SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Earthquakes II fell to Tacoma Defiance 2-1 on Saturday night at Spartan Soccer Complex in MLS NEXT Pro regular-season play.
After a scoreless first half, the hosts opened the scoring in the 64th minute with a successful penalty kick by midfielder Edwyn Mendoza. The penalty was awarded to San Jose when Tacoma Defiance center back Jasper Winslow fouled Quakes II forward Zach Bohane as he ran the ball into the 18-yard box. The visitors nearly pulled one back in the 73rd minute when Tacoma midfielder Matthew Christopher Bell took a shot to the bottom right corner of the net, but San Jose goalkeeper Nate Crockford caught the ball with a diving stop.
Tacoma found the equalizer via a successful penalty kick by striker Mark Bronnick in the 83rd minute. The penalty kick was awarded to the visitors after a foul by San Jose right back Jacob Heisner on Tacoma midfielder Xavi Gnaulati. In the 90th minute, Tacoma took the lead when midfielder Mark Cian O’Neill headed in a corner kick from right wing back Charlie Gaffney.
At the conclusion of the match, Quakes II moves to 10th place in the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference and remains in fifth place in the Pacific Division (9-10-6). Tacoma Defiance remains in seventh place in the MLSNP Western Conference and fourth place in the Pacific Division (11-11-4).
Quakes II continues the homestand and faces Ventura County FC on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Kickoff from Spartan Soccer Complex will take place at 7:30 p.m. PT and will be broadcast via OneFootball, as well as on MLSNEXTPro.com.
Fans can purchase tickets to the match via Tixr. Earthquakes Season Ticket Holders can receive free tickets by contacting their Quakes representative.
Quakes II Goal Leaders:
Zach Bohane (8)
Julian Donnery (6)
Tomo Allen (5)
Jacob Heisner (4)
Shane de Flores (4)
Kaedren Spivey (4)
Quakes II Assist Leaders:
Julian Donnery (4)
Edwyn Mendoza (4)
Kaedren Spivey (3)
Jermaine Spivey (3)
Zach Bohane (3)
San Jose Earthquakes II 1 – 2 Tacoma Defiance
Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 — Spartan Soccer Complex; San Jose, CA
Weather:  70°F Sunny
Match Officials: Â
Referee: Rafael Bonilla
AR1: Oleksii Medviediev
AR2: Benjamin Davis
4th Official: Andrew Hanks
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Scoring Summary:Â
SJ (1-0) – Edwyn Mendoza (penalty kick) 64’Â
TAC (1-1) – Mark Bronnik (penalty kick) 83’Â
TAC (1-2) – Mark Cian O’Neill (Charlie Gaffney) 90’Â
Misconduct Summary:Â
TAC – Xavi Gnaulati (caution) 69’Â
TAC – Jared Rios (caution) 72’Â
SJ – Edwyn Mendoza (caution) 78’Â
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES II: Nathan Crockford (GK); Alejandro Cano (C), Niklas Dossmann, Jacob Heisner (Martin Mukah Kwende Jr. 84’), Shane de Flores; Noel Buck (Julian Donnery 83’), Kaedren Spivey (Gabriel Bracken Serra 76’), Edwyn Mendoza (Jermaine Spivey 90+3), Jonathan González (Rohan Rajagopal 77’); Zach Bohane, Tomo Allen.
Substitutes not used: Connor Lambe (GK), Warren Boyce, Dominic Lorenti III, Jorge Torres.
SHOTS: 12; SOG: 5; CORNERS: 4; OFFSIDES: 1; SAVES: 4; FOULS: 14; CLEARANCES: 10
TACOMA DEFIANCE: Max Anchor (GK) (C); Gallatin Sandnes, Jared Rios, Jasper Winslow; Edson Carli (Matthew Christopher Bell 46’), Xavi Gnaulati (Daniel Robles 90+4), Mark Cian O’Neill, Rafael Jauregui; Andrew Brown, Mark Bronnik, Charlie Gaffney.
Substitutes not used: Mohammad Shour (GK), Jose Kevin Bonilla, Bryan Cisneros-Tafolla, Omar Hassan, Codey Phoenix.
SHOTS: 18; SOG: 6; CORNERS: 7; OFFSIDES: 1; SAVES: 4; FOULS: 12; CLEARANCES:
