FC Dallas snapped a four-game losing streak in a 2-2 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes.
Highlights:
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Lineups:
FC Dallas: Maarten Paes, Marco Farfan, Lalas Abubakar, Sebastien Ibeagha, Shaq Moore; Ramiro, Patrickson Delgado (Tarik Scott 90+3), Kaick, Josh Torquato (Osaze Urhoghide 90+1), Bernard Kamungo (Logan Farrington 76’), Petar Musa
Subs not used: Michael Collodi, Alvaro Augusto, Anthony Ramirez, Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Sebastian Lletget, Sam Sarver
San Jose Earthquakes: Daniel, Reid Roberts (Preston Judd 77’), Bruno Wilson, Rodrigues; Victor Costa (Dave Romney 34’), Ian Harkes, Niko Tsakiris (Ousseni Bouda 66’), Beau Leroux (Jack Skahan 77’), Cristian Espinoza; Josef Martinez, Cristian Arango
Subs not used: Earl Edwards Jr., Max Floriani, Nick Lima, Jamar Ricketts, Mark-Anthony Kaye
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Scoring Summary
SJ: Harks (Martinez) - 21’
FCD: Musa - 45+3’
FCD: Musa (Ramiro) - 85’
SJ: Martinez (Skahan) - 86’
Misconduct Summary
SJ: Costa - 33’
SJ: Espinoza - 45+8’
SJ: Harkes - 68’
SJ: Wilson - 80’
Stats
Quote Sheet
Head coach Eric Quill
On the feelings from the game…
“Disappointment for the guys because they deserved to get three points tonight. But the amount of positives outweigh the negatives. The way we played tonight, it was a team. I saw a team fighting, a team front-footed, aggressive and I challenged them to be a team. I challenged them a few days ago because I didn’t see a collective group that loves each other like you have to to get results. Today, I’m really proud of what I saw given where we are, given what’s happened recently. It’s not easy to do to come out with a belief like they had and with that fight. I’m just gutted for them that they didn’t get that three (points).”
On the midfield…
“They were animals. Their mentality was off the charts, our team mentality was off the charts. That’s who we have to be. And if that’s who we become consistently, we’re going to climb this table. I guarantee that. So that’s what I told them after the game. If you can be this, you can be in the playoffs.”
On Josh Torquato’s performance…
“Amazing. I just commended him in front of the group, he just played against one of the best players in the league and didn’t give up much. That’s not easy to do to come out with your first start on the road. I saw it in him when I first got here, and I believe in Josh 100%. I’m really proud of him. You could see him grow throughout the game.”
Defender Josh Torquato
On making his first start…
“It feels amazing and I’m just glad that I was able to make myself proud, most importantly, but also having my parents watching and being proud of me as well is a true blessing.”
On the next steps…
“Just to keep improving the little minor details and to keep getting more starts and more minutes.”
Forward Bernard Kamungo
On the team effort today…
“One thing we talked about obviously going to the game is to play like a team, play like a family, fight together, because we know it's not easy to win any game, so we just try to play as a team and just try to get as many points.”
On being a team…
“I feel like there was a lot of positivity going into the game, a lot of fight. I think that's one thing that we as players and coaches were looking for, to see who's actually willing to go out there and fight for one another, and today everyone was up for the fight. I'm very proud of everyone who stepped up on the field. It's very important for everyone to just stay engaged and just be ready, because you never know when your name is going to get called up, but I think it was good, a good point for the team.”
