MLS FC Dallas

FC Dallas Wins the 2018 Texas Derby

Published on September 1, 2018 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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FRISCO, Texas - FC Dallas wins the Texas Derby with a 4-2 win against Houston Dynamo Saturday night at Toyota Stadium.

10' - Michael Barrios found the back of the net for the sixth time this season in the 10th minute. Maxi Urruti accepted a pass from Carlos Gruezo on the right and chipped the ball to Michael Barrios making a run down the wing. Barrios beat defender DaMarcus Beasley into the box and chipped a shot over goalkeeper Joe Willis to the bottom left corner.

48' - Santiago Mosquera scored his third goal of the season in the 48th minute. Urruti sent a long down the left flank, where Mosquera pressured defender Andrew Wenger and forced Willis to come off his line. Willis fumbled an attempt at the ball, allowing Mosquera to shoot a long-range shot to the center of the empty goal.

51' - Mosquera scored his second goal of the night in the 51st minute. The winger worked his way across the top the area before sending a pass to Victor Ulloa inside the 18. Ulloa sent a pass right back to Mosquera, where he took a shot from distance and scored off the right post into the net.

53' - Mauro Manotas found the back of the net in the 53rd minute to put Houston on the board. Manotas pressured Dominique Badji deep in his own half, forcing a turnover that Manotas fired a quick shot to beat Jesse Gonzalez in the top right corner.

58' - Reto Ziegler converted a penalty kick in the 58th minute with a left-footed shot to the bottom left to give FCD a 4-1 lead. Midfielder ?"scar Boniek García fouled Maxi Urruti inside the penalty area in the 57th minute to draw the PK.

72' - Alberth Elis converted a penalty kick of his own in the 73rd minute with a right-footed shot to the center of the goal. Victor Ulloa fouled Arturo Álvarez on a tackle inside the box in the 70th minute, sending Ellis to the spot.

Lineups:

FC Dallas - Jesse Gonzalez; Marquinhos Pedroso, Reto Ziegler, Matt Hedges, Reggie Cannon; Carlos Gruezo (Maynor Figueroa - 90'), Victor Ulloa; Michael Barrios, Maxi Urruti, Santiago Mosquera (Abel Aguilar - 77'); Dominique Badji (Tesho Akindele - 77').

Substitutes not used - Jimmy Maurer, Ryan Hollingshead, Pablo Aránguiz, Cristian Colmán.

Houston Dynamo - Joe Willis; DaMarcus Beasley, Leonardo, Philippe Senderos, Adam Lundqvist (Alberth Elis - 52'); Darwin Cerén, Tomás Martínez (Arturo Álvarez - 69'), Oscar Boniek García; Romell Quioto (Ronaldo Peña - 81'), Mauro Manotas, Andrew Wenger.

Substitutes not used - Chris Seitz, Kevin Garcia, Eric Alexander, Jared Watts.

Scoring Summary:

FCD: Michael Barrios - 10'

FCD: Santiago Mosquera - 48'

FCD: Santiago Mosquera - 51'

HOU: Mauro Manotas - 53'

FCD: Reto Ziegler (PK) - 58'

HOU: Alberth Elis (PK) - 73'

Misconduct Summary:

HOU: Adam Lundqvist (caution) - 23'

HOU: Darwin Cerén (caution) - 60'

Weather: Mostly Sunny, 91

Attendance: 16,835

Referee: Kevin Scott

Assistant Referee: Adam Garner, Jeremy Hanson

4th Official: Daniel Radford

VAR: Armando Villarreal

Head Coach Oscar Pareja

General thoughts on the match...

I thought that it was one of the games that I enjoyed the most during the season. Not just for the importance of the Derby and the importance of the 3 points at this stage of the season. Today with those three points and this victory, we deserve it. It just magnifies what the boys have done during the season. They have kept this team in first place in the West and that's not easy. Many people are waiting for us just to fail because they want to go to the facts and say we cannot sustain it. We may say that it will take time do it but we're fighting. The love that the boys show for this club and the passion that they have, it has shown today in the Derby. That's why today I'm very excited for these boys.

On the defense...

I saw more initiative to put pressure higher and more energy. I see the energy being used better and I see more cohesiveness between the lines. We were more aggressive on that side and up front we have options. But the reaction of Houston, it concerned us during the game. It's normal when you concede four goals just three days ago and when they scored that one goal and the second one, we started getting worried as a team. I felt that the pressure, the pressure. But they competed.

On Santiago Mosquera's performance the past two matches...

It has been challenging for him in the league, understanding the rhythm and using all that ability that he has. Sometimes with Santi, he has all these [abilities] to provide to the team and within the game and we're trying to capture that so he can use it well. But then the injuries, obviously just break his consistency in the field. It's not easy. But I'm delighted to see him tonight with such energy and working hard for his teammates. Being such a presence on the scoreboard is going to contribute a lot for him. I'm happy because he's making a big effort on adapting to this league, to the city, to the group and today the game rewarded him.

FC Dallas midfielder Victor Ulloa

Thoughts on winning El Capitán after two seasons...

Obviously so happy for that, we knew what was at stake. I think we've been very competitive with them the past 6/7 games and glad to get the victory here at home after a defeat in San Jose. We needed to bounce back in our many ways and stay on top of the Western Conference so very happy for the performance here tonight.

Thoughts on the defense bouncing back after the loss in San Jose...

I think in San Jose we lost concentration on key moments. We could say we were unlucky but at the same time it was defensive errors and we didn't want to commit those tonight. It was important for us to try and maintain the zero and even though we allowed two goals, we're not happy about that, but happy for the victory overall and happy to get a little break here so that we can forget a little bit about soccer and relax.

FC Dallas midfielder Santiago Mosquera

Thoughts on scoring two goals and getting more playing time after an injury...

I came back from an injury and God is big and I'm here new as new. The important thing is that the team got an important victory, so that we can keep fighting on top which is where we want to be.

Houston Dynamo head coach Wilmer Cabrera

General thoughts on the game...

It went all wrong the 9th minute where we got scored on. We were down 1-0, we prepared, we knew of their tendencies of attacking trough the right side, yet they scored trough that side. At half time we tried to keep the game close and move our lines higher. The second goal was a lack of communication between Joe and Andrew, both went for the ball and neither of them got it which let him [Mosquera] kick it in. It's good that we have this brake, because defensively were going to struggle unless we work on it. We stepped up on the third goal and it came off a shot from outside the box. The fourth goal was a penalty kick, so it made everything difficult, despite that we scored two goals. It was good we managed to score two goals, but it was tough to concede four because that was too many.

On calibrating things during the International Break...

We're going to continue to work and fight. We can't be forgetting how to defend and how to work together. We need to comeback and give us the option to show our self. Now it's about pride and to prove our self that we can come back, and we can avoid making defensive mistakes. It's going to be important to relax and go on this two week break where we will start working more defensively and as a group. Hopefully we can go to the last stretch of games with better confidence and better results.

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