MLS FC Dallas

FC Dallas Records 1-0 Shutout Victory Over Inter Miami CF

Published on April 8, 2023 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - FC Dallas (3-2-2, 11 points) defeats Inter Miami CF (2-5-0, 6 points) 1-0 thanks to a first half goal from Jesús Ferreira on Saturday night at DRV PNK Stadium.

RECORD SETTER

Jesús Ferreira's goal against Inter Miami CF made him the youngest player in MLS history to reach 40 career regular-season goals at 22 years, 105 days old. FC Dallas improved to 3-0 this season when Ferreira scores.

SHUTOUT WIN ON THE ROAD

FC Dallas registered its first shutout and road victory of the season with the 1-0 win. The club's most recent shutout and road victory came in the same game on Sept. 3, 2022 against Minnesota United FC (3-0). Goalkeeper Maarten Paes picked up the ninth shutout of his career.

THE HOLY TRINITY

Three players with the name Jesus were involved in the opening goal for FC Dallas. Geovane Jesus carried the ball up the right wing and crossed for Jesús Jiménez before the ball fell for Ferreira to score his fourth goal of the season.

UP NEXT

FC Dallas will host Real Salt Lake for Dino Night on Saturday, April 15 at Toyota Stadium. The match kicks off at 7:30 PM CT on the MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

Lineups

FC Dallas - Maarten Paes; Geovane Jesus (Ema Twumasi - 75'), Nkosi Tafari, José Martínez, Marco Farfan; Facundo Quignon, Paxton Pomykal (Sebastian Ibeagha - 71'); Paul Arriola (Edwin Cerrillo - 71'), Jesús Ferreira (Jáder Obrian - 71'), Alan Velasco; Jesús Jiménez (Sebastian Lletget - 58').

Substitutes not used - Jimmy Maurer, Sam Junqua, Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Bernard Kamungo.

Inter Miami CF - Drake Callender; Franco Negri, Sergey Krivtsov, Christopher McVey, DeAndre Yedlin (Harvey Neville - 90'+2'); Robert Taylor (Ariel Lassiter - 70'), Nicolás Stefanelli (Corentin Jean - 58'), Jean Mota, Bryce Duke; Leonardo Campana (Rodolfo Pizarro - 58'), Josef Martínez (Shanyder Borgelin - 70').

Substitutes not used - Victor Ulloa, Ryan Sailor, Aimé Mabika, Nick Marsman

Scoring Summary:

DAL: Jesús Ferreira (Jesús Jiménez) - 27'

Misconduct Summary:

DAL: Paxton Pomykal (caution) - 35'

DAL: Alan Velasco (caution) - 77'

DAL: Marco Farfan (caution) - 85'

DAL: Nico Estévez (caution) - 85'

MIA: Corentin Jean (caution) - 90'+5'

DAL: Jáder Obrian (caution) - 90'+13'

Weather: Clear, 79°F

Attendance: 17,287

POSTGAME QUOTES

FC Dallas Head Coach Nico Estévez

Thoughts on the result...

"Playing away is always difficult and generating chances is difficult. I think we did a very good job generating those chances, we were less a possession-based team because we knew we could be more vertical in this game and it worked very well. Drake (Callender, Miami goalkeeper) had an amazing night and kept his team fighting until the last minute to tie."

On the gameplan to play vertically...

"We saw that Miami is playing with a higher line and there's space in behind. They're more aggressive in the pressure and you have to do well to utilize the space they leave behind. In transition, we did a good job not letting them recover and regain their shape. That's how we managed to create the chances we did. Another side, they have more energy than they had last year. They press more and work really hard as a team. In other games, they control the game very well. It's about small details, they need to score some of the chances they create to get the confidence up. If they continue with those things I think they'll be a very difficult team to play against."

On the formation chance and addition of Jesús Jiménez...

"When the opponent plays with two forwards it's difficult for the backline to deal with them because the center backs tend to be aggressive. And if we can move them out of their backline to create space in behind, we wanted to be aggressive and have Jesús (Jiménez) as a holding forward we could transition in a different way. I think it helped us a lot."

FC Dallas Forward Jesús Ferreira

On earning a shutout win...

"It feels amazing, we come on the road to get points in their home. What motivated the team is that we know we will struggle playing away from home but we can always fight to get a result. In the end we got the win and three points in a hard fought match."

On being the youngest player in the league to score 40 league goals...

"It's a great recognition but that is something that I did not have in the back of my mind heading into the game. I always say that I want to break records with this team, but I am happy and proud of this team. This group has pushed me and helped me get to that position of where I am now. I am happy to be the holder of that title."

On the substitution...

"It sucks coming out, especially when it's something like this. At the end of the day it's all about the team, and I knew my body wasn't able to keep going. It was time for the next person to step up and put in that effort as well. I always think of the team before making any decisions that could cost us the game. I will reevaluate this with the trainers later."

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