Ten-man FC Dallas stumbled on Saturday to the LA Galaxy 2-1.
Highlights:
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Lineups:
FC Dallas: Michael Collodi, Bernard Kamungo, Lalas Abubakar, Osaze Urhoghide, Shaq Moore (Sebastien Ibeagha 90+5’), Ramiro (Pedrinho 88’); Kaick (Anderson Julio 46’), Chris Cappis (Alvaro Augusto 90+5’), Patrickson Delgado (Sam Sarver 46’); Petar Musa, Logan Farrington
Subs not used: Jacob Jackson, Josh Torquato, Josh Torquato, Paxton Pomykal, Enis Sali
LA Galaxy: Novak Micovic, John Nelson, Maya Yoshida, Emiro Garces, Miki Yamane (Miguel Berry 70’), Edwin Cerrillo, Diego Fagundez, Eliah Wynder (Tucker Lepley 84’), Gabriel Pec, Matheus Nascimento (Isaiah Parente 90’), Mauricio Cuevas
Subs not used: JT Marcinkowski, Eriq Zavaleta, Chris Rindov, Zanka
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Scoring Summary
LAG: Wynder (Pec) - 42’
FCD: Julio (Sarver) - 52’
LAG: Pec (Garces) - 88’
Misconduct Summary
FCD: Farrington (red card) - 17’
FCD: Ramiro - 21’
FCD: Abubakar - 61’
LAG: Pec - 62’
FCD: Musa - 79’
LAG: Parente - 90+2’
LAG: Fagundez - 90+3’
Stats
Quote Sheet
Head coach Eric Quill
On the match tonight…
“I’m proud of our guys, they didn’t deserve what happened. That’s what I’ll say and everybody watching that game knows it.”
On the message to the team…
“I told them I was proud of them, they deserved more from the game. They fight like warriors, they gave everything of themselves and they didn’t deserve what they got. We have to pick ourselves up, wipe ourselves off and understand that next week is a new game and we’re still alive in this thing. It’s just really unfortunate that these things happen when they’re not deserved.”
Forward Sam Sarver
On coming into the match during the halftime break…
“I mean, obviously the red card changes a lot. At halftime, he talked about bringing Julio and me on so we could push attacks forward. In the first half, after the red card, it was pretty much just Petar Musa up there, and we didn’t really have wingers getting in behind with speed. I think that influenced the decision, because even with a man down, we can still be dangerous on the counter if we hit balls into the right areas. I thought we reacted really well and scored within the first 10 minutes of the second half. But obviously it hurts to give up a goal that late after the effort we put in and how long we defended with 10 men. The clock feels like it moves in slow motion when you’re a man down.”
On getting his first assist in MLS…
“Obviously it means a lot. It gives me a lot of confidence. Dallas is the perfect club and a great example of rewarding players who come through the academy pipeline, the second team, or both, and move up. It feels great, and I thought it was really cool that I assisted Anderson Julio who came on at the same time as me. It definitely gives me confidence, as it would for any athlete in any sport.”
On heading to Decision Day…
“You know, defeats early in the season happen. We’re on the pinnacle of our season right now we’re finding our form. Teams are bound to lose; that’s part of football. No team wins every game, and what’s important is how you respond. We have a great test coming up on the road in Vancouver, but we have the players and the talent to get it done. Look at what we did out there for 75 minutes a man down imagine what we can do with 11. I’ve got full confidence.”
