FC Dallas finishes the regular season in fourth place in Western Conference
- Maxi Urruti scored his eighth goal of the season.
- FC Dallas will face the Portland Timbers in the knockout round of the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs at Toyota Stadium
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - FC Dallas loses to the Colorado Rapids 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Dicks’ Sporting Goods Park.
First Half:
- 1’ – Michael Barrios tests Tim Howard early with a near-post shot from a tight angle.
- 12’ – Roland Lamah attempts a shot from just outside the box but it takes a small deflection and ends up wide of the goal.
- 18’ – Maxi Urruti scores the opening goal after getting on the end of Dominique Badji’s cutback from the end-line and tapping in from close range.
- 45’ – Dominique Badji nearly scores against his former club after latching on to a long-ball but his shot narrowly misses the far-post.
Second Half:
- 67’ – Michael Barrios capitalizes on a defensive error and sends a low cross towards Maxi Urruti but Colorado is able to clear.
- 71’ – Santiago Mosquera forces a save from Tim Howard after combining with Maxi Urruti and finding space in the box.
- 64’ – Jesse Gonzalez makes an easy save from Marlon Hairston’s lofted cross.
- 77’ – Matt Hedges makes an important defensive block to stop Yannick Boli’s goal-bound shot.
- 80’ – Cole Basset levels the game for Colorado when he directed Enzo Martinez’s driven cross passed Jesse Gonzalez and into the back of the net.
- 84’ – Tommy Smith puts Colorado a goal up with a header from a corner despite Jesse Gonzalez getting his fingertips to the ball.
- 87’ – Santiago Mosquera almost ties the game late on but his shot is blocked on the line by Axel Sjöberg.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Jesse Gonzalez; Reggie Cannon, Reto Ziegler, Matt Hedges, Marquinhos Pedroso; Victor Ulloa (Tesho Akindele – 88’), Carlos Gruezo; Roland Lamah (Pablo Aránguiz – 76’), Maxi Urruti, Michael Barrios; Dominique Badji (Santiago Mosquera – 61’).
Substitutes not used — Jimmy Maurer, Maynor Figueroa, Jacori Hayes, Ryan Hollingshead.
Colorado Rapids — Tim Howard; Marlon Hairston, Axel Sjöberg, Tommy Smith, Deklan Wynne; Bismark Adjei-Boateng, Johan Blomberg (Enzo Martínez – 59’), Cole Bassett, Kellyn Acosta; Yannick Boli, Shkëlzen Gashi (Giles Barnes – 76’).
Substitutes not used — Sam Hamilton, Zac MacMath, Kip Colvey.
Scoring Summary:
FCD: Maxi Urruti (Dominique Badji, Roland Lamah) – 18’
COL: Cole Bassett (Enzo Martinez, Marlon Hairston) – 80’
COL: Tommy Smith (Kellyn Acosta) – 84’
Misconduct Summary:
COL: Kellyn Acosta (caution) – 64’
COL: Bismark Adjei-Boateng – 66’
Weather: Sunny, 78
Attendance: 15,172
Referee: Christopher Penso
Assistant Referee: Jeremy Hanson, Peter Balciunas
4th Official: Baldomero Toledo
VAR: Caleb Mendez
