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FC Dallas Clinches Playoff Berth in 6-0 Shutout against SKC

October 6, 2019 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


FC Dallas scores a season-high six goals in the 6-0 defeat of Sporting Kansas City. This is the second time in team history FC Dallas scores six goals against SKC at home, first time was August 1, 2009.

FC Dallas has scored five or more goals in three of its last five home games.

FC Dallas will travel to Seattle for the first round of the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs. Broadcast details will be announced at a later date.

FC Dallas will resume training on Wednesday, October 9.

North Texas Soccer Club hosts Forward Madison FC on Saturday, October 12 at Toyota Stadium at 7 PM CT in a USL League One Semifinal match.

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Frisco, TX - FC Dallas beat Sporting Kansas City 6-0 to clinch the seventh seed in the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs and earn a first-round playoff matchup against the second-seeded Sounders in Seattle. Dallas and Seattle played to a 0-0 draw on September 18, 2019.

Game Summary

First Half:

9' - Bryan Acosta found space in midfield and his long ball was collected by Zdenek Ondrasek, who took a few touches and fired the ball beyond the reach of Eric Dick.

12' - Santiago Mosquera drifted past his marker after a pass from Brandon Servania and his cross found an unmarked Matt Hedges from four yards who knocked it into the back of the net to give FC Dallas a 2-0 lead.

37' - Reggie Cannon cut inside and curled a shot towards the far corner, but his shot flew high and wide.

40' - Krisztián Németh found space in front of the FC Dallas back four but his through ball was too heavy and Jesse Gonzalez was able to make a save.

Second Half:

46' - Michael Barrios was released over the top, but Luis Martins got back into position at the last second to knock it behind.

51' - Mosquera dribbled past two men and his curled shot took a massive deflection off Botond Baráth but still made it to the net to give FC Dallas a 3-0 lead.

54' - Ferreira turned in the midfield and slid the ball down the wing for Barrios, who blasted the ball into the back of the net.

62' - Ferreira picked up on a loose ball in the midfield, but the ball got trapped under his feet and he couldn't squeeze his shot past Dick.

68' - Ondrasek glided into the box and flicked Cannon's cross into the net to earn himself a brace and a 5-0 lead.

73' - Barrios' cross was deflected into the path of Ferreira who whipped the ball into the corner to complete the win.

Lineups:

FC Dallas - Jesse Gonzalez; Ryan Hollingshead, Reto Ziegler, Matt Hedges, Reggie Cannon; Brandon Servania, Bryan Acosta (Jacori Hayes - 56'), Jesús Ferreira; Santiago Mosquera (Ricardo Pepi - 83'), Zdenek Ondrasek (Bressan - 77'), Michael Barrios.

Substitutes not used - Jimmy Maurer, John Nelson, Paxton Pomkyal, Cristian Colmán.

Sporting Kansas City - Eric Dick; Luis Martins, Matt Besler, Botond Baráth, Jaylin Lindsey; Felipe Hernandez, Felipe Gutiérrez (Jimmy Medranda - 74'); Dániel Sallói (Gerso - 52'), Gianluca Busio; Johnny Russell; Krisztián Németh (Erik Hurtado - 60').

Substitutes not used - Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Nicolas Hasler, Graham Smith.

Scoring Summary:

FCD: Zdenek Ondrasek (Bryan Acosta) - 9'

FCD: Matt Hedges (Santiago Mosquera, Brandon Servania) - 12'

FCD: Santiago Mosquera (Michael Barrios) - 51'

FCD: Michael Barrios (Jesús Ferreira) - 54'

FCD: Zdenek Ondrasek (Reggie Cannon, Michael Barrios) - 68'

FCD: Jesús Ferreira - 73'

Misconduct Summary:

SKC: Krisztián Németh (caution) - 57'

SKC: Botond Baráth (caution) - 67'

SKC: Jimmy Medranda(caution) - 86'

Weather: Sunny, 97

Attendance: 15,623

Referee: Alan Kelly

Assistant Referees: Eric Weisbrod, Brian Dunn

4th Official: Baldomero Toledo

VAR Official: Jose Carlos Rivera

FC Dallas head coach Luchi Gonzalez

On his general thoughts on the match...

This has been an emotional rollercoaster but at the same time it's more in terms of the last few weeks, we haven't had some of our best performances, we have had some away games that we suffered in, and didn't get the results we wanted, so those are concerning things but these boys have been really open to feedback and they take things like men and terms of ownership and accountability and honesty to change. We worked on a few things that helped our approach in this game against a very good team by the way, and to me that result doesn't reflect the game, that's tough for them in terms of playing a game and not having the mathematical opportunity to get into the playoffs but they played some young players. They are a club that the academy and the youth is important, so they gave some young guys opportunities, and so I respect that a lot, and I can identify with that. We have to take care of our business and I thought from kickoff we showed that. We wanted to get pressure on the ball, we wanted to show urgency, we wanted to show that we were going to win this game and go for this game, and we did that. Up until the end I think we showed that, all of our qualities shown through, and that is obviously reflected in the scoreline, but it could have been 1-0 or 6-0. I thought our players played good football and left a lot of energy on the field, and in terms of transitions and recovery runs and duels.

On the upcoming match...

I have to be so proud of the players and the staff. I'm really honored to work with them, and we have the opportunity to fight for the jersey in another game, I know it's away and it's in a tough environment in Seattle, but we were just there and we are not afraid. We are going to be aware, they have some great tools and a great environment, but we are going to go there and try and change the history of this club over there and try and get the opportunity to play at home in front of our fans. So we have four steps, we talked about five steps to win an MLS cup, five games, five steps, and now it is four, and we have the opportunity to make a performance that earns a third.

On the importance of the playoffs...

A lot. This was one of our team goals at the beginning of the season. We just entered the playoffs so this is a step in the right direction, it feels good, but after tonight it is done and we can either be content and happy to be in the playoffs, or we can be hungry for more, so we have the opportunity to gain momentum and to do something about that to gain more and earn more.

On the final performance and how it can help going forward...

We were efficient tonight, we were efficient from the beginning of the game, the ball goes over the top, Cobra makes a great run and anticipates the last line and Cobra is not a wing type profile, athletically in terms of speed, but he is smart and he showed some technique and some timing, and he had the reference between the center backs, and he showed something that was great because he is usually a target in the box but this time he opened them up with runs in behind and that was important to us to be successful tonight and we got the first goal because of that.

On the response after Colorado...

Last week or actually the last two weeks we were very focused on our games, but we were very mindful of the other games, what could happen in the other games, and I would say we were somewhat lucky last week in terms of the results. This week we were really focused on purely our game, and we had very little concern for the other results, we focused 100% on our game. Not 99%, 100% on our game and on what we need to do, and I thought it showed in our energy and conviction.

On the impressive build-up play...

Kansas City is a good pressing team, they were going to try and close down time and space in the build-up, and they break lines and they keep pressure on our center backs, so we wanted to make sure we diversified our ways of playing out- wide, interior, behind the last line, and in behind the midfield. We switched the ball, we were vertically, we played combos, and we wanted to make sure we exposed the boys to a lot of different situations and getting a lot of high pressure and believing in themselves and moving for each other and showing courage to try and play out and if we lost the ball like we did several times we have a monster transition to get behind the ball and get it back and protect the goal. So we talked about this in the beginning of the season, and it has been a process to try and improve it, and we showed a lot of good and positive builds out of pressure. We need to keep working and continue to want to do better.

FC Dallas forward Zdenek Ondrasek

On what it means to the team to make the playoffs...

It means a lot. We really wanted to win, especially for the fans. It wasn't the best first half maybe, but I think it was because it was so hot. But we showed we can attack, we can score, we can defend, as long as we play as a team, we're good.

On how the 6-0 win will help their confidence going into playoffs...

I think it'll help the whole team because lately we didn't do as well as we wanted. So I think it'll help the guys. Now rest, get some hard training to get ready and...playoffs.

On his recent goal-scoring run...

I'm so happy the guys pass me the ball. Reggie [Cannon] always tells me to be there, be ready. I'm mad and he's mad when I'm not there, so I'm happy I'm scoring goals.

FC Dallas forward Jesus Ferreira

Overall thoughts...

Everybody's happy. We knew we had to win this game no matter what We knew it was going to be a hard game, and we just took care of business.

On the biggest win of the season...

One of our problems during season has been that we weren't scoring that much. I've been saying it. We've been practicing. Our forwards are working hard to get those goals and goals make those wins. It's showing us right now that it's working. Our forwards are scoring, and we are helping the team win.

On being leading scorer of FC Dallas...

I'm happy. The first two season here i didn't get much playing time. Im showing what I'm able to do. The team believes in me and helped me become the top scorer.

On Cobra's Importance for the team in the latter half of the season...

He's an unbelievable guy. He wasn't playing much in the beginning but when he comes in he takes care of business. He doesn't complain. He does what he does best and scores.

On what changed between the last loss and this giant win...

We knew that couldn't happen. We had to win no matter what to get to playoffs. Mentally we told ourselves that winning was a must.

FC Dallas midfielder Bryan Acosta

On achieving the goal set at the beginning of the year (Playoffs)...

One step closer. We are one goal met from our goals at the beginning of the year, being in the playoffs. Next step is Seattle. There are our more games ahead of us, four more battles. I think that game against Seattle will be a difficult game, but we have to get the win no matter what.

FC Dallas midfielder Brandon Servania

On making playoffs...

It's huge. It's one of the goals that we had coming in. Pushing for MLS Cup, trying to make history for this club. I think we were able to take the first step, and I think that's huge for us, getting this win. A new season has started. Now we have to focus on playoffs and Seattle is first. If we're able to focus and take care of these next few games, we could be champions soon but we have to take it one game at a time.

On the highest scoring win of the season...

It helps with confidence. We can't be overconfident though. We have to stay hungry and I think we will do that. Seattle is a great team. We played them recently, and hopefully we can go there and get a win.

On Cobra's Importance to the latter half of the season...

He's definitely been huge. Great energy. Great presence up there. We rely on him a lot and he gets in the right places and he's able to finish. I think that great and exactly what we need from him. Hopefully he can keep that up and bring it to the playoffs.

Sporting Kansas City Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes

On the team falling behind early...

Simple goals early on (that) the team doesn't have the ability to recover from. There's a total lack of confidence in the group and once the first goal went in, we just never found ourselves again.

On the defensive lapses...

The first two goals were ridiculous, the first goal especially. It should never happen...It's a big letdown. We were in the game. They had nothing up to that point and they got something. They turned something out of nothing...Those kinds of goals have happened quite too often this year. I said that last time. I've said that many times. It's not anything new. We don't deserve to make the playoffs so it's good that we're not in them.

On the introduction of new faces into the lineup...

It was a great experience for them because they got their butts kicked. Now they understand what it takes to be at this level. Whether they had good performances or not, it really doesn't matter because a good performance doesn't mean anything. You have to get results at this level. This was a very, very good lesson for those guys.

On the conclusion of the season...

I did not want the season to be over before. I remember when we were starting with the homestand with Colorado and we were up 2-0. I really felt that we were in a good place. Next thing you know, we get a guy thrown out and we lose the game. I think that really put a fork in the team and I think they, at that point, didn't believe that it was possible to happen. It's been a struggle from the staff's perspective to try to keep the guys motivated for the length of time that we've had to. Now we have to look forward to an offseason where we have changes to make and that's what we'll do.

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