
FC Dallas Falls 1-3 to Sporting Kansas City
September 29, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release
Frisco, Texas - FC Dallas (6-13-9, 27 points) fell 1-3 to Sporting Kansas City (14-6-7, 49 points) with a goal from Ricardo Pepi on Wednesday night at Toyota Stadium.
Game Summary
First Half:
12' - GOAL (SKC) - Luís Martins' pass fell to Dániel Sallói who cut into the middle and took a shot from the outside of the box that ended in the top right corner to give Sporting KC the 1-0 lead.
23' - SAVE (DAL) - Johnny Russell's free kick attempt from the right side of the box was punched away by Maurer.
29' - SHOT (DAL) - Bressan's header inside the box goes wide right of Tim Melia's goal, following a corner kick from Jesús Ferreira.
Second Half
49' - SHOT (DAL) - Facundo Quignon's through ball fell to Szabolcs Schön who encountered Melia in a one on one and sent his shot over the crossbar.
55' - GOAL (SKC) - Johnny Russell penalty kick beats Jimmy Maurer and ends in the bottom right corner to extend Sporting KC's lead to 2-0.
61' - GOAL (SKC) - José Mauri played a through ball into the path of Dániel Sallói who dribbled into the box and with a powerful shot beat Maurer to make it 3-0.
68' - GOAL (DAL) - Ryan Hollingshead played a through ball into Ricardo Pepi who calmly placed it out of reach for Melia and pulled one back to make it 1-3 and score his 13th goal of the season.
90'+3' - SHOT (DAL) - Ricardo Pepi volleys the first shot attempt that is blocked by Melia, then on the rebound his shot goes over the goal, following a cross from Ema Twumasi.
Lineups:
FC Dallas - Jimmy Maurer; Ema Twumasi, Nkosi Tafari (Szabolcs Schön - 46'), Bressan, José Martínez; Bryan Acosta, Facundo Quignon (Edwin Cerrillo - 66'); Ryan Hollingshead (Paxton Pomykal - 89'), Jesús Ferreira (Eddie Munjoma - 80'), Jáder Obrian (Brandon Servania - 65'); Ricardo Pepi.
Substitutes not used - Phelipe, Justin Che, Andrés Ricaurte, Franco Jara.
FC Dallas Stats Summary:
Shots: 6
Shots on Goal: 2
Saves: 4
Corner Kicks: 2
Fouls: 15
Offside: 4
Sporting Kansas City - Tim Melia; Cameron Duke, Ilie Sánchez, Andreu Fontàs, Luís Martins; Rémi Walter, José Mauri, Gadi Kinda (Roger Espinoza - 90'); Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton (Grayson Barber - 64'), Dániel Sallói (Alan Pulido - 78').
Substitutes not used - Kendall McIntosh, Amadou Dia, Roberto Puncec, Kaveh Rad, Jake Davis, Wilson Harris.
Sporting Kansas City Stats Summary:
Shots: 12
Shots on Goal: 7
Saves: 1
Corner Kicks: 5
Fouls: 5
Offside: 0
Scoring Summary:
SKC (0-1): Dániel Sallói (Luís Martins) - 13'
SKC (0-2): Johnny Russell (penalty) - 55'
SKC (0-3): Dániel Sallói (José Mauri) - 61'
DAL (1-3): Ricardo Pepi (Ryan Hollingshead) - 68'
Misconduct Summary:
DAL: Bryan Acosta (ejection) - 52'
DAL: Eddie Munjoma (caution) - 81'
SKC: Grayson Barber (caution) - 90'+5'
Weather: Cloudy, 84
Attendance: 12,387
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant Referees: Adam Garner, Jose Da Silva
Fourth official: Nima Saghafi
VAR: José Carlos Rivero
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