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FC Dallas Earns a Tough Point on the Road in a 0-0 Draw to New York Red Bulls

April 16, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Harrison, New Jersey - FC Dallas (3-1-3, 12 points) earns a point on the road against New York Red Bulls (3-2-2,11 points) on Saturday night at Red Bull Arena.

Game Summary

First Half:

11' - SHOT (DAL) - Alan Velasco dribbled his way into the box before cutting back and unleashing a shot that was saved down low by Carlos Coronel, following a pass from José Martínez.

22' - CHANCE (NYRB) - Aaron Long tried to float the ball over Maarten Paes who had to come out of his box to head the ball away but his shot was cleared out of danger by Matt Hedges.

26' - SAVE (DAL) - Lewis Morgan's shot from the top of the box is pushed out by Paes for a save to keep the game scoreless.

Second Half

47' - CHANCE (NYRB) - Omir Fernandez had a one-on-one against Paes, but the Dutch goalkeeper was able to stop the shot attempt and punch the rebound away.

60' - SAVE (DAL) - Morgan's low driven shot from the left side of the box was well handled by Paes at the back.

69' - CHANCE (DAL) - Paul Arriola's cross into the box for Jesús Ferreira was cleared away on time by the Red Bulls defense.

83' - SHOT (DAL) - Jáder Obrian's through ball fell into the path of Franco Jara whose first-time right-footed shot in the middle of the box was saved by Coronel.

90'+3' - SHOT (DAL) - Jara's back heel pass found Obrian who carried the ball into the box and attempted a back post shot that went just wide of goal.

Lineups:

FC Dallas - Maarten Paes; Ema Twumasi, Matt Hedges, José Martínez, Marco Farfan; Facundo Quignon, Brandon Servania (Edwin Cerrillo - 90'+1'), Paxton Pomykal (Jáder Obrian - 81'); Paul Arriola (Eddie Munjoma - 87'), Jesús Ferreira (Nkosi Tafari - 90'+1'), Alan Velasco (Franco Jara - 80').

Substitutes not used - Jimmy Maurer, Joshué Quiñónez, Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Kalil ElMedkhar.

FC Dallas Stats Summary:

Shots: 5

Shots on Goal: 2

Saves: 6

Corner Kicks: 0

Fouls: 7

Offside: 0

New York Red Bulls - Carlos Coronel; Thomas Edwards, Sean Nealis, Aaron Long, John Tolkin; Cristian Cásseres Jr (Dru Yearwood - 72'), Frankie Amaya; Lewis Morgan, Omir Fernandez (Patryk Klimala - 58'), Luquinhas; Ashley Fletcher (Tom Barlow - 72').

Substitutes not used - Ryan Meara, Lucas Monzón, Dylan Nealis, Daniel Edelman, Zach Ryan.

New York Red Bulls Stats Summary:

Shots: 20

Shots on Goal: 7

Saves: 2

Corner Kicks: 9

Fouls: 15

Offside: 1

Scoring Summary:

None

Misconduct Summary:

RBNY: Cristian Cásseres Jr. (caution) - 31'

DAL: Brandon Servania (caution) - 61'

RBNY: Morgan Lewis (caution) - 79'

RBNY: Tom Barlow (caution) - 87'

Weather: Cloudy, 67°

Attendance: 14,456

Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Assistant Referees: Corey Rockwell, Lyes Arfa

Fourth official: Silviu Petrescu

VAR: Edvin Jurisevic

Ast. VAR: Fabio Tovar

FC Dallas Postgame Quotes

Head Coach Nico Estévez

On Maarten Paes...

"Maarten had a great game, this is why he is here. This is what we saw in him and these are the qualities we saw when we were scouting him. It helps when you play a game like this. I think it was more in the beginning of the second half when they pushed us back. We were not calm at that moment but Maarten had a fantastic game and like I said this is why he is here."

On the difficulty of earning points on the road...

"We had that desire to win, but this point does not feel like a victory because we had opportunities at the end where we could have won the game. Like the two chances we had late in the game through Franco and Jáder. We knew we had moments throughout the match where we would suffer. We have to keep in mind that the club has not won on the road in quite some time. Being able to compete against New England on the road felt good, even though we didn't come away with points we were able to create chances and opportunities to score. In Chicago, we weren't at our best level, but today we created the chances to be able to get points. I don't know if you have seen the games of the teams that have played at Red Bull Arena but they lost to Montreal even though they dominated throughout the game. New York is a difficult team to play against, and I think it was great to be involved in matches like these because it shows we still need to earn experience and help us mature more. In the moments we had possession we did fine, but we needed to be more calm so we could extend that time of possession. We were able to tire them down and that is where we found spaces in their backline. We just need to be more patient but all of that will come with time and we will progress as a team."

FC Dallas Goalkeeper Maarten Paes

His initial thoughts on the game...

"We knew the [New York] Red Bulls is a team that plays with a lot of energy and we were prepared for that. We had to survive in some moments but we did well. Defense held strong with keeping the clean sheet, or shutout as you say in America. I think we battled together and sometimes you have to fight for a point and I think we did well today."

On his overall start to the season and adjustment to MLS...

"It's been great so far. I think our defense had the fewest goals conceded. I'm really happy here, I can be myself on and off the pitch. My girlfriend and I are really enjoying life here at the moment. I hope it can continue like this."

FC Dallas Midfielder Paxton Pomykal

On the team's away form this season...

"First and foremost, two clean sheets back-to-back on the road is very rare in this league, to shut out two teams in their home. So that's a really big positive. But we've had two shutouts against us on the road. So just finishing our chances is important. But for every team in the league, it's hard to win on the road, for whatever reason. It's just kind of historically the way it is in this league. It was raining a little bit tonight, a little cold, but the field was in great condition, and the ball was zipping around. So it's ideal conditions for us to play, I love playing in the rain."

On preparing for the U.S. Open Cup match on Tuesday, April 19...

"We'll rest tonight, hopefully sleep on the plane back. And then get in tomorrow and go to training, take care of our bodies and do everything we can recovery wise to be prepared for Tuesday, whoever needs to step up. So be ready."

On his mid-game conversation with Dallas head coach Nico Estévez...

"Specifically in that moment, we were having trouble building out of the back because their wingbacks back on the right side, (Lewis) Morgan was releasing really high to Marco (Farfan) and so we decided to tuck him in and build with three and when we had the ball and pushed me wider. So that made him hesitate a little bit more and when he'd release to Marco, with me wide, it was too much of a distance for him or Frankie (Amaya) or their other #6 to get out there. So we were able to exploit that and build out a little bit more. And I think we actually had more possession in that 15 minutes and better flow in the game."

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