MLS FC Dallas

FC Dallas Falls to Houston Dynamo 2-0

Published on October 7, 2020 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


Houston, Texas - FC Dallas (5-4-6) falls to Houston Dynamo (4-5-7) 2-0 at BBVA Stadium in the third Texas Derby match of the season. The fourth and final match of the 2020 Texas Derby is Saturday, October 31 at Toyota Stadium in a match presented by Papa John's.

Game Summary

First Half:

5' - A build up with two back heel passes fell to Andrés Ricaurte who attempted a left-footed shot from outside of the box that rattled Marko Maric's right post.

20' - Darwin Quintero scores the first goal of the match for Houston Dynamo, a right-footed shot that had enough spin to beat Jimmy Maurer at the back post.

27' - Andrés Ricaurte attempted a shot from the middle of the field that almost caught Marko Maric off guard and pushed it out for a FC Dallas corner kick.

34' - Jimmy Maurer is forced to make two consecutive saves on Houston's Mauro Manotas.

Second Half:

65' - A header from Tanner Tessmann at the center of the box is met by Houston's goalkeeper Marko Maric.

83' - Darwin Ceren doubles the lead for Houston Dynamo from the penalty spot.

85' - A cross from the right side from Andrés Ricaurte connected with Franco Jara's header and was saved by Marko Maric.

90'+3' - Dante Sealy's cross is met by Ricardo Pepi's header and it is once again saved by Marko.

Lineups:

FC Dallas - Jimmy Maurer; Ryan Hollingshead, Reto Ziegler (Dante Sealy - 85'), Matt Hedges (Bressan - 34'), Bryan Reynolds; Thiago Santos (Tanner Tessmann - 46'), Andrés Ricaurte, Bryan Acosta (Jesús Ferreira - 64'); Fafa Picault (Ricardo Pepi - 85'), Franco Jara, Michael Barrios.

Substitutes not used - Phelipe, Johnny Nelson, Brandon Servania, Thomas Roberts.

Houston Dynamo - Marko Maric; Adam Lundkvist, Alejandro Fuenmayor, Aljaz Struna, José Bizama (Wilfred Zahibo - 90'+10'); Sam Junqua (Zarek Valentin - 90'+4'), Oscar Boniek García, Darwin Cerén; Darwin Quintero (Christian Ramirez - 70'), Mauro Manotas, Ariel Lassiter (Niko Hansen - 70').

Substitutes not used - Cody Cropper, Tomás Martínez, Nico Lemoine, Marcelo Palomino.

Scoring Summary:

HOU: Darwin Quintero (Ariel Lassiter) - 20'

HOU: Darwin Ceren (PK) - 83'

Misconduct Summary:

HOU: Alejandro Fuenmayor (caution) - 8'

HOU: Darwin Cerén (caution) - 16'

HOU: Mauro Manotas (ejection) - 45' + 1'

FCD: Reto Ziegler (caution) - 59'

FCD: Bryan Reynolds (caution) - 81'

FCD: Bressan (caution) - 88'

FCD: Michael Barrios (caution) - 90'+8'

Weather: Partly cloudy, 83

Referee: Ismail Elfath

Assistant Referees: Jeremy Hanson, Jeffrey Greeson

4th Official: Rosendo Mendoza

VAR Official: Daniel Radford

FC Dallas Head Coach Luchi Gonzalez

General thoughts on the match...

"It's a weird sensation when you feel like the team is going in the right direction in terms of football integrity and how we're trying to work and improve, controlling the game, attacking and pressing anf creating more. But again, the stats don't always tell the final story and we lose 2-0. Even before the red card, we were really showing things that were going to lead us to the first goal. So it's really disappointing that we couldn't put it all together. These key moments we lose a little bit of concentration in a transition moment and we give away that first goal. So that's something that we have to reflect on and own it. The football progress I feel proud about, but the results are very disappointing recently to not reward ourselves."

On how the team can keep improving...

"I think in and around the box when we're committing numbers forward, if we can get a little more of a dynamic attack in terms of more elusive, surprise, maybe the cross is a little quicker, these half seconds and micro moments that we have to keep improving. And how? Keep working and preparing. We don't have a lot of training sessions but now that we're getting more possession, ball control, we need to reward ourselves by getting more chances in and around the box--and that takes more work in training."

FC Dallas Forward Michael Barrios

On Houston's play style...

"They knew how to defend their area. They defended it the best way possible. We tried in many forms and we knew it would be difficult. We tried crosses and runs into the box but we knew we had to keep trying. We needed to concentrate better on those second ball opportunities in the second half. We are left with a sour taste, and we couldn't get the result we wanted but that is how this game is. Anything can happen and just respect the decision and focus on the next game."

On the difficulty of playing a derby...

"Derby's are like this, it was difficult for both teams. They managed to score a goal first, so they controlled the timing and flow of the game. We had more possession and attacked through all channels, and we couldn't get the ball in the net. We just got to put this behind us, and look ahead for the next game. We'll look at the errors and the positives from this match and we'll go from there."

FC Dallas Defender Reto Ziegler

Overall thoughts on the match...

"We shot ourselves in the foot in key moments. Yes, they have good attacking players but at the end we gave them these two goals. We can't be happy with the performances defensively. On the other hand, we played better football but it's the results that count. Losing and taking another goal 10 (men) against 11, it cannot happen."

On what the team is missing...

"So I don't have the exact stats. We got in positions where we can cross I think that is one of our main weapons. We have very good players on the side. At the end of the cross there weren't many players, or the last touch wasn't good enough. We have to continue to train and play like we did because we've showed this season that we can be dangerous. We are very disappointed in what happened tonight. Today was a big chance for us to get some points. We have a strong team, especially mentally, and I'm sure we are going to bounce back."

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