup.
Tacoma Defiance
2025 US Open Cup Round 3: Tacoma Defiance last MLS NEXT Pro left after OT thriller with Oakland Roots
Osaze De Rosario scored a goal off an assist from Jackson Khoury in the second half of extra time as the Tacoma Defiance of MLS Next Pro defeated Oakland Roots SC of the USL Championship, 2-1, in the Third Round of the 2025 US Open Cup on Tuesday night at Starfire Stadium.
2025 US Open Cup Round 2: Tacoma Defiance holds off Spokane Velocity in OT to reach Round 3
The Tacoma Defiance continued their march in the 2025 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 2-1 extra time win over the Spokane Velocity in the Second Round on Wednesday night.
2025 US Open Cup Round 1: Tsukanome’s 2nd half brace powers Tacoma Defiance past Washington AC
Playing in a steady rain, the Tacoma Defiance came back from an early deficit and were powered to victory by a second-half brace from forward Yu Tsukanome as the MLS NEXT Pro side rallied past amateur side Washington Athletic Club (WAC), 3-1, at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Wash.