MATCH NOTES
- Forward Petar Musa scored his second goal of the season.
- Midfielder Carl Sainté becomes the 28th player to feature for both FC Dallas and North Texas SC.
- Liam Fraser registered his first career FC Dallas assist.
- MLS Box Score
- Postgame soundbites on Imagen
- Photos from tonight’s match (Please credit FC Dallas)
COMMERCE CITY, Colorado (April 20, 2024) – FC Dallas (1-5-2, 5 points) fell 2-1 to Colorado Rapids (9-2-3 15 points) on Saturday night from Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Forward Petar Musa scored his second goal for FC Dallas.
DROUGHT OVER
FC Dallas forward Petar Musa scored his second goal of the season in the 87th minute of the match to take the team lead in scoring and ended Dallas’ 319-minute scoreless streak. Midfielder Liam Fraser found Musa to secure his first assist with FC Dallas.
THE DALLAS PIPELINE CONTINUES
Midfielder Carl Sainté made his FC Dallas debut tonight after entering the match in the 91st minute. Sainté has featured for North Texas SC since 2022 in MLS NEXT Pro and was invited to FC Dallas’ preseason in 2024 before signing with the club on March 19. Sainté is the 28th player who has played for NTSC and for FC Dallas.
THE RETURN OF ASIER
Midfielder Asier Illarramendi returned to the starting lineup for the first-time since March 2. Illarra had been sidelined for four games due to an abductor injury before making a substitution appearance last week.
SUPERDRAFT PICKS IN ACTION
FC Dallas MLS Superdraft picks Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Nkosi Tafari and Logan Farrington all saw action tonight. Farrington came into the match in the 55th minute of the match whereas Ntsabeleng and Tafari subbed into the match in the 64th minute.
STREAK ENDS
Dallas brought a 200-minute streak into tonight’s match without allowing an opponent’s goal. FC Dallas extended the streak up to 245 minutes before allowing an own goal in the last moments of the first half.
UP NEXT: EL DERBY TEJANO
FC Dallas returns to Toyota Stadium for the first edition of 2024 of the Texas Derby versus the Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 PM CT on Cartoon Night presented by NUU. 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.
Lineups
FC Dallas — Maarten Paes, Sam Junqua, Omar González (Nkosi Tafari – 64’), Sebastien Ibeagha (Tsiki Ntsabeleng – 64’), Dante Sealy (Bernard Kamungo – 55’), Liam Fraser (Carl Sainté – 90’+1’), Asier Illarramendi (Patrickson Delgado – 76’), Paul Arriola, Sebastian Lletget, Eugene Ansah (Logan Farrington – 55’), Petar Musa
Substitutes not used — Jimmy Maurer, Ema Twumasi, Herbert Endeley.
Colorado Rapids — Zack Steffen, Sam Vines (Sebastian Anderson – 65’), Andreas Maxsø, Moïse Bombito, Keegan Rosenberry, Oliver Larraz, Cole Bassett (Lamine Diack – 87’), Kévin Cabral (Omir Fernández – 69’), Djordje Mihailovic (Jasper Löffelsend – 87’), Calvin Harris (Lalas Abubakar – 80’), Rafael Navarro (Darren Yapi – 80’).
Substitutes not used — Wayne Frederick II, Kimani Stewart-Baynes, Adam Beaudry
Scoring Summary:
COL: Sebastien Ibeagha (own goal) – 45’+1’
COL: Calvin Harris (Kévin Cabral, Djordje Mihailovic) – 51’
DAL: Petar Musa (Liam Fraser) – 87’
Misconduct Summary:
DAL: Sebastien Ibeagha (caution) — 27’
DAL: Sam Junqua (caution) — 61’
DAL: Logan Farrington (caution) — 90’+6’
Weather: 32°F, Cloudy
