FC Dallas Flat at Home in 2-0 Loss to Columbus Crew

Locking up a home playoff spot will have to wait another day for FC Dallas.

Wednesday night, FC Dallas put up a dud in a 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew at Toyota Stadium, extending their home winless run against the fellow MLS original to 16 years.

The Crew got on the board 18 minutes into the match after goalkeeper Patrick Schulte played a quick restart that began a counter-attack for the Crew, sprung by an Anass Zaroury ball across the Dallas back line and finished by Gonzalo Tapia.

Dallas thought they had tied it up in the 60th minute when Shaq Moore thought he found his second goal of the season. Bernard Kamungo played a ball back to the top of the penalty area that Moore was able to finish. The center official first signaled that there was a dispute on whether or not Kamungo kept the ball in play before passing to Moore, but then called it a goal. But video review intervened after that and determined that Petar Musa was offside before the play began.

The Crew found a second goal a few minutes later as Santiago Rodriguez finished off a chance from close range to beat Daniel at the near post.

Key Moments

18’ - Goal Columbus. A quick counterattack started by goalkeeper Patrick Schulte, leads to the Crew getting on the board first with a goal from Gonzalo Tapia. Anass Zaroury played a great ball across the Dallas backline and Tapia was waiting at the far post to tap it in.

25’ - Finally some good combination play from FC Dallas as Shaq Moore has a give and go with Chris Cappis and Ran Binyamin along the right wing. Moore gets into the penalty box but Schulte comes up big.

28’ - And Petar Musa is finally get involved. Moore sends in a good cross into the penalty box for Musa to get on the end of, but his header is right at Schulte.

45+3’ - Another good opportunity for FC Dallas, as Binyamin gets a clean look in the penalty area that forces another save by Schulte.

61’ - GOAL!!! Kamungo dribbles the ball along the end line and then passes it back to the top of the penalty box for Moore. The veteran took a rip from distance to beat Schulte.

65’ - VAR got called into play as it was determined Musa was offside on the play leading up to Moore scoring.

70’ - Goal Columbus. Daniel bundles an attempt from Tapia and Rodriguez was able to punch the rebound in.

80’ - POST! A nice little touch by Job to Kaick inside the penalty area but the Brazilian’s shot hits the crossbar.

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Instant Reaction

We probably should have known this was a trap match before kickoff, as playing a non-conference opponent this late in the season is always a weird thing.

This was a flat performance for the most part, too. You could argue that having a flat game like this against a non-conference team is better than one against one in your conference, but the timing still stinks either way. Dallas has a chance to potentially go up to the top of the conference with a Win.

About the Subs

After halftime, Eric Quill went to his bench to bring on Herman Johansson and Daniel Job for Ran Binyamin and Patrickson Delgado. Moments after Moore’s goal, Kaick and Joaquin Valiente came on for Ramiro and Santiago Moreno. The final sub came in the final 15 minutes with Anderson Julio coming on for Nolan Norris.

Man of the Match

We’re going to go with Osaze Urhoghide on this one, as he lead the club in defensive contributions tonight.

Where does this fit into the season

The loss doesn’t see Dallas move anywhere in the standings, thanks to a St. Louis loss against Portland. Dallas is still one point off Vancouver atop the West, with the Whitecaps kicking off later tonight.