Orange County SC vs Tacoma Defiance, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

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Orange County SC are hosting Tacoma Defiance at Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Eric Calvillo (Orange County SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Wehan.
  • 10': Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Brent Richards (Orange County SC).
  • 11': Eero Markkanen (Orange County SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Tom Brewitt (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Eero Markkanen (Orange County SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kobi Henry.
  • 14': Offside, Tacoma Defiance. Taylor Mueller tries a through ball, but Samuel Adeniran is caught offside.
  • 16': Hand ball by Sota Kitahara (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 20': Foul by Nathan Smith (Orange County SC).
  • 20': Issa Rayyan (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Sota Kitahara (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Rayyan.
  • 26': Brian Iloski (Orange County SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Jose Carlos Anguiano (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Christopher Wehan (Orange County SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brian Iloski with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Brent Richards (Orange County SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikko Kuningas.
  • 31': Offside, Orange County SC. Mikko Kuningas tries a through ball, but Eero Markkanen is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Eero Markkanen (Orange County SC).
  • 32': Jose Carlos Anguiano (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Tacoma Defiance. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
  • 37': Offside, Orange County SC. Mikko Kuningas tries a through ball, but Brian Iloski is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Taylor Mueller.
  • 41': Brian Iloski (Orange County SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Jose Carlos Anguiano (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 41': Jose Carlos Anguiano (Tacoma Defiance) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Christopher Wehan (Orange County SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Orange County SC 0, Tacoma Defiance 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Orange County SC 0, Tacoma Defiance 0.
  • 48': Foul by Eero Markkanen (Orange County SC).
  • 48': Issa Rayyan (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Ray Serrano (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 49': Nathan Smith (Orange County SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Brent Richards (Orange County SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Wehan with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ray Serrano (Tacoma Defiance) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Issa Rayyan.
  • 52': Foul by Nathan Smith (Orange County SC).
  • 52': Issa Rayyan (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Nathan Smith (Orange County SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Mikko Kuningas (Orange County SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eero Markkanen.
  • 55': Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Mikko Kuningas (Orange County SC).
  • 56': Corner, Orange County SC. Conceded by Alex Villanueva.
  • 57': Offside, Tacoma Defiance. Randy Mendoza tries a through ball, but Samuel Adeniran is caught offside.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Eric Calvillo (Orange County SC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Smith.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Brian Iloski (Orange County SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas McCabe.
  • 60': Foul by Eero Markkanen (Orange County SC).
  • 60': Jose Carlos Anguiano (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Tacoma Defiance. Alec Diaz replaces Samuel Adeniran.
  • 61': Substitution, Orange County SC. Kevin Alston replaces Nathan Smith.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Christopher Wehan (Orange County SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikko Kuningas.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Eero Markkanen (Orange County SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Iloski.
  • 65': Alex Villanueva (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Eero Markkanen (Orange County SC).
  • 65': Eero Markkanen (Orange County SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Orange County SC. Raymond Drai replaces Brian Iloski.
  • 71': Substitution, Tacoma Defiance. Azriel Gonzalez replaces Ray Serrano.
  • 73': Substitution, Orange County SC. Francis Jacobs replaces Thomas McCabe.
  • 78': Substitution, Tacoma Defiance. Daniel Robles replaces Issa Rayyan because of an injury.
  • 78': Substitution, Tacoma Defiance. Joe Hafferty replaces Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez.
  • 81': Hand ball by Joe Hafferty (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 83': Attempt saved. Daniel Robles (Tacoma Defiance) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alec Diaz.
  • 83': Corner, Tacoma Defiance. Conceded by Abraham Romero.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Tom Brewitt (Tacoma Defiance) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jose Carlos Anguiano with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Foul by Christopher Wehan (Orange County SC).
  • 87': Joe Hafferty (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Christopher Wehan (Orange County SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Foul by Alec Diaz (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 88': Raymond Drai (Orange County SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Alec Diaz (Tacoma Defiance) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Brent Richards (Orange County SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Eero Markkanen (Orange County SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Alec Diaz (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Kobi Henry (Orange County SC).
  • 90'+1': Eric Calvillo (Orange County SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Azriel Gonzalez (Tacoma Defiance) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Azriel Gonzalez (Tacoma Defiance).
  • 90'+3': Kevin Alston (Orange County SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Azriel Gonzalez (Tacoma Defiance) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Michael Orozco (Orange County SC).
  • 90'+3': Tom Brewitt (Tacoma Defiance) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Orange County SC 0, Tacoma Defiance 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Orange County SC 0, Tacoma Defiance 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 1
41.7 Possession 58.3
6 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
364 Accurate Passes 530
423 Passes 599
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 80
24 Accurate Long Balls 57
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 11
11 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 16
14 Effective Clearances 9
14 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Championship Soccer Stadium
Location: Irvine, California, USA
Attendance: 2,454

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Louisville City FC 27 +35 62
2 Charleston Battery 29 +32 56
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 +13 46
4 Detroit City FC 28 +5 42
Full Standings

Line-Ups

OCSC Orange County SC (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
33 Abraham Romero (GK)
6 Michael Orozco
23 Kobi Henry
24 Nathan Smith Yellow Card
16 Brent Richards
15 Eric Calvillo Yellow Card
13 Thomas McCabe
14 Chris Wehan Yellow Card
25 Mikko Kuningas
9 Eero Markkanen Yellow Card
10 Brian Iloski

TAC Tacoma Defiance (3-4-3)

No. Name
26 Andy Thomas (GK)
99 Tom Brewitt
81 Randy Mendoza
74 Taylor Mueller
88 Carlos Anguiano Yellow Card
77 Sota Kitahara
35 Alex Villanueva
36 Issa Rayyan
98 Samuel Adeniran
87 Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez
80 Ray Serrano Lopez

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