HARRISON, NJ (March 9, 2024) – FC Dallas (1-2-0, 3 points) was defeated 2-1 by the New York Red Bulls (2-0-1, 7 points) in its first road match of the season Saturday night at Red Bull Arena.
FIRST STARTS OF THE YEAR
Forward Jesús Ferreira, midfielder Sebastian Lletget and defender Ema Twumasi each made their first regular season starts for FC Dallas in 2024. Additionally, midfielder Tsiki Ntsabeleng made his first appearance of the season after entering the match in the 85th minute.
EL PRIMERO PARA JESÚS
FC Dallas Homegrown Jesús Ferreira scored FC Dallas’ first goal of the night in the 59th minute of the match. Ferreira was able to convert a free kick in Dallas’ first attempt on goal in the second half. It was Ferreira’s first goal of the 2024 season.
REWRITING THE SCRIPT
FC Dallas scored at Red Bull Arena for the first time since July 24, 2011. The club’s all-time record at the venue fell to 0-5-3 after tonight’s defeat.
THE GREAT DUTCH WALL
FC Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes continues to be a crucial asset to the team. This time around, Paes ended the match with seven saves.
UP NEXT
FC Dallas returns to Toyota Stadium for its Saint Patrick's Day celebration against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 PM CT. The match will air on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the FC Dallas app, and Talk Radio 1190 AM.
Lineups
FC Dallas — Maarten Paes; Ema Twumasi, Nkosi Tafari, Sam Junqua; Dante Sealy, Sebastian Lletget (Tsiki Ntsabeleng – 85’) , Liam Fraser (Patrickson Delgado – 67’), Paul Arriola; Bernard Kamungo (Eugene Ansah – 76’), Petar Musa, Jesús Ferreira (Logan Farrington – 76’).
Substitutes not used — Jimmy Maurer, Omar Gonzalez, Herbert Endeley, Nolan Norris, Enes Sali.
New York Red Bulls — Carlos Coronel; Noah Eile, Sean Nealis, John Tolkin, Kyle Duncan (Dylan Nealis – 87’); Frankie Amaya, Daniel Edelman; Lewis Morgan (Wikelman Carmona – 79’), Emil Forsberg (Andrés Reyes – 88’), Peter Stroud (Cameron Harper – 69’), Elias Manoel (Cory Burke – 69’).
Substitutes not used — AJ Marcucci, Roald Mitchell, Ronald Donkor, Dennis Gjengaar.
Scoring Summary:
RBNY: Emil Forsberg (penalty kick) – 30’
RBNY: Lewis Morgan (Emil Forsberg) – 54’
DAL: Jesús Ferreira – 59’
Misconduct Summary:
DAL: Liam Fraser (caution) — 15’
DAL: Sebastian Lletget (caution) — 34’
RBNY: Kyle Duncan (caution) — 57’
Weather: Rainy, 46ºF
