FC Dallas picked up its first road win of the season on Saturday night, downing DC United 4-0.
Highlights
Lineups:
FC Dallas: Michael Collodi, Bernard Kamungo, Sebastien Ibeagha, Osaze Urhoghide, Nolan Norris (Joaquin Valiente 71’), Shaq Moore; Ramiro (Sam Sarver 85’), Kaick (Ran Binyamin 85’), Patrickson Delgado (Chris Cappis 66’); Petar Musa, Logan Farrington (Santiago Moreno 85’)
Bench: Jonathan Sirois, Lalas Abubakar, Deedson, Nicholas Simmonds
DC United: Sean Johnson, Silvan Hefti, Lucas Bartlett, Sean Nealis (Aaron Herrera 60’), Keisuke Kurokawa; Gabriel Pirani (Jared Stroud 81’), Matti Peltola, Brandon Servania (Caden Clark 81’), Peglow; Jackson Hopkins (Louis Munteanu 60’), Tai Baribo (Jacob Murrell 68’)
Bench: Alex Bono, Conner Antley, Nikola Markovic, Gavin Turner
Scoring Summary
FCD: Farrington (Ramiro) - 16’
FCD: Delgado - 45+1’
FCD: Urhoghide (Valiente) - 78’
FCD: Musa - 90+1’
Misconduct Summary
DCU: Bartlett - 45’
FCD: Norris - 67’
DCU: Herrera - 83’
Stats
Quotes
On the match tonight…
"We talked about that we've given up six goals in the last two games, and that's not us. We really wanted to focus on who we were behind the ball. We know we have quality going forward, those concepts and those things are there. The collective behind the ball, making sure that we're not giving up big chances on the road, giving them life. I thought the second goal, right before the half, was a really key goal for us. We dropped a two goal lead last time against Houston, and we came out front footed again, which I was really proud of, because I challenged them with that mentality to stay front footed and not conserve the lead, but keep going for more. The five subs really came on and changed the game for the better, which is what we asked for them to do. And it's a beautiful performance. Some great spells of football that I just think we're growing and I love where we're heading, but I'm proud of the complete team, defending set pieces, attacking set pieces, transitions, everything was honest with us tonight, and they deserve this four goal win."
How does the team move forward after tonight’s win…
"We're gonna keep our feet on the ground. We can feel good about this tonight, and every opponent is tough, and we want to keep climbing the table. So we get a good chance to go back home again. And it's an important game next weekend for us. But I just like the collective and how they're connected, the honesty, it's truly a team. I've got so many guys that should deserve to start. It's a shame you can only start 11. That's what I love about them, being selfless and knowing that we need to share the wealth, because we have so many great players in this roster and I think that carries performance when they're really collective and they're really bought into each other. And you can just see how the game went. We got better and better as the game went, I thought we killed the game off really beautifully with some really good football. And I think hopefully made our fans proud."
Forward Logan Farrington
On his goal…
"I saw there was a lot of space, Ramiro played a great ball. I kind of lost it for a second, but I found it, I was able to bring it down, and then just wanted to get an extra touch so I could get slotted near post past the keeper."
On what has the attack been in good form lately…
"Yeah, I think we're just building off last year. We're very familiar with everybody. We've added a couple pieces which make us better, and every week, we're pushing each other. We're getting used to each other. We're just building as a team and knowing everybody's roles without having to say them. So I think for me, it's just knowing my role, and my teammates trust me more, and finding me in those spots, and they know I'll do my job."
Goalkeeper Michael Collodi
On the team’s efforts…
"Really good all around team performance. Putting in two goals each half is what we want to do, and we know we have the capability to do it. And then the clean sheet is something that we're really focused on with conceding too many goals in the past couple of games. That was a big point for us, even when we were up three zero, so we were kind of focused on keeping that clean sheet."
Playing with a shuffled lineup…
"It's really all the guys we have that can play anywhere where it's just a bunch of good players, and you can put them in a different spot, and they will get the job done. So it's just trusting each other to do that, and knowing your role and taking care of business."
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