MATCH NOTES
- Tarik Scott and Tomas Pondeca made their FC Dallas debuts tonight
- FC Dallas had its club-record 10th-straight sellout at Toyota Stadium
- Marco Farfan surpassed 10,000 minutes regular season minutes played
- Box Score
FRISCO, Texas (June 29, 2024) – FC Dallas (5-10-5, 20 points) was defeated 1-0 to Eastern Conference opponent FC Cincinnati (13-4-3, 42 points) on Saturday night at Toyota Stadium.
A HOMEGROWN DEBUT
Homegrown Tarik Scott made his FC Dallas debut by coming on in the 54th minute of the match. Scott becomes the 29th player to feature for both FC Dallas and North Texas SC and also the 29th Homegrown player to debut for FC Dallas. Scott tore his ACL and LCL in FC Dallas’ 2023 preseason match against Malmö FF.
FROM OPEN TRYOUTS TO MLS
Midfielder Tomas Pondeca made his FC Dallas debut after substituting into the match in the 81st minute. Pondeca becomes the 30th player to play for both FC Dallas and North Texas SC. Pondeca signed with FC Dallas on December 15, 2023, after signing with North Texas SC from an open tryout in the 2023 season.
10K MINUTES (AND COUNTING)
After playing 90 minutes in tonight's match, defender Marco Farfan surpassed 10,000 regular season minutes played. Farfan joins Paul Arriola, Jesús Ferreira, Omar Gonzalez and Sebastian Lletget as the only players in the current FC Dallas roster to surpass 10,000 minutes in MLS regular season matches.
SELLOUT NUMBER TEN
FC Dallas recorded its tenth-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 ten home games of the regular season.
UP NEXT: REIGNITING THE RIVALRIES
FC Dallas hosts the Portland Timbers on 4th of July Celebration Night presented by CoServ at Toyota Stadium on Thursday, July 4. The match will kick off at 7:30PM CT. Dallas visits Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, July 7 from Children's Mercy Park. The match will kick off at 7:30PM 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. Dallas' match versus the Portland Timbers will also air on Sirius XM FC 157.
