FC Dallas advanced to the next round of the 2025 US Open Cup, following a 3-1 win over AV Alta FC.
Highlights:
Lineups:
FC Dallas: Michael Collodi, Nolan Norris, Osaze Urhoghide, Lalas Abubakar, Shaq Moore (Show 45’); Ramiro, Tsiki Ntsabeleng (Diego Garcia 75’), Kaick; Lucho Acosta (Pedrinho 61'), Logan Farrington, Bernard Kamungo (Tarik Scott 88')
Subs not used: Maarten Paes, Alvaro Augusto, Anderson Julio
AV Alta FC: Denzil Smith, Walmer Martinez (Alexis Cerritos 87'), Miguel Pajaro, Luca Mastrantonio (Javier Mariona 75’), Kaloyan Pehlivanov; Sebastian Cruz, Osvaldo Lay (Adam Aoumaich 75’), Maboumou Alassane (Jimmie Villalobos 54'); Emmanuel Alaribe (Harrison Robledo 87'), Eduardo Blancas, Jerry Desdunes
Subs not used: Carlos Avilez
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Scoring Summary
FCD: Acosta (Moore) - 3'
AVA: Lay - 16'
FCD: Kaick (Ntsabeleng) - 42'
FCD: Kamungo (Show) - 72'
Misconduct Summary
FCD: Ntsabeleng - 7'
AVA: Alassane - 39'
AVA: Blancas - 45'
AVA: Alaribe - 52'
FCD: Acosta - 61'
AVA: Villalobos - 76’
AVA: Aoumaich - 90+3'
Stats
Quote Sheet
Head Coach Eric Quill
On his message to the team about the Open Cup format…
“It’s five finals. Five finals ahead of them, four now and they've got to play everyone like it’s a final, like this (tonight). It's not like league play where you get to make mistakes and you’ve got a game the next week. You get punished in this format. If you lose, you're out, right? So you have to heighten the concentration, mentality, and effort. All that's got to be there and you can't take plays off. That’s the tournament format and I love this format because of that nature, because of the pressure. They’ve got four finals left, that's how I describe it.”
On Diego Garcia’s debut performance…
“The kid is growing in front of our eyes and in all the right ways. This was his night to get his debut, and he's gonna have plenty more (opportunities) coming down the road. We'll take a look at it. There were a few nerves, right? There were a couple little giveaways that, for a young guy getting his debut, is natural. But with Diego, if you look at what his response was to his turnovers, nobody gets behind the ball harder and faster than he does, so that's his response. His mentality is top level, and that's why I don't worry about his mistakes, because of the warriorhood getting behind it.”
Midfielder Diego García
On making his FC Dallas debut tonight…
“It felt amazing making my debut tonight. From last year to this year, it feels like my work is paying off. I just want to thank the fans, players and coaches for this opportunity.”
On the trust from the coaches in his play…
“It's an amazing compliment. Mistakes will happen, but the coaches have shown confidence in me, and that trust from the staff means a lot. Those words help carry on my confidence through the games and training.”
Midfielder Bernard Kamungo
On tonight’s match…
“These games are very hard. People take it lightly, but it's very hard to play these games because you don't get a second chance, this is it. We just try to focus as much as we can on this game, and forget about Saturday's game, we just have to keep going.”
On scoring tonight…
“I've had a lot of personal growth in these last couple months, Coach Quill has helped me a lot as well as my teammates. I'm always up for a challenge and just be able to challenge my teammates and help the team, that's always the goal. I'm always excited, today I scored, and hopefully I can just keep going from here.”
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