MATCH NOTES
- Forward Alan Velasco scored his first goal of the season
- Jesús Ferreira netted his fifth goal of the year
- MLS Box Score
SANDY, Utah (September 18, 2024) – FC Dallas (9-13-7, 34 points) fell 3-2 to Real Salt Lake (14-7-8, 50 points) at America First Field Wednesday night despite goals from Jesús Ferreira and Alan Velasco.
LA CHEETAH STRIKES ONCE MORE
FC Dallas Homegrown forward Jesús Ferreira scored in the first minute of added time in the first half off a set piece. That is Ferreira’s fifth goal of the season for Dallas and the club’s 10th set piece goal of the year. Ferreira has now scored eight goals versus Real Salt Lake, the most in the series.
RETURNING FROM INTERNATIONAL DUTY
Maarten Paes and Show Cafumana received minutes tonight after returning from international duty. Paes and Show appeared in the starting eleven. Show has played and started in every match he’s been available for selection since joining midseason.
GOL DE LA JOYA
Alan Velasco scored his first goal of the 2024 season since returning from a season-ending injury suffered in 2023. His last goal came on Oct. 14, 2023 in a 1-1 draw versus the Colorado Rapids. Velasco is the fourth different FC Dallas player to score from the penalty kick spot this season and becomes the 16th player to score for FC Dallas this season. FC Dallas has converted its last seven penalty kicks in MLS.
SERIES HISTORY
Following tonight's result, Dallas is now 23-15-12 in regular season action versus Real Salt Lake. Dallas last lost in Salt Lake City on Sept. 4, 2021 3-2.
UP NEXT: HOLLYWOOD COMES TO TOWN
FC Dallas hosts LAFC on Saturday, September 21 from Toyota Stadium. The match will kickoff at 7:30PM CT and will air on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the FC Dallas app in Spanish and English, and Talk Radio 1190 AM in English.
