FC Dallas falls to Houston on the road despite a late comeback attempt
- FC Dallas returns home to face the New York Red Bulls on Saturday, May 11 at 1 PM at Toyota Stadium. Game will be broadcasted on Univision.
Houston, Texas - FC Dallas nearly fought back from a two-goal deficit but falls just short and loses to Houston 2-1 in BBVA Compass Stadium.
Game Summary
First Half:
- 12’ – Memo Rodriguez sent a dangerous cross in looking for Mauro Manotas but the Colombian striker’s flicked header went over the bar.
- 17’ – Bryan Acosta attempted a long range effort but the shot ended up a few feet wide of Joe Willis’ goal.
- 21’ – Mauro Manotas opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Carlos Gruezo fouled Alberth Elis in the box.
- 31’ – Memo Rodriguez attempted a free kick from just outside the box but his curling shot sailed over Jesse Gonzalez’s goal.
- 41’ – Jesus Ferreira nearly capitalized when Joe Willis spilled the ball the Houston goalkeeper was able to recover.
Second Half:
- 51’ – Bryan Acosta forced Joe Willis into a diving save with a shot from the edge of the box with the outside of his right foot.
- 58’ – Mauro Manotas scored his second goal of the game with a one-time finish from Memo Rodriguez’s cross after a well-worked counterattack by Houston.
- 67’ – Memo Rodriguez attempted a left-footed volley from outside the box but the shot lacked power and Jesse Gonzalez collected easily.
- 72’ – Substitute Santiago Mosquera tried to make his mark on the game early with an ambitious shot from distance but Joe Willis was able to get his body in the way.
- 87’ – Dominique Badji scored for FC Dallas with a close-range tap in from Michael Barrios’ cross to cut Houston’s lead in half late in the game.
- 90+7’ – Santiago Mosquera appeared to level the game at 2-2 with a volley off a set piece but the goal was ruled out for offside.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Jesse Gonzalez; Ryan Hollingshead (John Nelson – 80’), Reto Ziegler, Matt Hedges, Reggie Cannon; Edwin Cerrillo, Carlos Gruezo (Santiago Mosquera – 64’), Bryan Acosta; Pablo Aranguiz, Jesus Ferreira (Dominique Badji – 64’), Michael Barrios.
Substitutes not used — Jimmy Maurer, Callum Montgomery, Jacori Hayes, Zdenek Ondrasek.
Houston Dynamo — Joe Willis; AJ DeLeGarza, Alijaz Struna, Maynor Figueroa, Adam Lundqvist; Matias Vera, Boniek García (Juan Cabezas – 82’), Tomás Martínez; Alberth Elis, Memo Rodríguez (Romell Quioto – 85’) , Mauro Manotas (Tommy McNamara – 73’).
Substitutes not used — Tyler Deric, Alejandro Fuenmayor, Kevin Garcia, Darwin Ceren,
Scoring Summary:
HOU: Mauro Manotas (penalty kick) – 21’
HOU: Mauro Manotas (Memo Rogríguez, Alberth Elis) – 58’
FCD: Dominique Badji (Michael Barrios, Santiago Mosquera) – 87’
Misconduct Summary:
FCD: Jesse Gonzalez (caution) – 20’
HOU: Boniek García (caution) – 28’
FCD: Michael Barrios (caution) – 45’
FCD: Reggie Cannon (caution) – 77’
FCD: Edwin Cerrillo (caution) – 81’
HOU: Tommy McNamara (caution) – 88’
HOU: Juan Cabezas (caution) – 88’
Weather: Mostly Sunny, 86
Attendance: 16,521
Referee: Alan Kelly
Assistant Referees: Claudiu Badea, Matthew S. Nelson
4th Official: Victor Rivas
VAR Official: Christina Unkel
