MLS FC Dallas

FC Dallas Defeats Austin FC 5-3 in First Win at Q2 Stadium

Published on August 30, 2021 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Austin, TX - FC Dallas (6-9-7, 25 points) defeats Austin FC (5-12-4, 19 points) 5-3 with two goals apiece from Homegrowns Jesús Ferreira and Ricardo Pepi at Q2 Stadium Sunday night.

Game Summary

First Half:

5' - GOAL (DAL) - Ricardo Pepi dispossessed Austin's Brad Stuver, and the loose ball fell to Jesús Ferreira who slotted the ball into the net from close range to give FC Dallas an early 1-0 lead.

9' - SAVE (DAL) - Jon Gallagher's cross was met by Sebastián Driussi whose first-time shot attempt was saved by Phelipe at the center of the box.

13' - GOAL (ATX) - Zan Kolmanic's cross from the left side of the field connected with Julio Cascante inside the box who headed it into the goal to tie the match at 1-1.

32' - SHOT (DAL) - Brandon Servania attempted a back heel shot that was poked away by Stuver's foot for a corner kick, following a cross from Jáder Obrian.

36' - GOAL (DAL) - Szabolcs Schön crossed from the right side of the box, and Ricardo Pepi's shot ended in the bottom left corner of the net to extend the lead to 2-1 and score his 10th goal of the season.

38' - GOAL (DAL) - Jesús Ferreira collected a loose ball inside of the box and smashed it into the top right corner to extend the lead to 3-1 for FC Dallas and score his second of the night.

40' - GOAL (DAL) - Schön sent a through ball to Pepi who dribbled into the box and placed his shot between Stuver and the post to stretch FC Dallas lead to 4-1 and score his second of the night and 11th of the season.

Second Half:

47' - SHOT (DAL) - Jesús Ferreira's shot from the edge of the box was saved by Brad Stuver.

53 - GOAL (DAL) - Jáder Obrian took advantage of the defensive mistake and placed the ball in the back post to increase the lead to 5-1.

54' - SAVE (DAL) - Tomás Pochettino's cross was met by Cecilio Dominguez's header inside the box that was pushed away by Phelipe.

59' - GOAL (ATX) - Sebastián Dirussi's through ball set up Diego Fagundez who poked it past Phelipe to pull one back for Austin and make it 5-2.

68' - GOAL (ATX) - Hector Jiménez cross from the left side was met by Alex Ring who headed it into the net to cut the deficit to 5-3.

78' - SAVE (DAL) - Fagundez' header inside of the box was pushed over the bar by Phelipe for a corner kick, following a free kick cross from Sebastián Dirussi.

Lineups:

FC Dallas - Phelipe; Ema Twumasi, Nkosi Tafari, Matt Hedges (Jose Martínez - 63'), Ryan Hollingshead; Brandon Servania (Eddie Munjoma - 76'), Edwin Cerrillo; Jáder Obrian (Justin Che - 69') , Jesús Ferreira, Szabolcs Schön (Kalil Elmedkhar - 63'); Ricardo Pepi (Franco Jara - 76').

Substitutes not used - Jimmy Maurer, Kyle Zobeck, Andres Ricaurte, Freddy Vargas.

FC Dallas Stats Summary:

Shots: 11

Shots on Goal: 6

Saves: 2

Corner Kicks: 5

Fouls: 15

Offside: 1

Austin FC - Brad Stuver; Nick Lima, Julio Cascante (Jhohan Romaña - 46'), Matt Besler, Zan Kolmanic (Hector Jiménez - 46'); Dani Pereira, Alex Ring; Cecilio Dominguez (Moussa Djitte - 82'), Sebastián Driussi, Diego Fagundez (Rodney Redes - 88'); Jon Gallagher (Tomás Pochettino - 46').

Substitutes not used - Andrew Tarbell, Freddy Kleemann, Sebastian Berhalter, Kekuta Maneh.

Austin FC Stats Summary:

Shots: 12

Shots on Goal: 4

Saves: 4

Corner Kicks: 5

Fouls: 16

Offside: 0

Scoring Summary:

DAL (0-1): Jesús Ferreira (Ricardo Pepi) - 5'

ATX (1-1): Julio Cascante (Zan Kolmanic, Nick Lima) - 13'

DAL (1-2): Ricardo Pepi (Szabolcs Schön, Brandon Servania) - 36'

DAL (1-3): Jesús Ferreira -38'

DAL (1-4): Ricardo Pepi (Szabolcs Schön) - 40'

DAL (1-5): Jáder Obrian - 53'

ATX (2-5): Diego Fagundez - 59'

ATX (3-5): Alex Ring (Hector Jiménez, Sebastián Driussi) - 68'

Misconduct Summary:

DAL: Szabolcs Schön (caution) - 17'

ATX: Nick Lima (caution) - 25'

DAL: Kalil Elmedkhar (caution) - 84'

Weather: Partly cloudy, 87

Attendance: 20,738

Referee: Jair Marrufo

Assistant Referees: Frank Anderson, Cory Richardson

Fourth official: Baldomero Toledo

VAR: Hilario Grajeda

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