Two weeks into the 2023 MLS Next Pro season, Tacoma Defiance fired a warning shot to the league — they’re back and capable of greatness. Crushing Real Monarchs five-nil, Defiance have never looked so good.
Monarchs elected to send most of their youth to the GA Cup (they went 0-3, -5), and the result was what may be the single most dominant GameFlow chart in ASA history.
g+ GameFlow: MLS Next Pro Regular Season @TACdefiance v @RealMonarchs on April 02, 2023. #DefiantlyTacoma #StrongerTogether #TACvSLC pic.