FC Dallas falls to D.C. United 1-0
WASHINGTON, D.C. – FC Dallas falls to D.C. United 1-0 Saturday evening at Audi Field following a late goal from Russell Canouse
First half Wayne Rooney nearly scores an early goal after a through-ball put him one on one with Jesse Gonzalez but his shot is wide of the target.
17’– Michael Barrios forces a save from Bill Hamid with a driven shot towards the near post after cutting inside from the wing.
20’– Santiago Mosquera almost opens the scoring after Michael Barrios’ lay off in the box but his shot curls over the bar.
26’– Ryan Hollingshead tests Bill Hamid with an ambitious shot from distance, but the D.C. goalkeeper is up to the task.
Second Half:
50’– Santiago Mosquera has FC Dallas’ first chance of the second half but his left-footed shot sails high over the goal.
56’– Michael Barrios gets behind the D.C. United defense and aims for the near post but his shot only finds the side of the net.
57’– Yamil Asad squeezes past two Dallas defenders into the box but his shot is blocked bravely by Reto Ziegler.
62’– Jesse Gonzalez gets his fingertips to Wayne Rooney’s goal-bound free kick and knocks it out for a corner.
75’– Reto Ziegler is in the right place at the right time to block Wayne Rooney’s shot from close range.
75’– FC Dallas nearly break the deadlock with a speedy counter attack but Bill Hamid is able to parry Michael Barrios’ driven shot over the bar.
86’– Russell Canouse puts D.C. United up 1-0 with a header from close range after his original shot rebounded off the crossbar.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Jesse Gonzalez, Ryan Hollingshead (Pablo Aránguiz – 89’), Reto Ziegler, Matt Hedges, Marquinhos Pedroso, Victor Ulloa, Abel Aguilar, Santiago Mosquera, Maxi Urruti, Roland Lamah (Dominique Badji – 63’), Michael Barrios (Tesho Akindele – 83’).
Substitutes not used— Jimmy Maurer, Bryan Reynolds, Jacori Hayes, Jordan Cano.
D.C. United — Bill Hamid, Jalen Robinson (Nick DeLeon – 54’), Frédéric Brillant, Steve Birnbaum, Joseph Mora, Russell Canouse, Chris Durkin, Zoltán Stieber, Luciano Acosta, Yamil Asad, Wayne Rooney.
Substitutes not used— Kofi Opare, Kavin Ellis, Ian Harkes, Jared Jeffrey, Travis Worra.
Scoring Summary:
DC: Russell Canouse – 86’
Misconduct Summary:
None
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 57
Attendance:19,610
Referee:José Carlos Rivero
Assistant Referee: Nick Uranga, Gianni Facchini
4th Official: Silviu Petrescu
VAR:Jon Freemon
FC Dallas head coach Oscar Pareja
General thoughts on the game…
It was frustrating at the end. I think at that point in the game had the options and the energy and the opportunities to take the three points. But I have to recognize that DC kept believing and a couple of sequences that they had on those set plays and that was all. But I thought we can’t complain, we had our options to score and what we discussed during the week about their strengths and everything didn’t happen in the game. But we’re working with our heads up and knowing that it’s good experience with this game, but at the end you if you want points you have to score goals.
On the opportunities to win the game…
I thought we didn’t have resolution and that cost us the game. And we could’ve held it at 0-0, I don’t think we gave up options to them much, in that regard the team was in very good control of the game. Unfortunately, in that play that play there it was a bit awkward with the ball bouncing all over the place they found a goal, and we will take that.
On the goal…
From what I can tell it was a couple of ugly moments there and when it comes off the post and lands at someone’s feet and not yours that just part of the game.
FC Dallas forward Dominique Badji
When asked about DCU’s late goal…
The last minutes are when teams score. And so, you know we need to stay a bit more focused you know, defensively and offensively too. It’s just one of those games where it’s just unfortunate because we were on top of it and had a lot of chances.
On holding a high-scoring team to one goal…
We did our job for most of that game defensively. To contain them and contain their dangerous players. A little lapse, a little fortunate for them too because it bounced off a couple of people and off the post. But that’s the game sometimes.
What he saw happen when D.C. scored…
I think we got a touch on the ball. Flicked off the back of somebody’s head and you know. Unfortunately landed to their player’s foot. It went off the post, came back to him. Went off somebody else and he finally got a touch. So it wasn’t pretty. But sometimes you gotta just grind out goals. And they were just fortunate today to do that.
Any cause for concern…
No. I mean unfortunate because we didn’t score this time. Scoring goals, I don’t think, has really been a problem for us. We’re lucky to be going home this weekend and we’re definitely going to make up for not having scored today.
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