Defiance unravel in loss against rivals

The Defiance played bitter rivals Portland Timbers 2 at Starfire on Sunday night and lost for the fifth straight meeting. While the match was evenly contested in the first half, the second half saw the wheels fall off and the team never looked like they would get back in the game as Portland walked away with a 2-0 win. The first half started brightly for Defiance, with both Charlie Gaffney and Rafael Jauregui getting in behind the backline. One of these instances, in the 9th minute, led to the most dangerous chance of the game for Tacoma. Jauregui ran onto…