FC Dallas is staying alive in the MLS playoff race after a 2-0 win over Austin FC.
Highlights:
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Lineups:
FC Dallas: Jacob Jackson, Bernard Kamungo, Shaq Moore, Osaze Urhoghide, Sebastien Ibeagha, Ramiro (Sebastian Lletget 90'); Kaick (Lalas Abubakar 76'), Chris Cappis; Patrickson Delgado (Pedrinho 90'); Petar Musa (Nolan Norris 90+5'), Logan Farrington (Anderson Julio 76')
Subs not used: JT Harms, Josh Torquato, Sam Sarver, Diego Garcia
Austin FC: Brad Stuver, Guilherme Biro (Zan Kolmanic 72'), Olekandr Svatok, Brendan Hines-Ike, Jon Gallagher; Jader Obrian, Dani Pereira, Owen Wolff (CJ Fodrey 72'), Nicolas Dubersarky (Besard Sabovic 63'), Osman Bukari (Myrto Uzuni 63'); Diego Rubio (Robert Taylor 63')
Subs not used: Ille Sanchez, Julio Cascante, Stefan Cleveland, Mateja Djordevic
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Scoring Summary
FCD: Musa (Farrington) - 2’
FCD: Kamungo (Delgado, Jackson) - 49'
Misconduct Summary
FCD: Delgado - 28'
ATX: Pereira - 38'
FCD: Urhoghide - 39'
ATX: Stuver - 39'
FCD: Musa - 68'
ATX: Sabovic - 69'
FCD: Kaick - 72'
FCD: Ramiro - 90'
FCD: Norris - 90+6'
Stats
Graphics via MLS Stat
Quote Sheet
Head coach Eric Quill
On the teams performance tonight…
“I feel like this is probably the best performance I've seen this year, from beginning to end on both sides of the ball. We had some great goals, chance creations, defended crosses beautifully and we showed commitment tonight. I thought every phase was really good. I couldn't be more proud as a coach. If you’re looking sharp on all phases and you win the game, that's all credit to the players.”
On Bernie’s performance as a wingback…
“When I originally made the decision to start playing Bernard at the wingback position, it was because of his profile, he could be an elite wing back. If he starts scoring goals, and starts having that finishing product to him in that position, now we're talking about callups to the U.S. National team, especially with his defending. That matchup he had tonight, he's gone twice against (Osman) Bukhari and gotten the better of it. In my opinion, he's locked down one-on-one defending. I don't think I've seen anybody yet, since he's been playing there, taking him one on one. He's been outstanding. I've been challenging him to think of himself as a winger in that wingback position, just like he's been playing his whole life, and to be aggressive on that back door. He gets the goal tonight because of his aggressive mindset. So I'm really proud of him for accepting the job that we put on him and just now thriving. He looks like a top 10 player in the league.”
Goalkeeper Jacob Jackson
On the match…
“Tonight was a good one for the team. At the end of the day, we needed these three points and the team played amazing. Bernie scored his second goal of the season which was great for all of us. It is important when our front guys step in. I'm grateful to be a part of this team and to have the opportunity to keep fighting for that playoff spot.”
On his first career goal contribution tonight…
“I think it was Patrickson Delgado that got that ball. I was like, ‘I'll just kick it over there, and hopefully he's gonna deal with it and all with it, and he'll have fun’, and I knew he'd create something out of it. It's something that we work on in training every day. So when it's time to hit it, I give him the ball and hope for the best.”
Wingback Bernard Kamungo
On his goal…
“It is just about belief and smelling the danger. I trust Patrickson (Delgado) and our goalie Jacob (Jackson) would play the ball either to me or Patrickson and Jacob found a way to find Patrickson who has good quality to just find passes. Thankfully, he was able to find me.”
On getting used to playing on the backline…
“It feels good to be on the field. I know it's a different position. I want to stay as high as I can every single second, but I think it's good for me as well. Coach Quill challenged me as a person and as a player.”
