August 14, 2021 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Dallas News Release
Frisco, TX – FC Dallas (5-8-6, 21 points) fell 0-2 to Sporting Kansas City (11-4-4, 37 points) on Saturday night at Toyota Stadium.
Game Summary
First Half:
3′ – SHOT (DAL) – Szabolcs Schön connected with a pass from Jesús Ferreira inside the six yard box and attempted to get it past the keeper, but SKC’s Tim Melia made a diving save.
12′ – GOAL (SKC) – Alan Pulido slipped a left-footed shot past the FC Dallas defense towards the far post to score the first goal of the night.
36′ – SAVE (DAL) – Jimmy Maurer saved a left-footed shot from Johnny Russell from the center of the goal that was taken from the top of the box .
Second Half
53′ – SHOT (DAL) – Ricardo Pepi found a loose ball inside the box but his left-footed shot hit the post.
56′ – SHOT (DAL) – Facundo Quignon fired a shot after receiving a pass from Paxton Pomykal but his left-footed shot went wide.
63′ – GOAL (SKC) – Dániel Sallói’s shot went past Maurer’s top right corner to give SKC a 2-0 lead.
65′ – SHOT (DAL) – Jáder Obrian takes a right-footed shot from inside of the box but it goes wide and hits the post.
80′ – SHOT (DAL ) – Bryan Acosta takes a right-footed shot from inside the box but it goes wide to the far side of the goal post.
Lineups:
FC Dallas – Jimmy Maurer; Ema Twumasi, Nkosi Tafari, Matt Hedges, Ryan Hollingshead; Edwin Cerrillo (Bryan Acosta – 46′), Facundo Quignon (Andrés Ricaurte – 83′), Paxton Pomykal (Jáder Obrian – 62′), Jesús Ferreira (Franco Jara – 73′), Szabolcs Schön (Freddy Vargas – 73′); Ricardo Pepi.
Substitutes not used – Phelipe, Edwin Munjoma, José Martinez, Brandon Servania.
Sporting Kansas City – Tim Melia; Luis Martins, Andreu Fontàs, Ilie Sánchez, Graham Zusi; Gadi Kinda, Remi Walter, Roger Espinoza; Dániel Sallói, Alan Pulido, Johnny Russell.
Substitutes not used – John Pulskamp, Roberto Punčec, Amadou Dia, Kaveh Rad, Kayden Pierre, Cameron Duke, Grayson Barber, Wilson Harris.
Scoring Summary:
SKC (0-1): Alan Pulido (Gadi Kinda, Dániel Sallói) – 12′
SKC (0-2): Dániel Sallói (Johnny Russell, Alan Pulido) – 63′
Stats Summary: FC Dallas/Sporting Kansas City
Shots: 16/11
Shots on Goal: 2/6
Saves: 4/2
Corner Kicks: 5/6
Fouls: 14/9
Offside: 1/1
Misconduct Summary:
DAL: Jesús Ferreira (caution) – 38′
DAL: Matt Hedges (caution) – 49′
DAL: Jáder Obrian (caution) – 67′
DAL: Szabolcs Schön (caution) – 68′
DAL: Freddy Vargas (caution) – 76′
DAL: Ema Twumasi (caution) – 89′
SKC: Gadi Kinda (caution) – 90’+1′
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 81
Attendance: 14,133
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant Referees: Jeffrey Greeson, Eric Weisbrod
Fourth official: JC Griggs
VAR: Alejandro Mariscal
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