FC Dallas picked up a late game-winner from Sam Sarver to down the San Jose Earthquakes 3-2.
Highlights
Lineups:
FC Dallas: Jonathan Sirois, Herman Johansson, Shaq Moore, Osaze Urhoghide, Nolan Norris; Joaquin Valiente (Sam Sarver 84’), Ramiro (Sebastien Ibeagha 84’), Kaick, Santiago Moreno (Ran Binyamin 70’); Petar Musa (Logan Farrington 65’), Patrickson Delgado (Chris Cappis 70’)
Bench: Michael Collodi, Lalas Abubakar, Josh Torquato, Caleb Swann
San Jose Earthquakes: Daniel, Jack Jasinski (Nick Fernandez 70’), Reid Roberts, Daniel Munie, Benji Kikanovic, Ronaldo Vieira, Ian Harkes (Paul Marie 79’), Jamar Ricketts (Jack Skaken 79’), Beau Leroux, Ousseni Bouda, Preston Judd
Bench: Nate Crockford, David Romney, Max Floriani, Jonathan Gonzalez, Noel Buck, Nonso Adimabus
Scoring Summary
FCD: Delgado - 1’
SJ: Leroux - 18’
FCD: Musa (Johansson) - 48’
SJ: Roberts - 82’
FCD: Sarver (Kaick) - 90+3’
Misconduct Summary
SJ: Munie - 48’
FCD: Ramiro - 61’
SJ: Kikanovic - 85’
FCD: Norris - 90+1‘
FCD: Cappis - 90+2’
SJ: Daniel - 90+3’
Stats
Club Notes
Musa’s legacy: Forward Petar Musa scored his 12th goal of the season in the 49th minute of the second half. Musa ties Kenny Cooper at third place for career goals scored at 46, and is now six goals away from tying former Homegrown Jesús Ferreira at 53 in second place. Herman Johansson recorded his second assist of the season.
Sarver’s impact: Samuel Sarver scored his third goal in four games in the 93rd minute. Sarver entered the match in the 84th minute of the second half. This is Sarver’s second goal in added time. FC Dallas is 3-0-0 when Sarver scores.
Iceman in goal: Canadian goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois made his first start for FC Dallas after signing with the club on Feb. 2 from CF Montréal. In his first start, Sirois recorded five saves, including a penalty kick save in the 42nd minute of the match. Sirois becomes the first Canadian goalkeeper to start for Dallas.
Briggs stepping up: FC Dallas assistant coach Mark Briggs stepped in as head coach with the one match ban of head coach Eric Quill. The last time an assistant coach stepped in as head coach for FC Dallas was on April 5, 2025 versus Atlanta United with former assistant coach Rodrigo Ríos stepping up.
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