FC Dallas came from behind on Saturday night to down their Texas Derby rivals Houston Dynamo 4-3.
Highlights
Lineups:
FC Dallas: Michael Collodi, Bernard Kamungo, Osaze Urhoghide, Nolan Norris (Patrickson Delgado 75’), Shaq Moore, Herman Johansson; Ramiro, Kaick (Ran Binyamin 75’), Chris Cappis (Petar Musa 46’); Joaquin Valiente, Logan Farrington (Sebastien Ibeagha 89’)
Bench: Jonathan Sirois, Lalas Abubakar, Sam Sarver, Caleb Swann, Deedson
Houston Dynamo: Jonathan Bond, Antonio Carlos, Erik Sviatchenko, Felipe Andrade, Duane Holmes (Ibrahim Aliyn 67’), Hector Herrera (Agustin Bouzat 86’), Jack McGlynn, Lawrence Ennali (Agustin Resch 74’), Mateusz Bogusz, Ezequiel Ponce (Ondrej Lingr 67’), Guilherme
Bench: Jimmy Maurer, Sam Vines, Diadie Samassekou, Franco Negri, Matthew Ariana
Scoring Summary
FCD: Farrington (Moore, Collodi) - 6’
FCD: Farrington (Johansson) - 15’
HOU: Guilherme - 29’
HOU: Sviatchenko (Guilherme) - 31’
HOU: Ennali (Guilherme) - 33’
FCD: Holmes (own goal) - 54’
FCD: Musa (Valiente) - 86’
Misconduct Summary
FCD: Urhoghide - 19’
HOU: Ponce - 38’
HOU: Sviatchenko - 45’
HOU: Holmes - 46’
FCD: Kaick - 57’
HOU: Sviatchenko (ejection) - 68’
Stats
Quotes
Head coach Eric Quill
On the match tonight…
“I’m really proud of the resilience of this group. We started the game well, played on the front foot and showed a lot of confidence. We scored two good goals, but when you go up 2-0 early, you can get careless, and we did. We got punished for it. Michael Collodi has been excellent for us, and I want him to be aggressive and trust his instincts. It was just a moment we’ll all learn from. After that, we lost a bit of confidence and gave them belief. Credit to Houston, they responded well and flipped the game quickly. At halftime, we knew it wasn’t good enough. The group responded, and we believed we could come back and win. The players showed great desire, and the adjustments from the staff were important. Musa came in and made an impact, and the group behind him worked hard. Everyone contributed. That’s what I love about this team. They fight for each other, stay connected and don’t give up. When you have that mentality, you can come back from anything. The number of points we’ve earned from losing positions says a lot about the character of this group. I’m proud of the players and what they showed tonight. They earned this result. The fans were outstanding and gave us the energy we needed to push through and get the win.”
On Logan Farrington…
“Logan is becoming a big player in this league, and that’s a credit to the work he puts in on the training field and the belief he has in himself. His first goal shows that. The touch out of the air, the control on the run and the finish to freeze the defender are all high-level plays. On the second goal, his movement was excellent. He made a run off the back shoulder, moved into space around the penalty spot and finished well. It’s not an easy finish, and he put it into the corner. We were flying early and I was really happy with how we played in the first 20 minutes. Then we had a difficult stretch, but we found a way to respond again.”
On the group's mentality…
“We’ve used this mantra a million times. We’re dogs. We’ve got a bunch of dogs in this locker room and in this organization. We work hard, we care deeply, and that resilience has been evident through the first four games. Every game, you see a group that can come back from anything. Nothing will faze us. That’s what winners do. Winners find a way. We have big ambitions to be somebody in this league, and nights like tonight show what we’re about. I told the guys the scary thing is we’re going to get better. We’re going to continue to improve. I’m pleased with tonight, but we all know we can be better. That’s what I love about this group. They work tirelessly. I hope they enjoy this. Now we go into the international break, get some rest, get some bodies back and keep building.”
Forward Logan Farrington
On the match tonight…
“My two goals came early, but in the last 20 minutes of the first half we lost our way. We didn’t look like the team we usually are and got punished for it. That’s how it happens in this league. At halftime, we regrouped and were able to show who we are as a team and come back on top.”
On Quill’s halftime message…
“I think, similar to what I just said, we lost our way a bit and got a little complacent. We needed to come out and show that we’re the team we say we are and the team we’ve been playing as, and that’s what we did.”
On his first goal of the night…
“I saw Shaq, he locked eyes with me and played a great ball over the back shoulder of the defender. I knew if I could bring it down, I’d have a chance to get a shot off. I’m confident in my touch, but that one surprised me, it was even better than I planned. I hit a fake shot to make him commit, then went right through his legs into the far corner.”
Forward Petar Musa
On the match tonight…
“Yeah, it was a little difficult for me because I started on the bench. I thought the guys worked really hard in the first half. They played well, created a lot of chances, and Logan scored two goals. I was supporting from the bench. There were one or two moments where we switched off and they took advantage, which gave them life. But I wasn’t worried. We talked at halftime about what we needed to improve. In the second half, we showed how dangerous we can be, especially at home in front of our fans. I’m very happy with that.”
On tonights win…
“It's very important. I think every game is important for us, especially at home. And of course, even better, because now it's international break. Give us more time to rest, to prepare for upcoming games, and it's very important to give us a lot of confidence. We knew that we had a little harder schedule, but I think we showed that we are a very good team right now, and we are building the momentum, and this is a good time to rest and prepare for the next games.”
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