Game Summary
First Half:
- 7’ – Tanner Tessmann finds an opening and sends a right-footed shot from 25 yards out but Colorado’s Clint Irwin pushes it wide following a set piece.
- 17’ – Kyle Zobeck denies former FCD midfielder Kellyn Acosta’s left-footed shot from outside of the box for his first save of the night.
- 41’ – Santiago Mosquera scores the first goal of the night after finding open space inside the box following a cutback from Michael Barrios.
Second Half:
- 49’ – Franco Jara scores his third FC Dallas goal and gives FC Dallas a 2-0 lead after heading in a cross from Reto Zeigler following a corner.
- 57’ – Santiago Mosquera scores his second goal of the night with a powerful left-footed strike that goes to the back post of Colorado’s goal.
- 63’ – Andre Shinyashiki pulls one goal back for Colorado with a right-footed shot from outside of the box that deflected off Reto Zeigler’s back. *
- 78’ – Santiago Mosquera completes his hat trick with a powerful right-footed shot that ended in the bottom left corner of the Colorado goal.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Kyle Zobeck; Ryan Hollingshead, Reto Ziegler, Matt Hedges, Bryan Reynolds; Tanner Tessmann, Thiago Santos (Edwin Cerrillo – 83’), Andrés Ricaurte (Brandon Servania – 63’); Santiago Mosquera (Bressan – 84’), Franco Jara (Ricardo Pepi – 83’), Michael Barrios (Fafa Picault – 74’).
Substitutes not used — Phelipe Megiolaro, Johnny Nelson, Dante Sealy, Jesús Ferreira.
Colorado Rapids — Clint Irwin; Keegan Rosenberry (Jeremy Kelly – 72’), Drew Moor, Auston Trusty, Sam Vines; Kellyn Acosta, Jack Price, Younes Namli (Nicolás Mezquida – 61’), Cole Bassett (Braian Galvan – 61’), Jonathan Lewis (Nicolas Benezet – 66’); Diego Rubio (Andre Shinyashiki – 61’)
Substitutes not used — Danny Wilson, Lalas Abubakar, Collen Warner, William Yarbrough.
Scoring Summary:
FCD: Santiago Mosquera (Michael Barrios, Matt Hedges) – 41’
FCD: Franco Jara (Reto Ziegler) – 49’
FCD: Santiago Mosquera – 57’
COL: Andre Shinyashiki (Nicolás Mezquida) – 63’
FCD: Santiago Mosquera – 78’
Misconduct Summary: FCD: Thiago Santos (caution) – 44’
Weather: Partly cloudy, 81
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant Referees: Corey Parker, Cory Richardson
4th Official: Matthew Thompson
VAR Official: Kevin Terry Jr.
