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FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy: 5 Things You Need to Know about the Match

March 8, 2019 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


FC Dallas hosts the LA Galaxy in its second game of the season on Saturday, March 9 at 2:30 PM at Toyota Stadium. This is the first of two meetings between the clubs in MLS play this season. Dallas visits the Galaxy on Wednesday, August 14.

Details You Need to Know:

Gameday Social: #FCDvLA

Scarfer: e-Sports gamer Castro1021

TV/Streaming: 2:30 PM on Univision and streaming on Twitter

Radio: FCDallas.com/Radio (English) and 1270AM (Spanish)

Pregame SWAG: A card good for a free Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Mini sandwich at participating DFW Chick-fil-A locations

5 Things to Know about #FCDvLA

Luchi's First Win

Following last weekend's tie with the New England Revolution in the home opener, FC Dallas has the chance to claim Luchi Gonzalez's first win as head coach on Saturday afternoon against the LA Galaxy. On average, it has taken new FC Dallas coaches 2.3 games to register their first win as head coach.

Captains

FC Dallas head coach Luchi Gonzalez has instituted a new system for choosing the team's captain. Gonzalez believes that his team has three main leaders in the locker room: Carlos Gruezo, Reto Ziegler and Matt Hedges. The captain's armband will change among the three depending on the game and starting lineup.

Youth is Served

During MLS' Opening Weekend, Dallas and LA played three of the seven youngest players who saw action in MLS' Week 1. FCD's Paxton Pomykal (7th - 19 years, 2 months, 13 days) and Jesus Ferreira (3rd - 18 years, 2 months, 6 days) came off the bench in the season opener vs New England. LA's Efrain Alvarez (1st - 16 years, 8 months, 12 days) made his MLS debut, assisted on Daniel Steres' equalizer and played a role in Zlatan Ibrahimovic's game-winner in the Galaxy's 2-1 result over Chicago. Ibrahimovic, by contrast, was the oldest field player to see action at 37 years and 5 months of age. Ferreira remains the fourth youngest player to appear in MLS all-time, making his debut in 2017 at 16 years, 5 months and 11 days old.

Against the Galaxy

FC Dallas has won five matches and drawn one in league play since it last lost to the Galaxy in the 2015 season. Last season, FCD beat LA in both meetings, winning 3-2 in each match. At home, Dallas is 20-9-7 against LA and 27-33-12 all-time against its Western Conference foe.

About the Galaxy

LA posted a 2-1 come-from-behind win against Chicago last week and sits at 1-0-0. The Galaxy also have a new head coach this season as the club tapped Guillermo Barros Schelotto to lead the team on January 2, 2019.

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