Two Seattle own goals in the first half give FC Dallas the win at home
- Seattle's two first-half own goals were the second fastest scored by one team in MLS history.
- FC Dallas travels to Avaya Stadium to face the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, June 8 at 2:30 PM CT. The match will be broadcasted on Univision, FCDallas.com/Radio and 1270AM en español
FRISCO - FC Dallas defeat Seattle Sounders FC after Seattle scored two own goals in the half following a 99-minute weather delay.
Game Summary
First Half:
- 22’ – Bryan Acosta gets FC Dallas’ first big chance of the night after getting a ball from Michael Barrios just outside the 18-yard box, but his shot goes high above the crossbar.
- 28’ – Thomas Roberts finds Carlos Gruezo outside the box, but the Ecuador international’s shot goes above the goal by inches.
- 33’ – FC Dallas gets on the scoreboard after Ryan Hollingshead heads the ball in the box and it deflects off of Seattle’s Xavier Arreaga and into the net.
- 38’ – FC Dallas doubles its lead when Seattle’s Brad Smith puts the ball in his own net after a Barrios cross.
- 45’ – Jesus Ferreira breaks away from Seattle’s defense but his shot from outside the box falls gently into the hands of Stefan Frei.
Second Half:
- 58’ – After a great run by Acosta, Jesus Ferreira receives the ball but is unable to find the back of the net after being denied by Seattle’s Cristian Roldan.
- 65’ – Raúl Ruidiaz scores for Seattle after sending a curling shot from the top of the box after receiving a backheel pass from Will Bruin.
- 68’ – Seattle loses the ball in a dangerous area but Barrios’ shot is blocked by Jordy Delem.
- 79’ – Bryan Reynolds’ cross nearly connects with Dominique Badji in the box but it’s cleared away by Seattle’s Roman Torres.
- 85’ – Joevin Jones fires a left-footed shot from the top of the box but Jesse Gonzalez makes his first save of the night.
- 87’ – Dominique Badji dribbles past a Seattle defender with ease and finds a wide open Acosta at the edge of the box but his shot is too high.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Jesse Gonzalez; John Nelson, Matheus Bressan, Matt Hedges, Ryan Hollingshead; Carlos Gruezo, Bryan Acosta; Dominique Badji, Thomas Roberts (Jacori Hayes – 64’), Michael Barrios (Reggie Cannon – 89’); Jesus Ferreira (Bryan Reynolds – 72’).
Substitutes not used — Jimmy Maurer, Francis Atuahene, Ema Twumasi, Zdenek Ondrasek.
Seattle Sounders FC — Stefan Frei; Brad Smith, Xavier Arreaga, Román Torres, Kelvin Leerdam; Jordy Delem, Gustav Svensson (Will Bruin – 46’); Harry Shipp (Handwalla Bwana – 56’), Cristian Roldan (Joevin Jones – 76’), Alex Roldan; Raúl Ruidiaz.
Substitutes not used — Trey Muse, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Jonathan Campbell, Nouhou Tolo.
Scoring Summary:
FCD: Xavier Arreaga (own goal) – 33’
FCD: Brad Smith (own goal) – 38’
SEA: Raúl Ruidiaz (Will Bruin, Alex Roldan) – 65’
Misconduct Summary:
SEA: Kelvin Leerdam (caution) – 38’
FCD: Bryan Acosta (caution) – 44’
FCD: Jesus Ferreira (caution) – 71’
FCD: Zdenek Ondrasek (caution) – 84’
FCD: Carlos Gruezo (caution) – 90’+ 5’
Weather: Rain, 69
Attendance: 14,327
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Assistant Referees: Apolinar Mariscal, Adam Garner
4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal
VAR Official: Chico Grajeda
