FC Dallas wrapped up a three-game home stand with an important win over the Portland Timbers last Saturday.
The win pushed FC Dallas a bit closer to a playoff spot. It also padded some stats for some players, like Petar Musa, who scored his 13th goal of the season. He’s now five goals away from the club’s all-time single season mark with nine games to go.
Let's dive into some final numbers before we move on to this week's Copa Tejas match in Austin.
Finally a corner kick goal
How did it take 25 games before FC Dallas got a goal off a corner kick? Let me rephrase that a bit. How did it take 25 games before FC Dallas got a goal off a corner kick when their main set piece coach is former club legend Michel?
Seriously, though. After everything that has gone on in the last couple of weeks with this club, this goal felt like a breath of fresh air.
Did it take Lucho Acosta being transferred for this to happen? Maybe. I’ve long argued that he was not the best set piece taker, especially corner kicks, for this team. Sebastian Lletget delivered a perfect ball into Lalas Abubakar. My immediate reaction in the press box on Saturday was that this is a perfect training ground goal. You can tell it has been run over and over again.
