MLS FC Dallas

FC Dallas Draws 0-0 with Nashville SC

Published on August 17, 2020 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Frisco, TX - The rematch between FC Dallas and Nashville SC ends scoreless after a lengthy weather delay at Toyota Stadium.

Game Summary

First Half:

5' - Bryan Acosta found Michael Barrios with a pinpoint long-ball but the Colombian's ensuing cross was blocked.

11' - Paxton Pomykal and Franco Jara combined on the edge of the box but Jara's diving header went just wide of the near-post.

28' - Jimmy Maurer made his first save of the night as he pushed Nashville's Randall Leal 30-yard attempt wide.

32' - Maurer made a crucial double save to keep it scoreless in the first half, denying Alistair Johnston's shot from top of the box and Leal's rebound.

42' - Barrios attempts a shot from outside the box but his curling effort ends up wide.

Second Half:

58' - Bryan Acosta tried a shot from the edge of Nashville's box and Joe Willis gathered comfortably.

64' - Former FCD forward Dom Badji nearly opened the scoring for Nashville but his shot deflected off the inside of the post and out for a Nashville corner.

Lineups:

FC Dallas - Jimmy Maurer; Johnny Nelson, Reto Ziegler, Matt Hedges, Reggie Cannon; Thiago Santos, Bryan Acosta, Franco Jara (Ricardo Pepi - 73'); Paxton Pomykal (Fafa Picault - 55'), Zdenek Ondrasek (Jesús Ferreira - 55'), Michael Barrios (Santiago Mosquera - 83').

Substitutes not used - Kyle Zobeck, Bressan, Eddie Munjoma, Edwin Cerrillo, Tanner Tessmann.

Nashville SC - Joe Willis; Daniel Lovitz, Dave Romney, Walker Zimmerman, Jalil Anibaba, Alistair Johnston (Taylor Washington - 66'), Dax McCarty, Hany Mukhtar (David Accam - 73'), Anibal Godoy, Randall Leal (Derrick Jones - 66'), Dominique Badji (Abu Danladi - 73')

Substitutes not used - Daniel Rios, Jack Maher, Matt LaGrassa, Elliot Panicco, Brayan Buckeles.

Scoring Summary:

None

Misconduct Summary:

FCD: Franco Jara (caution) - 41'

NSH: Dax McCarty (caution) - 69'

Weather: Scattered Thunderstorms, 93

Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Assistant Referees: Nick Uranga, Diego Blas

4th Official: Rubiel Vazquez

VAR Official: Nima Sighafi

FC Dallas head coach Luchi Gonzalez

General thoughts...

Big picture is we had two games and got one point, that's not good enough. It's positive that we got zero (goals) against us. We did concede shots and I thought Jimmy (Maurer) was solid in goal. Credit to Nashville, that' a better team than people think. Still, we did generate and pushed at the end. We didn't create enough shots, shots on target or crosses. We need to keep working because that's not the standard.

On lack of accuracy on target...

Nashville defends their goal well, so they blocked most of our shots. We are lacking creativity, combinations and that killer instinct to score goals. We could have almost 600 passes, but it is pointless if we can put the ball in the back of the net. It's things that we need to synchronize and work on position and mentality. Individually we have to put pressure on each player. We have the players we want to do that job. I also have the responsibility to stimulate that and to put them in that position to work. It's a team effort and we will keep improving. The weather wasn't a good factor and nor for fans today, but we need to score some goals. It's important we recognize that but we can't forget that we need to be creative as well. We are getting rhythm so this will take time and we must keep going forward.

FC Dallas goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer

On what the team is lacking...

We are needing more work; we are lacking rhythm and combinations and creativity from everyone. It's not just the attackers, it's the whole team. We aren't starting plays from the back like how we would like to. Our timing isn't right for second balls, breaking lines and using different forms of play that we are used to. We played much better today than what we did on Wednesday. More energy and passion, but we are still missing a bit more of timing and creativity.

FC Dallas defender Matt Hedges

On tying Jason Kreis' MLS appearance record...

It's a great honor to be with this club for such a long time. They took a chance drafting me and I'm glad to be able to repay them with a lot of great years and hopefully there's many more to come.

On breaking down opponents' low blocks...

You need to play quick combos to break it down. I think we're moving the ball too slowly once we pin them in the low back. We're too slow and there's not a whole lot of ideas.

On the defense nature of the game...

I kind of expected that, coming back from such a long break. The teams kind of rely on their defensive posture a little bit more. We had chances and they had chances so it wasn't a perfect defensive performance from either team.

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