MATCH NOTES
- Petar Musa, Paul Arriola, and Marco Farfan scored goals in tonight's match
- Ema Twumasi and Nkosi Tafari made their 100th MLS regular season appearance
- Dallas won its third-straight game at Toyota Stadium and improved to 8-3-2 at home this year
- MLS Box Score
FRISCO, Texas (July 17, 2024) – FC Dallas (8-11-5, 29 points) defeated Austin FC 3-1 (8-10-6, 30 points) to claim Copa Tejas for the first-time since 2021. Petar Musa, Paul Arriola, and Marco Farfan scored FC Dallas’ goals tonight.
CAPI ARRIOLA SCORES
Captain Paul Arriola scored FC Dallas’ first goal of the night in the 10th minute of the first half. Arriola’s goal gives him two on the season, with both of them being scored at Toyota Stadium.
BIG DOG THE PROVIDER
Dallas’ 2024 MLS SuperDraft pick Logan Farrington provided his fifth assist of the season in Dallas’ first goal of the night. Farrington leads all 2024 MLS SuperDraft rookies in assists (5), points (8), and is tied for first in goals (2). Farrington and Sebastian Lletget lead FC Dallas in assists with five.
A CAREER FIRST FOR THE MOOSE
Petar Musa scored his 13th MLS regular season goal in the 51st minute. This is Musa’s first-ever converted penalty kick and gives him three game-winning goals on the season. Musa leads FC Dallas with 14 goals across all competitions and is now tied for first all-time (Damian Alvarez and Jason Kreis) for most league goals scored in their first year with FC Dallas. Musa is also tied for fourth in goals scored across MLS and has scored in four-straight matches.
100 APPEARANCES IN MLS
Defenders Ema Twumasi and Nkosi Tafari reached 100 appearances in MLS regular season play tonight. In that time, Twumasi has scored once and assisted six times, while Tafari has registered six goals and six assists. In 2024, Tafari leads all defenders with two goals and is tied for first in ball clearances with Sebastian Ibeagha. FC Dallas now has eight players on the active roster with at least 100 appearances.
FARFAN FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET
Defender Marco Farfan netted his first goal of the regular season in the 74th minute of the match, becoming the fourteenth different goal scorer for FC Dallas this year. Farfan’s last goal came against St. Louis CITY SC at Toyota Stadium on June 7, 2023.
DEFENDING HOME
FC Dallas earned its third-straight win at Toyota Stadium and improved to 8-3-2 at home. The eight wins by Dallas is tied for the second-most wins in MLS. Dallas is undefeated all-time at home against Austin holding a 5-0-1 record.
UP NEXT: A RARE VISIT TO NEW ENGLAND
FC Dallas takes on the New England Revolution on Saturday, July 20 from Gillette Stadium. The match will kick off at 6:30PM CT. The match will air on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the FC Dallas app in Spanish and English and Talk Radio 1190 AM in English.
