FC Dallas embarks on a three-game road run
- Midfielder Kalil ElMedkhar made his third-career MLS appearance.
- FC Dallas faces Texas Derby rival Houston Dynamo FC at BBVA Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 21 at 7:30PM CT. The match will air locally on FCDTV Network, KMPX-29, FCDallas.com/Broadcast/Radio and TUDN 1270AM.
- MLS Box Score
Frisco, TX (August 18, 2021) – FC Dallas (5-9-6, 21 points) was defeated 0-1 by Seattle Sounders FC (11-3-6, 39 points) at Toyota Stadium Wednesday night.
Game Summary
First Half:
- 15’ – SHOT (DAL) – Bryan Acosta sent a powerful right-footed shot from outside the box after he received a ball from Ryan Hollingshead in the midfield but his shot was slightly wide and missed the top left of the goal.
- 20’ – SHOT (DAL) – Jesús Ferreira fired a volley from outside the box but Spencer Richey was alert and blocked the shot which was later cleared by Seattle’s defense.
Second Half
- 47’ – SHOT (DAL) – Ricardo Pepi nearly found the back of the net early in the second half after he received a ball from Ferreira at the top of the box but his first shot was stopped by Richey and Pepi fired a rebound shot that missed to the right.
- 52’ – OFFSIDE GOAL (SEA) – Kelyn Rowe tried a through ball to Will Bruin inside the box but he was caught offside and had his goal called back.
- 63’ – GOAL (SEA) – Raúl Ruidiaz collected his own rebound and fired a shot that struck both the crossbar and posts and eventually ended in Jimmy’s goal.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Jimmy Maurer; Ema Twumasi (Freddy Vargas – 78’), Nkosi Tafari, Bressan, Ryan Hollingshead; Edwin Cerrillo (Andrés Ricaurte – 68’), Bryan Acosta, Jáder Obrian (Franco Jara – 64’), Jesús Ferreira, Szabolcs Schön (Kalil ElMedkhar – 78’); Ricardo Pepi.
Substitutes not used — Phelipe, Kyle Zobeck, José Martinez, Matt Hedges, Brandon Servania.
Seattle Sounders FC — Spencer Richey; Abdoulaye Cissoko, Xavier Arreaga, Shane O’Neill (Yeimar Gómez – 75’); Jimmy Medranda (Brad Smith – 68’), Danny Leyva, Joshua Atencio, Kelyn Rowe; Nicolas Benezet (Nicolás Lodeiro – 63’), Will Bruin (Raúl Ruidíaz – 63’), Cristian Roldan (João Paulo – 46’).
Substitutes not used — Stefan Cleveland, Fredy Montero, Alex Roldan, Reed Baker-Whiting.
Scoring Summary:
SEA (0-1): Raúl Ruidíaz – 63’
Misconduct Summary:
DAL: Edwin Cerrillo (caution) – 40’
DAL: Bryan Acosta (caution) – 78’
DAL: Franco Jara (caution) – 90’+3’
Stats Summary:
Shots
DAL: 18
SEA: 9
Shots on Goal
DAL: 2
SEA: 1
Saves:
DAL: 0
SEA: 2
Corner Kicks:
DAL: 7
SEA: 1
Fouls:
DAL: 8
SEA: 4
Offside:
DAL: 2
SEA: 2
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 81
Attendance: 11,535
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Assistant Referees: Corey Rockwell, Gjovalin Bori
Fourth official: Matthew Corrigan
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr.
