
Petar Musa and Peter Luccin Named to MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Matchday Following 5-3 Home Win
June 20, 2024 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release
FRISCO, Texas - FC Dallas forward Petar Musa and interim head coach Peter Luccin were named to MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Matchday presented by Audi for Matchday 21. Musa earns his first appearance in the Team of the Matchday starting eleven following two bench appearances in week 11 and week 13. This is the first-time an FC Dallas head coach has been honored in MLS' Team of the Matchday since week 16 of the 2021 MLS Regular Season.
Petar Musa scored his first career hat trick on Wednesday night and became the first European-born player to score a hat trick for Dallas in the club's history. Musa has scored a team-high eight goals in 2024.
Following last night's 5-3 win, Luccin became FC Dallas' first interim head coach to win his first two games in charge. Luccin secured back-to-back home wins for the first time this season and led FC Dallas to its first five-goal home game since 2019.
FC Dallas' 2024 MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Matchday honorees:
Asier Illarramendi - Week 1+2
Dante Sealy - Week 1+2 (bench)
Maarten Paes - Week 8, week 15 (bench), week 20
Sebastien Ibeagha - Week 11
Petar Musa - Week 11 (bench), week 13 (bench), week 21
Patrickson Delgado - Week 16 (bench)
Nkosi Tafari - Week 20
Peter Luccin - Week 21
MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Matchday 21 Team
F: Sam Surridge (NSH), Petar Musa (DAL)
M: Latif Blessing (HOU), Luciano Acosta (CIN), Djordje Mihailovic (COL), Evander (POR), Andrés Gómez (RSL)
D: Luca Orellano (CIN), Jackson Ragen (SEA), Ian Fray (MIA)
GK: Brad Guzan (ATL)
Coach: Peter Luccin (DAL)
Bench: John McCarthy (LA), Sergi Palencia (LAFC), Julian Gressel (MIA), Thiago Almada (ATL), Diego Luna (RSL), Facundo Torres (ORL), Tai Baribo (PHI), Willy Agada (SKC), Dejan Joveljic (LA)
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