MATCH NOTES
- Forward Jesús Ferreira moves into second place for most goals scored in FC Dallas history with 48 career goals.
- Paul Arriola scored his second goal of the 2023 season
- MLS Box Score
SANDY, Utah (September 20, 2023) – FC Dallas (10-10-8, 38 points) comes from a 1-0 halftime deficit to beat Real Salt Lake (11-11-7, 40 points) on the road. Dallas’ three goals are the most it has scored since the club netted four in a Leagues Cup match against Inter Miami CF on August 6 and the most in league play since scoring three in a 3-1 victory over the LA Galaxy on March 4.
OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN
FC Dallas forward and captain Paul Arriola netted his second goal of the 2023 season tonight and his second goal in three matches, after scoring his first of the year against Atlanta on September 2. Arriola has now scored 12 goals overall for Dallas since signing for the club on January 26, 2022.
HOMEGROWNS TO THE RESCUE
FC Dallas homegrowns Paxton Pomykal and Jesús Ferreira were crucial in FC Dallas’ three goals tonight with Pomykal assisting in Paul Arriola’s goal, while Ferreira delivered a brace. Ferreira’s game-winning penalty kick is his seventh game-winner in 2023, tying him with Jeff Cunningham (2009) for most game winners in a season.
GOLEADOR HISTORICO
Jesús Ferreira scored his third brace of the season in Salt Lake City tonight. Ferreira scored a brace in FC Dallas’ 3-1 win at home against the LA Galaxy on March 5 and on the road in FC Dallas' 2-1 win in Vancouver on May 18. Ferriera is now in second place for most goals scored in FC Dallas history with 48. He was previously tied with Kenny Cooper, Jr. for the second-most goals scored in club history. Jason Kreis is the club’s all-time leader in goals scored with 97.
547 DAYS LATER…
FC Dallas was awarded its first penalty of the season after a Salt Lake defender fouled Jáder Obrian in the penalty area. The last time FC Dallas was awarded a penalty kick in MLS action was March 12, 2022, marking 56 games without a penalty which is now a league record. Chivas USA previously held the MLS record going 54 matches without a penalty kick.
ROAD RECORD IN 2023
Dallas earned its first comeback win on the road and is now 3-7-4 away from Toyota Stadium in 2023. The victory was also FCD’s first road win since beating Austin FC at Q2 Stadium on May 17. FC Dallas has three remaining road matches left this season: at Philadelphia Union (Wednesday, September 27), at Houston Dynamo FC (Saturday, September 30) and at LA Galaxy (Saturday, October 31).
UP NEXT
FC Dallas heads home to take on the Columbus Crew on Saturday, September 23 from Toyota Stadium for Marvel Superhero Night presented by Children’s Health. The match kicks off at 7:30PM CT on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the FC Dallas app, Talk Radio 1190AM and Zona MX 99.1.
