Photos: FC Tucson rolls over Coachella SC 19-0, USL League 2
Undefeated FC Tucson kept Coachella winless, battering the visitors from the start, notching 11 goals in the first half, two players scoring four and one three times in a 19-0 win in a Southwest Division match, May 30, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
FC Tucson's forward Alexis Ledoux (7) finds the seam and chips the ball over Coachella's goalkeeper Alex Pineda (1) for a hat-trick and and an 11-0 lead in stoppage time of the first half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
FC Tucson's forward Paul Caliari (9) slips the ball through the legs of Coachella's goalkeeper Alex Pineda (1) to score Tucson’s eighth goal of the first half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
FC Tucson's midfielder Juan Pablo Sanchez (6) stretches out to knock a 50-50 ball away from Coachella's Dilan Gamboa Sepulveda (3) during the first half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
FC Tucson's forward Ismael Ruiz (21) settles a high ball in front of Coachella's Leyver Guzman Arita during the first half of their USL League 2 game in Tucson on May 30, 2025.
Coachella’s Eduardo Marquez (5) just manages to poke the ball from FC Tucson's forward Paul Caliari (9) near the top of the Coachella box during the first half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
FC Tucson's forward Ismael Ruiz (21) and Coachella's Ivan Lopez (8) get tangled fight for possession near midfield during the first half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
FC Tucson's forward Paul Caliari (9) fends off Coachella's Dilan Gamboa Sepulveda (3) to get into the box during the first half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
FC Tucson's forward Jose Montealegre (18) steps on the ball to lose possession to Coachella's Lucas Gauna (10) in the race to a ball in the box during the second half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
FC Tucson's forward Hector Moreno (26) settles the ball to launch a scoring shot against Coachella during the second half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025. Moreno notched four goals after coming on for the second half.
FC Tucson's forward Jose Montealegre (18) gets flung to the turf by Coachella's Erick Guzman Arita (7) during a scuffle late in the second half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025. No fouls were called on the play.
FC Tucson's defender D'Andre Pickett (16) wins the header in front of Coachella's Ivan Lopez (8) during the first half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
FC Tucson's midfielder Jesse Wangusi (10) can’t get a foot to the ball as Coachella's Alberto Gomez (2) slips around him during the first half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
FC Tucson's midfielder Juan Pablo Sanchez Zapata (6) gets pulled off the ball by a Coachella player during the second half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
FC Tucson's forward Jose Montealegre (18) wrestles with Coachella's Eduardo Marquez (5) for the ball at midfield during the second half of their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
Coachella players are a bit stunned, including Tristan Ivan Cruz-Castillo (6), bottom, and goalkeeper Alex Pineda (1) after surrendering goal number 8 in the first half of a 19-0 drubbing by FC Tucson in their USL League 2 game, Tucson, Ariz., May 30, 2025.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
A former FC Tucson Women's player and assistant is now at the helm of the team after a last-minute head coach vacancy.