MLS FC Dallas

FC Dallas Falls to Colorado Rapids 2-1

Published on October 28, 2018 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


COMMERCE CITY, CO - FC Dallas loses to the Colorado Rapids 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Dicks' Sporting Goods Park.

First Half:

1' - Michael Barrios tests Tim Howard early with a near-post shot from a tight angle.

12' - Roland Lamah attempts a shot from just outside the box but it takes a small deflection and ends up wide of the goal.

18' - Maxi Urruti scores the opening goal after getting on the end of Dominique Badji's cutback from the end-line and tapping in from close range.

45' - Dominique Badji nearly scores against his former club after latching on to a long-ball but his shot narrowly misses the far-post.

Second Half:

67' - Michael Barrios capitalizes on a defensive error and sends a low cross towards Maxi Urruti but Colorado is able to clear.

71' - Santiago Mosquera forces a save from Tim Howard after combining with Maxi Urruti and finding space in the box.

64' - Jesse Gonzalez makes an easy save from Marlon Hairston's lofted cross.

77' - Matt Hedges makes an important defensive block to stop Yannick Boli's goal-bound shot.

80' - Cole Basset levels the game for Colorado when he directed Enzo Martinez's driven cross passed Jesse Gonzalez and into the back of the net.

84' - Tommy Smith puts Colorado a goal up with a header from a corner despite Jesse Gonzalez getting his fingertips to the ball.

87' - Santiago Mosquera almost ties the game late on but his shot is blocked on the line by Axel Sjöberg.

Lineups:

FC Dallas - Jesse Gonzalez; Reggie Cannon, Reto Ziegler, Matt Hedges, Marquinhos Pedroso; Victor Ulloa (Tesho Akindele - 88'), Carlos Gruezo; Roland Lamah (Pablo Aránguiz - 76'), Maxi Urruti, Michael Barrios; Dominique Badji (Santiago Mosquera - 61').

Substitutes not used - Jimmy Maurer, Maynor Figueroa, Jacori Hayes, Ryan Hollingshead.

Colorado Rapids - Tim Howard; Marlon Hairston, Axel Sjöberg, Tommy Smith, Deklan Wynne; Bismark Adjei-Boateng, Johan Blomberg (Enzo Martínez - 59'), Cole Bassett, Kellyn Acosta; Yannick Boli, Shkëlzen Gashi (Giles Barnes - 76').

Substitutes not used - Sam Hamilton, Zac MacMath, Kip Colvey.

Scoring Summary:

FCD: Maxi Urruti (Dominique Badji, Roland Lamah) - 18'

COL: Cole Bassett (Enzo Martinez, Marlon Hairston) - 80'

COL: Tommy Smith (Kellyn Acosta) - 84'

Misconduct Summary:

COL: Kellyn Acosta (caution) - 64'

COL: Bismark Adjei-Boateng (caution) - 66'

Weather: Sunny, 78

Attendance: 15,172

Referee: Christopher Penso

Assistant Referee: Jeremy Hanson, Peter Balciunas

4th Official: Baldomero Toledo

VAR: Caleb Mendez

FC Dallas head coach Oscar Pareja

General thoughts on the game...

Good first half, second half wasn't good at all for us. We ended up just playing for two goals that came up from that situations that were controlled. We didn't resolve well, there's not much to dig into it. We have the responsibility in these couple days just to bounce back and just face the playoffs that the boys have been earning the right to play in and we'll do it. It's a situation where we could avoid a knockout round, but we are in a game in the middle of the week and it's something that we have worked for during this year and we have the right to play, and we'll play.

Mindset going into a Knockout Round...

Well first it's just to put our heads in the right place, and obviously there's this result that is hard to absorb, I said because we have control of the game and we have some chances just to put the game away. But it's not too much time, the analysis has to be quick and the players will find our way back. There's a playoff mode now, it is a playoff game... We have it in front of our fans, we have the game at home and it's our responsibility to face it the best way possible.

Thoughts on the past three losses...

We have to always know how we get the result or how we lost them, then the analysis has been sharp there. At this time with the last three games there have been moments where we see a team, there has been others like the second half where we we lost that energy. But other than that we keep moving, it's playoff time now and we have to face it.

Thoughts on Dominique Badji's performance...

Dominique [Badji] had a very good first half, I think he had a lot of action that happened. He helped us to score the first goal, getting more connections there, I think he was more active there. In the second half, we just the whole team probably didn't have the energy to continue, but I think it was good.

FC Dallas forward Dominique Badji

General thoughts on today's match...

We came here with a game plan and we didn't execute it.

It's really disappointing. But we've got another game to play. We've got to figure it out and get ready to play Wednesday [or Thursday]. It's not going to be an easy game but it's definitely a game that we want to get a good result in so we can show what we can do because today we didn't show the team that we usually are.

On his assist...

Good pass by [Roland] Lamah. Got my head up in the box. Saw Maxi [Urruti] was there and just tried to connect with him and he had a good finish.

On his chemistry with Maxi [Urruti]...

You could say that. We've been working on it and it finally showed on the field.

FC Dallas forward Maxi Urruti

Thoughts on tonight's match...

We came here looking for three points, but we weren't able to get them. Now it's time to focus for Wednesday or Thursday because the playoffs have started.

They had two chances where they were able to convert. It was a strange game. They had many games where they weren't doing well, until this last game where they played with everything they had. But we have to focus for Wednesday or Thursday.

What is the mindset going into playoffs?

It's similar to how we've played all year. Play the ball well. We just have to continue to work well and focus on what's coming, the playoffs.

FC Dallas finishes the regular season in fourth place in Western Conference

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