2021 Season

RECAP: FC Dallas Falls 2-0 to Colorado Rapids

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  • FC Dallas featured seven Homegrown players for the first time this season. 
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Commerce City, CO (July 21, 2021) – FC Dallas (2-6-5, 11 points) fell to the Colorado Rapids (7-3-3-, 24 points) 2-0 Wednesday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Game Summary

First Half:

  • 11’ – SAVE (DAL) – Jimmy Maurer punched Diego Rubio’s free kick near the top of the box for his first save of the night after Colorado’s Cole Bassett was fouled by Ryan Hollinghead.
  • 13’ – SAVE (DAL) – Jimmy Maurer comfortably saved a shot from Andre Shinyashiki from outside the box after the Colorado forward connected with a pass from Braian Galván.
  • 22’ – SHOT (DAL) – Jesús Ferreira intercepted a pass from Colorado’s William Yarbrough and connected with Hollingshead inside the box, but his chance was saved by Yarbrough.
  • 29’ – SHOT (DAL) – Franco Jara connected with a cross from Paxton Pomykal to potentially give Dallas a 1-0 lead but in the build up to the play, Ryan Hollingshead’s through ball towards Pomykal was deemed offside.

Second Half

  • 48’ – GOAL (COL) – Lalas Abubakar headed in a cross from Jack Price following a corner to give Colorado a lead.
  • 55’ – GOAL (COL) – Michael Barrios scored Colorado’s second goal of the night from outside the box after connecting with a long ball from Diego Rubio.
  • 66’ – SHOT (DAL) – Jáder Obrian linked with a pass from Justin Che and fired a right-footed shot towards the goal, but it was saved by Colorado’s Yarbrough.

Lineups:

FC Dallas — Jimmy Maurer; Justin Che, Nkosi Tafari, Bressan, Ryan Hollingshead; Facundo Quignon; Edwin Cerrillo (Brandon Servania – 56’); Ricardo Pepi (Jáder Obrian – 64’), Jesús Ferreira (Dante Sealy – 82’), Paxton Pomykal (Szabolcs Schön – 56’); Franco Jara (Andrés Ricaurte – 63’).

Substitutes not used — Phelipe Megiolaro, John Nelson, Ema Twumasi, Freddy Vargas.

Colorado Rapids — William Yarbrough; Auston Trusty, Danny Wilson (Drew Moor – 81’), Lalas Abubakar, Keegan Rosenberry; Jack Price (Collen Warner – 74’), Cole Bassett; Braian Galván (Steven Beitashour – 65’), Diego Rubio (Nicolás Mezquida – 65’), Michael Barrios (Nicolas Benezet – 73’); Andre Shinyashiki.

Substitutes not used — Clint Irwin, Kortne Ford, Jeremy Kelly, Oliver Larraz.

Scoring Summary:

COL (0-1): Lalas Abubakar (Jack Price) – 48’

COL (0-2): Michael Barrios (Diego Rubio) – 55’

Stats Summary: FC Dallas/Colorado Rapids
Shots:
7/11
Shots on Goal: 2/2
Saves: 1/2
Corner Kicks: 5/5
Fouls: 17/11
Offside: 1/2

Misconduct Summary:

COL: Auston Trusty (caution) – 20’

DAL: Edwin Cerrillo (caution) – 34’

DAL: Facundo Quignon (caution) – 42’

COL: Collen Warner (caution) - 92’

Weather: Cloudy, 81

Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant Referees: Ian Anderson, Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Alyssa Nichols
VAR: Matthew Franz