FC Dallas picked up its second road win of the season on Saturday night, downing Real Salt Lake 1-0.

Lineups:

FC Dallas: Michael Collodi, Marco Farfan, Osaze Urhoghide, Sebastien Ibeagha, Shaq Moore; Sebastien Lletget (Lalas Abubakar), Ramiro Benetti; Leo Chu (Logan Farrington), Lucho Acosta, Patrickson Delgado (Tsiki Ntsabeleng); Petar Musa

Subs not used: Antonio Carerra, Enzo Newman, Kaick, Show, Bernard Kamungo, Pedrinho

Real Salt Lake: Rafael Cabral, Sam Junqua (Alexandros Katranis), Brayan Vera, Justin Glad, Phillip Quinton; Diego Goncalves, Nelson Palacio (Lachlan Brook), Braian Ojeda, Pablo Ruiz (Tyler Wolff), Ariath Piol, Forster Ajago (Kobi Henry)

Subs not used: Mason Stajduhar, Bode Hidalgo, Javain Brown, Griffin Dillion

Scoring Summary

FCD: Lucho Acosta 45+7'

Misconduct Summary

RSL: Ariath Piol - 23' (red)
RSL: Pablo Ruiz - 26'
FCD: Petar Musa - 27'
RSL: Forster Ajago - 68'
RSL: Brayan Vera - 74'
FCD: Logan Farrington - 74'
RSL: Phillip Quinton - 75'
FCD: Ramiro - 88'
FCD: Sebastien Ibeagha - 90+2'
FCD: Lucho Acosta - 90+6'

Stats

Quote Sheet

Head Coach Eric Quill 
Reaction to the game…
“An emotional game. Obviously in an away environment that got really rowdy when the red card happened. But in the 25 minutes before the red card, I thought we were the better team. We moved the ball well, we were getting into good areas and dictating the pace of the game. The red card was unfortunate for them but it’s never easy even a man up especially on the road to see it out. We had some big chances, missed a penalty, their keeper made a big save on (Sebastian) Lletget late. We had some big chances to go two or three up but didn’t take those chances. We put ourselves in a 1-0 game late where they’re throwing the kitchen sink at you. What I loved about us was our ability and mentality in the air when balls were coming in from direct areas, our guys were warriors climbing the ladder, picking up second balls. We knew it was going to get ugly and sometimes you get burned if you don’t have the championship mentality you can get stung on those direct plays. We did a great job competing for first balls and picking up seconds. (Michael) Collodi, for me, what a game. With his feet, shot stopping, dealing with crosses, I thought the kid was outstanding. He was my man of the match so I’m proud of him. It’s not easy to come into a hostile environment and put on a performance like he did. Credit to him and he’s got a big future. I’m proud of the performance of everyone. That’s two wins and a tie in three games on the road and that’s showing signs of warrior type mentality and now we have to take care of business at home.”

On the message to goalkeeper Michael Collodi’s before the game…
“I wrapped my arm around him and said ‘hey, you’ve been grinding your whole life to play in big games. You just played in one three months back to win a championship. Don’t be worried about any mistakes, you’re going to be great. Do what you’ve done your whole life. Step up to the plate and deliver.’ And just put his mind at ease, just play within yourself and be calm and do what the game gives you. Don’t try to make more of the game than it is. And he did that, all night long. You could see his confidence rise throughout the game. The deeper balls he was playing to the wide areas, they were pinpoint. You’re not doing that in your first game in MLS if you’re not a big-time mentality. Luckily for us he was outstanding.”

Forward Luciano Acosta
On what today’s win meant…
“We had to respond well. We had two losses at home, and we knew it was going to be a difficult match. But the mentality of this team is to move forward, and the truth is, I am very happy.”

On his performance today…
“After not converting the penalty, I was a little frustrated and wanted to score a goal to get motivated. I saw the space behind where Shaq was going to cross, and thankfully, I scored on a rebound header.”

On the mood moving forward…
“We trust each other. We work day after day, and the truth is, we’re very happy.”

Goalkeeper Michael Collodi
On making his MLS debut…
“I was really happy to be out here and even happier to get the result. I’m super proud of the guys for having my back and me having theirs. It was a full team effort today.”

On the win…
“It’s really important, especially after not getting some results we wanted at home. Just to get out of that slump and take these three points back home with us—now we can fight against Kansas City to get three more points next week.”

On facing Sporting Kansas City next week…
“We have to be hungry and push. It will be the kind of game we have to win. We have to show what we’re about. We want to bring a win back home to our fans.”