- Nkosi Tafari and Facundo Quignon made their MLS debuts.
- Paxton Pomykal made his first start since August 16, 2020 against Nashville SC.
- Jimmy Maurer registered seven saves in tonight’s draw, tying his MLS career-high record during the regular season. He made seven saves in the scoreless draw against Nashville SC on August 16, 2020
Frisco, TX (June 19, 2021) – FC Dallas (1-3-4, 7 points) split the points with Minnesota United FC (2-5-1, 8 points) thanks to a second-half goal from 18-year-old Ricardo Pepi at Toyota Stadium Saturday night.
Game Summary
First Half:
- 7’ – SHOT (DAL) – Jáder Obrian found an opening between the defenders and fired a low shot from outside the box but Minnesota’s Tyler Miller made the save.
- 24’ – SAVE (DAL) – Jimmy Maurer saved Minnesota’s Adrien Hunou left-footed shot at the top of the six-yard box after Romain Métanire sent a through ball to the forward.
- 36’ – GOAL (MIN) – Minnesota scored the first goal of the night when Franco Fragapane scored the rebound after Maurer saved Hunou’s initial shot inside the box.
Second Half
- 56’ – SHOT (DAL) – José Martínez fired a curling shot from outside the box but Miller made a jumping save.
- 68’ – GOAL (DAL) – FC Dallas finds the equalizer when Ricardo Pepi curls his shot past Miller after he received the ball at the top of the box from Ryan Hollingshead and pushed through Minnesota’s defense.
- 70’ – SAVE (DAL) – Maurer saved Hunou’s right-footed shot from the center of the box following a cross from Ethan Finlay.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Jimmy Maurer; Johnny Nelson, José Martínez, Nkosi Tafari, Ryan Hollingshead; Jáder Obrian (Kalil ElMedkhar – 79’), Facundo Quignon (Tanner Tessmann – 79’), Bryan Acosta, Paxton Pomykal (Jesús Ferreira – 46’); Andrés Ricaurte (Franco Jara – 46’); Ricardo Pepi (Edwin Cerrillo – 90’).
Substitutes not used — Phelipe Megiolaro, Justin Che, Ema Twumasi, Dante Sealy,
Minnesota United FC — Tyler Miller; Chase Gasper, Bakaye Dibassy, Michael Boxall, Romain Métanire; Wil Trapp (Emanuel Reynoso – 74’); Hassani Dotson, Jacori Hayes (Osvaldo Alonso – 67’), Niko Hansen (Ethan Finlay – 67’), Franco Fragapane; Adrien Hunou (Ramon Ábila – 79’).
Substitutes not used — Dayne St. Clair; DJ Taylor, Brent Kallman, Juan Agudelo, Justin McMaster.
Scoring Summary:
MIN (0-1): Franco Fragapane – 36’
DAL (1-1): Ricardo Pepi (Ryan Hollingshead) – 68’
Stats Summary: FC Dallas/Minnesota United FC
Shots: 15/18
Shots on Goal: 4/8
Saves: 7/3
Corner Kicks: 6/4
Fouls: 13/15
Offside: 1/0
Misconduct Summary:
MIN: Bakaye Dibassy (caution) – 2’
MIN: Chase Gasper (caution) – 67’
DAL: Ricardo Pepi (caution) – 84’
DAL: Franco Jara (caution) – 89’
MIN: Michael Boxall (caution) – 89’
Weather: Sunny, 92
Attendance:
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Assistant Referees: Chantal Boudreau, TJ Zablocki
Fourth official: Elton García
VAR: Jon Freemon
