FC Dallas starts off Mobile Mini Sun Cup with a victory against Seattle Sounders
- FC Dallas’ next Mobile Mini Sun Cup match will be against Real Salt Lake at the Kino Soccer Complex on February 20 at 2:30 PM CT.
Tucson, Arizona – FC Dallas defeats Seattle Sounders 2-1 Saturday morning at Kino North Stadium with goals from Dominique Badji and Thomas Roberts.
First Half:
- 28’ – Big chance for Ryan Hollingshead in the box but his shot goes right over the bar.
- 30’ – Great rush out save by Jesse Gonzalez on a shot by Raul Ruidiaz to keep the score 0-0.
- 34’ – Badji gives FC Dallas a 1-0 lead with a tap in from the six-yard box out of a quick touch from Michael Barrios.
Second Half:
- 47’ – Badji inches away of tapping in 2-0 for FC Dallas, once again on a Barrios cross.
- 57’ – Jordan Morris’ goal called offside after dribbling ball around Gonzalez and hitting the back of the net.
- 77’ – Reaction save on the line by Stefan Frei on a physical header by Matt Hedges.
- 80’ – Following a complete roster change, Roberts scores the second goal of the day with a distinct shot in the lower right corner.
- 90’ – Nouhou scores between the legs of Jimmy Maurer on the last kick of the game.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Jesse Gonzalez (Jimmy Maurer – 78’); Ryan Hollingshead (Marquinhos Pedroso – 78’), Matt Hedges (Bressan – 78’), Reto Ziegler, Reggie Cannon; Carlos Gruezo, Jacori Hayes (Bryan Acosta – 67’); Santiago Mosquera (Pablo Aránguiz – 78’), Paxton Pomykal (Thomas Roberts – 78’), Michael Barrios (Jesus Ferreira – 78’); Dominique Badji (Zdenek Ondrasek – 78’).
Substitutes not used — Callum Montgomery, John Nelson, Brandon Servania.
Seattle Sounders FC — Stefan Frei (Bryan Meredith – 78’); Kelvin Leerdam (Saad Abdul-Salaam – 64’), Chad Marshall (Jordy Delem – 78’), Kim Kee Hee (Jonathan Campbell – 78’), Brad Smith (Nouhou – 78’); Cristian Roldan (Danny Leyva – 78’), Gustav Svensson (Alex Roldan – 78’); Jordan Morris (Harry Shipp – 71’), Nico Lodeiro (Henry Wingo – 78’), Victor Rodríguez (Handwalla Bwana – 78’); Raul Ruidíaz (Will Bruin – 78’).
Scoring Summary:
- FCD: Dominique Badji (Michael Barrios, Santiago Mosquera) – 34’
- FCD: Thomas Roberts (Carlos Gruezo) – 80’
- SEA: Nouhou (Henry Wingo) – 90’
Misconduct Summary:
- FCD: Reto Ziegler (caution) – 18’
- FCD: Carlos Gruezo (caution) – 21’
- SEA: Nico Lodeiro (caution) – 43’
- SEA: Saad Abdul-Salaam (caution) – 65’
- FCD: Bryan Acosta (caution) – 89’
