September 19, 2021 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Dallas News Release
Houston, TX – FC Dallas (6-11-9, 27 points) rallied from an 0-3 deficit but fell a goal short against Houston Dynamo FC (5-10-11, 26 points) in a 3-2 loss Saturday night at BBVA Stadium in downtown Houston.
Game Summary
First Half:
2′ – SHOT (DAL) – Ricardo Pepi’s shot inside of the box was blocked by the Houston defense, following a cross from Paxton Pomykal.
5′ – GOAL (HOU) – Fafà Picault’s deflected cross from the left side fell to Griffin Dorsey, who slotted it past Phelipe to give Houston the early 1-0 lead.
20′ – GOAL (HOU) – Dorsey’s pass inside the box setup Picault, who put the ball into an empty net to extend Houston’s lead to 2-0.
30′ – SHOT (DAL) – Pepi tried to lob the ball over the goalkeeper and the Dynamo’s defense, but his shot went over the crossbar.
36′ – SHOT (DAL) – Michael Nelson punched away Brandon Servania’s right-footed long range shot.
Second Half
48′ – SHOT (DAL) – Ricardo Pepi’s pass fell to Bryan Acosta inside the box which was blocked by the Houston defense.
55 – SHOT (DAL) – Ema Twumasi laid the ball for Jesús Ferreira who sent the ball sailing over the goal.
59′ – GOAL (HOU) – Darwin Quintero’s penalty kick bounced off the post and into the net to give Houston the 3-0 lead.
70′ – SAVE (DAL) – Phelipe saved Quintero’s shot from outside of the box.
86′ – GOAL ( DAL) – Ferreira’s through ball connected with Jáder Obrian who chipped the ball past Michael Nelson from a difficult angle to pull one back for FC Dallas.
90’+4′ – GOAL (DAL) – Eddie Munjoma’s pass fell to Obrian who unleashed a powerful right-footed shot that ended in the top right corner to make it 3-2.
Lineups:
FC Dallas – Phelipe; Justin Che (Eddie Munjoma – 46′), Nkosi Tafari, Matt Hedges, Ema Twumasi (Szabolcs Schön – 78′); Brandon Servania (Andrés Ricaurte – 71′), Facundo Quignon (Bryan Acosta – 46′); Jáder Obrian, Jesús Ferreira, Paxton Pomykal (Franco Jara – 46′); Ricardo Pepi.
Substitutes not used – Kyle Zobeck, Jose Martinez, Bressan, Edwin Cerrillo.
FC Dallas Stats Summary:
Shots: 16
Shots on Goal: 4
Saves: 2
Corner Kicks: 6
Fouls: 10
Offside: 2
Houston Dynamo FC – Michael Nelson; Zarek Valentin (Corey Bird – 60′), Tim Parker, Teenage Hadebe, Adam Lundqvist (Sam Junqua – 35′); Matias Vera, Darwin Cerén; Griffin Dorsey, Darwin Quintero (Memo Rodriguez – 79′), Fafà Picault; Maxi Urruti (Joe Corona – 60′).
Substitutes not used – Kyle Morton, Maynor Figueroa, Derrick Jones, Oscar Boniek, Ariel Lassiter.
Houston Dynamo FC Stats Summary:
Shots: 12
Shots on Goal: 5
Saves: 2
Corner Kicks: 4
Fouls: 12
Offside: 0
Scoring Summary:
HOU (1-0): Griffin Dorsey – 5′
HOU (2-0): Fafà Picault (Griffin Dorsey) – 20′
HOU (3-0): Darwin Quintero – 59′
FCD (3-1): Jáder Obrian (Jesús Ferreira) – 86′
FCD (3-2): Jáder Obrian (Eddie Munjoma) – 90’+4′
Misconduct Summary:
HOU: Zarek Valentin (caution) – 40′
FCD: Szabolcs Schön (caution) – 90’+6′
Weather: Clear, 81
Attendance: 12,353
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant Referees: Adam Wienckowski, Logan Brown
Fourth official: Nima Saghafi
VAR: Daniel Radford, Jonathan Johnson
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