MLS FC Dallas

FC Dallas Falls to Sporting Kansas City in the Fourth Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Published on May 11, 2022 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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FC Dallas continues its MLS regular season schedule on the road against LA Galaxy on Saturday, May 14 at Dignity Health Sports Park

Game Notes

Forward Franco Jara scored his second U.S. Open Cup goal

Defender Eddie Munjoma scored his first FC Dallas goal

Winger Jáder Obrian recorded his first U.S. Open Cup assist

Homegrown Thomas Roberts makes his 2022 debut for FC Dallas following his loan with SK Austria Klagenfurt

MLS Box Score

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Kansas City, Kansas - FC Dallas' run in the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup comes to an end after falling to Sporting Kansas City, 4-2, Tuesday evening at Children's Mercy Park.

Game Summary

First Half:

8' - GOAL (DAL) - Franco Jara took advantage of John Pulskamp's mistake at the back to slot the ball past him and give FC Dallas the 1-0 lead.

20' - CHANCE (DAL) - Jáder Obrian collected on the near touchline and drove into the box but his low cross was just out of Jara's reach in the six-yard box.

26' - SHOT (DAL) - Brandon Servania's long range effort was easily dealt with by Pulskamp

34' - GOAL (DAL) - A nice build up play ended with Eddie Munjoma's right-footed shot attempt from the edge of the box flying past Pulskamp to extend FC Dallas lead to 2-0.

Second Half

52' - SHOT (SKC) - Sporting Kansas City almost halved Dallas' lead when Ben Sweat found Marinos Tzionis in the center of the box but his header was over the bar.

60' - GOAL (SKC) - Nikola Vujnovic found the net for SKC from close range after collecting Jake Davis' pass into the box.

78' - CHANCE (SKC) - Cam Duke played a dangerous low cross in front of Dallas' goal line but Khiry Shelton wasn't able to reach it with his sliding attempt.

90+78' - GOAL (SKC) - Marinos Tzionis headed Rémi Walter's corner kick from the left side to level the match.

Extra Time

95' - GOAL (SKC) - Jimmy Maurer saved the initial shot from Khiry Shelton but the ball rebounded off Edwin Cerrillo and into Dallas' goal.

113' - GOAL (SKC) - Khiry Shelton anticipated Edwin Cerrillo in the box and was able to poke the ball into the net to make it 4-2.

Lineups:

FC Dallas - Jimmy Maurer; Nanu, Lucas Bartlett (José Martínez - 64'), Nkosi Tafari, Joshué Quiñónez (Thomas Roberts - 85'), Eddie Munjoma; Brandon Servania (Beni Redžic - 91'), Edwin Cerrillo; Jáder Obrian (Alan Velasco - 76'), Franco Jara (Jesús Ferreira - 77'), Szabolcs Schön (Kalil ElMedkhar - 64').

Substitutes not used - Maarten Paes.

FC Dallas Stats Summary:

Shots: 12

Shots on Goal: 6

Saves: 4

Corner Kicks: 6

Fouls: 17

Offside: 4

Sporting Kansas City - John Pulskamp; Kayden Pierre (Johnny Russell - 74'), Spencer Glass (Daniel Sallói - 61'), Kaveh Rad (Robert Voloder - 100'); Andreu Fontàs, Felipe Hernández, Jake Davis (Rémi Walter - 61'), Ben Sweat; Ozzie Cisneros (Cam Duke - 18'), Marinos Tzionis, Nikola Vujnovic (Khiry Shelton - 61').

Substitutes not used - Kendall McIntosh.

Sporting Kansas City Stats Summary:

Shots: 23

Shots on Goal: 7

Saves: 3

Corner Kicks: 10

Fouls: 15

Offside: 3

Scoring Summary:

DAL: Franco Jara - 8'

DAL: Eddie Munjoma (Jáder Obrian) - 34'

SKC: Nikola Vujnovic - 60'

SKC: Marinos Tzionis (Rémi Walter) - 90'+8'

SKC: Edwin Cerrillo (own goal) - 95'

SKC: Khiry Shelton - 113'

Misconduct Summary:

SKC: Jake Davis (caution) - 26'

DAL: Jimmy Maurer (caution) - 36'

SKC: Andreu Fontàs (caution) - 26'

DAL: Jáder Obrian (caution) - 43'

DAL: Lucas Bartlett (caution) - 63'

DAL: Jesús Ferreira (caution) - 90'+5'

DAL: José Martínez (ejection) - 90'+7'

SKC: Felipe Hernández (caution) - 105'+2'

SKC: Johnny Russell - 120'

Weather: Mostly sunny, 85°

Attendance: 14,922

Referee: Malik Badawi

Assistant Referees: Art Arustamyan, Matthew Rodman

Fourth official: Matt Geringer

FC Dallas Postgame Quotes

Head Coach Nico Estévez

On gaining experience...

"The Open Cup and MLS are different competitions. This game was a learning experience for us. I have to acknowledge we had a great first half. We had the opportunity to score a third and even fourth goal. Scoring more than two goals would've killed the opponent then. We had a chance to make it 3-1 in the second half that would've made it more difficult for them. This is a young group, and it is great for them to get this experience in them. They will learn and they will grow from this. Whether we win or lose, we will always look at film to see where we can improve. We were able to keep the ball more in this match than what we did in the league fixture a couple weeks ago. Then in extra time being a man down, I am proud of the effort the guys put in. We would've liked to have seen it out until the shootout but this is a great learning experience for the young guys, even the big teams learn from situations like these. What matters more is how we respond to these games. We will use this disappointment to get results in our upcoming games."

On the result tonight...

"We are always aware that there is a rival that wants to win just as much as we do. We have to give them credit. When you know that they are on top when carrying a lead, we need to learn how to close a game out. We let them live throughout the match and they are a team that tends to leave it all for the last minutes of the match. Unfortunately, we were left with 10 men which ended up affecting us late in the match. It changed the game plan and it made the players get exhausted faster."

Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer

On the emotions after the game...

"I'm just really proud of the guys. Tough conditions in the heat, a lot of guys are coming in without rhythm or game minutes and fitness. The guys left it all on the field, they gave it everything and that's all you can ask for. The boys played their hearts out and it hurts even more to end like that."

On how the momentum of the game changed...

"As the second half went on you could see our legs go. We had to defend more and more and when we did win the ball, our legs weren't there to be sharp and keep possession. It was just one of those games where it just builds like that and you just keep sinking and sinking. You could feel it coming and we gave it everything we could and we tried to dig in. We were a little unfortunate with a couple of the goals but that's the way it went."

Defender Nkosi Tafari

On the team's emotions after the game...

"One of the silver linings is that we were the cause of our own downfall, so it's easier to realize what went wrong. We can point out certain things that we as a team can do better; passes here, stepping to a certain guy, shifting over. We kind of made it easier for them and significantly more difficult for ourselves. So the silver lining is we know what we can fix and we know what we have to fix."

On playing in the center of the three-man backline...

"I'll play next to whomever or wherever, I just want to be on the field. Regardless of the circumstances, we tried to turn the tide and do what we can do and have a better result next time."

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