SAN DIEGO (Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026) – San Diego FC (SDFC) hosted the second edition of the Baja Cup, falling 2-1 to cross-border rival Club Tijuana at Snapdragon Stadium. Defender Osvald Søe scored for SDFC, while David Orduño and Ivan Tona scored for the Liga MX side, with Tona’s late goal securing the victory for Tijuana.
Orduño opened the scoring for Club Tijuana in the 33rd minute with a quick finish inside the penalty box. SDFC leveled the match just before halftime when Søe capitalized on a Tijuana defensive clearance following an SDFC corner kick. Tijuana regained the lead in the 81st minute when Tona fired a right-footed shot from outside the penalty box into the left corner of the net.
SDFC will return to MLS Regular Season action when it travels to face Inter Miami CF on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 4:30 p.m. PT at Nu Stadium. SDFC will then continue on the road and face Austin FC on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Q2 Stadium.
Goal Scoring Plays:
TIJ – 0-1 – David Orduño (Joban Gonzalez), 33rd minute: Orduño sent in a right-footed shot from inside the penalty box to open the scoring and give the Liga MX side the lead. Orduño tapped in a ball crossed by Gonzalez into the area from left to right.
SD – 1-0 – Osvald Søe, 45th minute: Søe sent in a left-footed shot to level the match after a Tijuana defender headed an SDFC corner kick into Søe’s path, allowing him to slot his shot from near the heart of the penalty box.
TIJ – 1-2 – Ivan Tona, 81st Minute: Tona fired a right-footed shot from about 20 yards out into the left corner of the net, beating SDFC goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos to give Tijuana the lead.
Postgame Notes:
· Tonight’s match marked the second time SDFC faced its cross-border rival in the second edition of the Baja Cup.
· SDFC beat Club Tijuana 4-2 in the inaugural Baja Cup in 2025.
· SDFC is now 1-1 in the annual competition that celebrates the shared football culture connecting San Diego and Tijuana.
· SDFC has faced eight Liga MX teams in its history (Toluca F.C. and Pumas UNAM in Concacaf Champions Cup; CF Pachuca, Tigres UANL and Mazatlán F.C. in the 2025 Leagues Cup, Club America and Club Puebla in Leagues Cup 2026; and Club Tijuana and Club América in an exhibition matches last season) and Club Tijuana again tonight.
· SDFC is now 5-6 against Liga MX clubs in official competitions (beat Mazatlán F.C. in 2025 Leagues Cup action, Club Tijuana and Club Puebla in 2026 Leagues Cup, Pumas UNAM (Feb. 3) and Toluca (March 11) in Concacaf Champions Cup) and 4-4 overall across all competitions (beat Club Tijuana, Club América and lost to Club Tijuana tonight in friendlies).
· SDFC defender Osvald Søe scored his second goal for SDFC across all competitions.
· SDFC featured a handful of players from its Right to Dream Academy tonight.
· SDFC is now 12-14-6 across all competitions in 2026 (MLS Regular Season 8-10-6, Concacaf Champions Cup 2-2-0, Leagues Cup 2-1-0 and 0-1 in exhibition matches.)
· SDFC has now scored 133 goals across all competitions (MLS, Leagues Cup, Concacaf Champions Cup and friendlies).
· SDFC is now 2-1-0 All-time against Club Tijuana across all competitions (2 Baja Cup matches, 1 Leagues Cup).
Match Information
2026 Baja Cup- International Friendly
San Diego FC vs. Club Tijuana
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 – Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, Calif.)
Scoring Summary:
TIJ – 0-1 – David Orduño (Assisted by Joban Gonzalez, 33’ )
SD – 1-1 – Osvald Søe, 45’
TIJ – 1-2 – Ivan Tona, 81’
Misconduct Summary:
TIJ – Mourad El Ghezouani (caution, 88’)
Lineups:
SAN DIEGO FC: GK Duran Ferree (CJ Dos Santos, 46’); D Dagur Thórhallsson (Oscar Verheoven, 31’) (Rashid Ibrahim), D Osvald Søe, D Christopher McVey -C- (Ian Pilcher, 46’), D Sam Vines (Collins, 46’), M Mohamed Naser, M Pedro Soma, M David Vazquez, F Mido, F Mohamed Reda (Emmanuel Boateng, 77’), F Bryan Zamblé (Patrick Alves, 77’)
Substitutes Not Used:
CLUB TIJUANA: GK Salim Hernandez, D Pablo Ortiz, D Aaron Mejia, M Aldahir Perez, M Ignacio Rivero, M David Orduño, M Francisco Gonzalez, F Diego Abreu, D Alejandro Magallon, D Ian Olvera, D Joban Gonzalez.
Substitutes Not Used: GK D Brayan Felix, D Alan Vega, D Mauricio Camarena
Referee: Corbyn May
Assistant Referees: Fernando Fierro, Emmanuel Padilla
Fourth Official: Jay Schlesinger
Weather: 72-degrees, Partly Clear
Attendance: 22,401
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial
