TACOMA, WASH. – Tacoma Defiance (1-2-0, 3 points) on Saturday fell 4-0 to Tulsa Roughnecks FC (2-0-1, 7 points) in its first road match of the season. Luca Lobo scored twice and added an assist for Tulsa, which recorded its first shutout of the 2019 campaign. Tacoma now returns home for a two-match week at Cheney Stadium.
In the eighth minute, Rodrigo da Costa sent a free kick into the area and Cyprian Hedrick headed it into the back of the net to give Tulsa a 1-0 advantage. At the 20-minute mark, Lobo found Cristhian Altamirano who chipped Defiance goalkeeper Sam Fowler to put Tulsa ahead, 2-0.