Badji scored FC Dallas’ lone goal late in the game
- Bryan Reynolds notched his first professional assist in the 85th minute.
- Dominique Badji scored his second goal of the season and fourth all-time against Vancouver.
- FC Dallas plays the Seattle Sounders on Saturday, June 1 at 7 PM at Toyota Stadium. The match will be broadcasted on Texas 21, FCDallas.com/Radio and 1270AM.
Vancouver, BC - FC Dallas was unable to get the draw at BC Place after cutting the deficit in half late in the game with a goal from Dominique Badji.
Game Summary
First Half:
- 11’ – Dominique Badji sent a shot across the box but Jacori Hayes arrives a second too late to slot it in.
- 26’ – Jesus Ferreira connected with Michael Barrios inside the box firing the pass towards the net but his shot goes high grazing the top of the goal.
- 30’ – Ali Adnan scored the first goal for Vancouver firing a curling shot to the top right corner after going through Reggie Cannon and Michael Barrios at the top of the box.
- 40’ – Lucas Venuto doubled the lead for the Whitecaps after receiving a backheel pass from Fredy Montero.
Second Half:
- 56’ – Michael Barrios sent in a cross from the right flank that beats Crépeau, but Pablo Aranguiz’s right-footer hits the crossbar before falling back into the arms of the keeper.
- 64’ – Badji attempted a shot from inside the box following a corner but it goes to the right.
- 73’ – FC Dallas’ ninth corner of the night results in a Ryan Hollingshead header from the center of the box that travels just over the crossbar.
- 75’ – Jesse Gonzalez made his second save of the night after Theo Bair fires one straight into Gonzalez at the center of the goal.
- 84’ – Venuto gets a one-on-one with Gonzalez and gets past him, but John Nelson recovers just in time to block his shot from doing further damage to FC Dallas.
- 85’ – Badji cut inside from the right flank and dribbles swiftly past two Vancouver defenders before sending a left-footed strike past Crépeau’s near post.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Jesse Gonzalez; John Nelson, Matheus Bressan, Ryan Hollingshead, Reggie Cannon (Bryan Reynolds – 73’); Jacori Hayes (Thomas Roberts – 79’), Bryan Acosta, Pablo Aránguiz (Zdenek Ondrasek – 60’); Dominique Badji, Jesus Ferreira, Michael Barrios.
Substitutes not used —Jimmy Maurer, Callum Montgomery, Reto Ziegler, Carlos Gruezo.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Maxime Crépeau, Derek Cornelius, Andrew Rose, Erik Godoy; Ali Adnan (Victor Giro – 42’), Russell Teibert, Jon Erice, Hwang In-Beom (Felipe – 82’), Jakob Nerwinski; Fredy Montero (Theo Bair – 71’), Lucas Venuto.
Substitutes not used — Zac MacMath, Scott Sutter, Brett Levis, Brendan McDonough.
Scoring Summary:
VAN:Ali Adnan (Hwang In-Beom) – 30’
VAN:Lucas Venuto (Fredy Montero) – 40’
FCD: Dominique Badji (Bryan Reynolds) – 85’
Misconduct Summary:
FCD: Reggie Cannon (caution) – 60’
VAN: Felipe (caution) – 90’+2’
Weather: Cloudy, 57
Attendance: 18,309
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Assistant Referees: Mike Rottersman, Chris Wattam
4th Official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
VAR Official: Ricardo Salazar
