MATCH NOTES
- Forward Petar Musa scored his 12th goal of the MLS season and 13th in all competitions
- Goalkeeper Maarten Paes recorded his fifth shutout of the year
- MLS Box Score
FRISCO, Texas (July 13, 2024) – FC Dallas (7-11-5, 26 points) defeated LA Galaxy (12-5-7, 43 points) by a score of 2-0 Saturday night at Toyota Stadium in the club’s 12th sellout of the season.
MOOSE LOOSE IN FRISCO
Petar Musa has scored seven goals in his last six MLS appearances, scoring at least once in four of his last five games. He currently leads Dallas with 12 goals in MLS action and 13 across all competitions. Musa is the eighth player in club history to score six times in a span of five matches and the fourth to do so in the last 14 years (Roland Lamah (2017), Paul Arriola (2022), Jesús Ferreira (2022)). With his first-half goal tonight, Musa also became the first FC Dallas player to score in three consecutive MLS regular season games since Jesús Ferreira did in May 2023.
LEADING THE PACK
Logan Farrington registered his second goal of the regular season and is now tied with Tyrese Spicer of Toronto FC for most goals scored by a 2024 MLS SuperDraft selection in MLS. Farrington also leads SuperDraft selections in points with six. Midfielder Asier Illarramendi added his fourth assist of the season, moving him into a tie for second most on FC Dallas. Goalkeeper Maarten Paes provided the secondary assist to Illarramendi for his first career goal contribution.
A HISTORIC YEAR FOR BANG PAES
With a save in the 63rd minute tonight, goalkeeper Maarten Paes registered his 95th save to set a new personal career high for saves in a season and leads MLS overall in the category. Paes joined FC Dallas in January of 2022 and holds a record of 30-27-26. Paes currently sits fourth all-time in FC Dallas history for saves in a career (280) and his 95 saves this season ranks eighth in club history. Paes also registered his 20th MLS shutout.
MR. CENTURION
Defender Sebastien Ibeagha made his 100th career start in tonight’s matchup against the LA Galaxy. Ibeagha’s first career start in MLS was also against the Galaxy on March 11, 2018 with New York City FC. Ibeagha is the third defender on FC Dallas’ current roster with 100 starts (Omar Gonzalez and Marco Farfan).
TWELVE CONSECUTIVE SELLOUTS
FC Dallas recorded its twelfth consecutive sellout of the 2024 season. This marks the first time in club history that FC Dallas has sold out Toyota Stadium in its first twelve home games of the regular season.
SERIES HISTORY
FC Dallas improved to 24-36-13 all-time against the Galaxy and 25-9-7 within Toyota Stadium. Dallas has won eight consecutive home matches against the Galaxy, setting the longest home regular-season winning streak by any team against the Galaxy in MLS history.
UP NEXT: SIGHT SET ON AUSTIN AND THE REVS
FC Dallas hosts Austin FC on First Responders Night presented by H-E-B on Wednesday, July 17. The match will kickoff at 7:30PM CT. FC Dallas takes on the New England Revolution on Saturday, July 20 from Gillette Stadium. The match will kick off at 6:30PM CT.
Both matches will air on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the FC Dallas app in Spanish and English, and Talk Radio 1190 AM in English.
