FC Dallas picked up another come from behind draw on Saturday night when they split points with Real Salt Lake.
Highlights:
Lineups:
FC Dallas: Maarten Paes; Lalas Abubakar, Osaze Urhoghide, Sebastien Ibeagha; Nolan Norris, Kaick, Show (Pedrinho 45’), Anderson Julio; Tsiki Ntsabeleng (Paxton Pomykal 81’), Lucho Acosta, Bernard Kamungo (Petar Musa 72’)
Subs not used: Diego García, Michael Collodi, Alvaro Augusto, Patrickson Delgado, Shaq Moore, Logan Farrington
Real Salt Lake: Rafael Cabral; Justen Glad, Sam Junqua, Noel Caliskan, Alexandros Katranis (Bode Hidalgo 75’); Braian Ojeda, Diego Luna (Ariath Piol 84’), Diego Goncalves (Jesus Barea 84’), Emeka Eneli, Zavier Gozo (Dominik Marczuk 64’); Willy Agada
Subs not used: Mason Stajduhar, Pablo Ruiz, Tyler Wolff, Zackery Farnsworth, Johnny Russell
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Scoring Summary
RSL: Luna - 24’
FCD: Julio (Pedrinho) - 52’
Misconduct Summary
FCD: Show - 5’
RSL: Glad - 11’
RSL: Luna - 15’
RSL: Eneli - 39’
RSL: Katranis - 45+6’
RSL: Agada - 51’
RSL: Agada (second yellow) - 58’
FCD: Kaick - 77’
Stats
Quote Sheet
Head Coach Eric Quill
On the message to the team after halftime…
“It wasn't good enough. We were sloppy, we generated nothing. They (RSL) were the aggressors, they were bullying us around. And so we changed structures and went to a 4-2-3-1, we played the pivots closer together and brought in Pedrinho, which, again, his quality, that's the difference. Pedrinho with the ball, we were able to breathe and we were able to make that first defender miss, his ability to dribble and beat the first defender is at a high level. So he just unbalances the opponent. Every time he beats one, they have to readjust right and bring in a second defender that has to come over. And that takes them out of shape. He's able to find Lucho (Acosta), those two, they think at a high level together. If there was maybe 10 more minutes, we probably get the second goal, we were knocking on the door, the chance creation was better.
"Obviously the red card helps us a lot. But I still think before the red card happened, in the second half, we had a different look and different mentality to us. That was positive. But again, we gotta take three at home. We have to be honest and we gotta find a way to win that game.”
On the lineup for the next game with the available players…
“We tried to get Petar (Musa) for 20 minutes and we got Paxton (Pomykal) for about ten minutes. We’ll keep pushing those players to where they feel comfortable. With healthy players returning, the environment will soon be very competitive. Our depth will energize us, especially taking a look at the upcoming schedule. You can expect to see those players back on the field again.”
Midfielder Paxton Pomykal
On his return to the field…
“Long time isn’t it? I told myself when I had surgery, the first game back, that I won’t be mad after the game. So I’m not mad that we tied. Looking past that, it was a long journey and I’m just happy to be back. I just want to contribute and help the team win.”
"I got chills hearing and seeing the support from the fans, it had been so long that you wonder when the time will ever come. I felt good, it has definitely been 434 days, obviously the first game back I have something to build on and get a little sharper, and contribute more to the team.”
Midfielder Anderson Julio
On scoring versus his former team…
“I feel very happy to have scored against my former team, as they say in my country, the law of the ex. For me it was something nice, motivating, it was something special more than anything else that they gave me the opportunity to be able to be here in the MLS. I am very grateful for the opportunity.”
On the Texas Derby next week…
“I think the team is psyched and that we have the Texas derby next week at home with our people, we want the win. We are going to go out and give it our all to win the derby again and hopefully we will have a favorable result for us.”
His message to the fans…
“There are still many games ahead and the message to the fans is to keep supporting us. We are also going to give everything of ourselves on the field. The fans play an important role more than anything when we play at home and we have to give them a win next week.”
Defender Lalas Abubakar
On tonight’s tactical positioning…
“I am not a true right back but I will do whatever it takes to help the team. We didn’t win tonight but we worked hard and came from behind here at home versus a tough team so it was a great team effort. The first half wasn't good enough, that's the reality. We had to go out in the second half and show a better version of ourselves. It's been hard for us at home, but we gotta keep going.”
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