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FC Dallas Falls to Nashville SC in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 Match

May 10, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


NASHVILLE, Tennessee - FC Dallas was eliminated from the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after falling to Nashville SC, 2-0, at GEODIS Park Wednesday night.

ALLEN STRONG

FC Dallas honored the victims of Saturday's mass shooting in Allen, Texas by wearing black armbands and a T-shirt with the message "Allen Strong". Nashville SC offered its support with a moment of silence prior to the match and wore black armbands.

U.S. OPEN CUP RECORD

FC Dallas' Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup record falls to 36-23-6 with tonight's 2-0 Round of 32 defeat to Nashville SC. The club now holds a 13-16-3 record when playing on the road.

DEBUTS

Defender Geovane Jesus made his Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as a starter, playing 78 minutes. Forward Bernard Kamungo also made his debut after subbing in the 68th minute. Defender Amet Korça made his FC Dallas debut as a sub for Sebastian Lletget in the 78th minute. Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer made his 2023 season debut.

UP NEXT

FC Dallas resumes MLS play on Saturday, May 13 against in-state rival Austin FC at Q2 Stadium. The match will kick off at 7:30PM CT on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the FC Dallas App, Talk Radio 1190AM and TUDN 1270AM.

LINEUPS

FC Dallas - Jimmy Maurer; Geovane Jesus (Facundo Quignon - 78'), Sebastien Ibeagha, Marco Farfan; Ema Twumasi (Jáder Obrian - 68'), Edwin Cerrillo, Paxton Pomykal, Sam Junqua (Bernard Kamungo - 68'); Sebastian Lletget (Amet Korça - 78'), Jesús Ferreira, Tsiki Ntsabeleng (Alan Velasco - 62').

Substitutes not used - Maarten Paes, Nolan Norris.

Nashville SC - Elliot Panicco; Brian Anunga (Joey DeZart II - 84'), Lukas MacNaughton (Jack Maher - 46'), Josh Bauer, Taylor Washington; Randall Leal (Luke Haakenson - 46'), Ján Gregus, Sean Davis (Alex Muyl - 46'); Laurence Wyke, Ethan Zubak, Fafà Picault (Jacob Shaffelburg - 68').

Substitutes not used - Joe WIllis, Hanny Mukhtar.

SCORING SUMMARY

NSH: Fafà Picault (Taylor Washington) - 63'

NSH: Alex Muyl (Brian Anunga) - 76'

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

DAL: Geovane Jesus (caution) - 72'

DAL: Alan Velasco (caution) - 88'

Weather: Partly cloudy, 80°F

Attendance: 5,196

FC DALLAS POSTGAME QUOTES

Head Coach Nico Estévez

On the team's decision to wear t-shirts and armbands in support of victims of the recent tragedy in Allen, TX...

"It's something that happened very close to us, and the players reached out to me and wanted to send their support to the victims and community. We have a group that's very mature and they want to help in any situation. They want to be proactive. It's a good group of human beings we have in the locker room, and this is why we did it and I support them on that. As a staff, we are very proud of them."

On the decision to change to a three-back formation...

"We had to be creative in the way we wanted to play because we're missing a lot of players and there's a lot of games coming up. We couldn't force our players out there in case they got hurt so we had to be creative. We started really well and defensively worked very well, we left Nashville on 0.17 Expected Goals. They had two good shots on goal and they scored. I think on the attacking side, I'm not happy with what we did and that's probably on me because I couldn't communicate well what we wanted to do in attack. The players did their best but I should've spent more time trying to let them know how we could break them down. In the second half we came more alive in the attacking half but we didn't create much."

On Alan Velasco returning from injury and making a substitute appearance...

"It's really important. We were unlucky the other day with the postponement of the game against S. Louis because he would've gotten these minutes before to prepare for this game. We have to go step-by-step because we have a lot of games. I think it's good he came in and got the ball, got touches and tempo of the game. He did a very good job coming in and showing himself to help the team try to get a goal."

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