FC Dallas moves onto the Round of 16 of the 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
- Ricardo Pepi debuts for FC Dallas and records his FC Dallas career assist.
- Matt Hedges scores his first goal of the 2019 season and his fourth career Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup goal, tied for the most of any current FCD player along with Michael Barrios.
- Michael Barrios scores his third goal and records his team-leading sixth assist of the 2019 season.
- Dominique Badji and Reto Ziegler score their first career USOC goal for FC Dallas.
- Draw for the Round of 16 and Quarterfinal will take place tomorrow June 13 at 11 AM CT.
Dallas, TX - FC Dallas moves on to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 after defeating OKC Energy FC, 4-0, with goals scored by Matt Hedges, Michael Barrios, Dominique Badji and Reto Ziegler.
Game Summary
First Half:
- 4’ – Bressan attempted a left-footed volley from the top of the box after OKC failed to properly clear a corner.
- 11’ – Matt Hedges opened the scoring with a downward header into the bottom corner off an outswinging Michael Barrios corner kick.
- 19’ – Jesus Ferreira with a strong shot straight at OKC Keeper Cody Laurendi from right outside the box.
- 25’ – Dominique Badji headed just wide from a free kick by Michael Barrios.
- 43’ – Ricardo Pepi slid through Michael Barrios who beat his man one-on-one before he placed his finish into the far corner for a goal.
- 45+2’ – Jesus Ferreira worked space in the OKC area but fired wide from just inside the box.
Second Half:
- 52’ – Well-worked corner routine leaves Badji wide open on the penalty spot and he smashed it into the back of the net.
- 65’ – Christian Eissell rode two challenges but Jimmy Maurer stayed tall and pushed his shot away.
- 79’ –Pepi was through on goal but couldn’t squeeze his shot past Laurendi at the near post.
- 88’ – Bryan Reynolds latched onto a flick from Zdenek Ondrasek and was hacked down in the box for a penalty.
- 89’ – Reto Ziegler buried the ensuing penalty in the bottom right corner.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Jimmy Maurer; Ryan Hollingshead, Bressan (Reto Ziegler – 76’), Matt Hedges,Bryan Reynolds; Jacori Hayes, Brandon Servania (Zdenek Ondrasek – 79’); Dominique Badji, Jesus Ferreira, Michael Barrios (Edwin Cerrillo – 71’), Ricardo Pepi.
Substitutes not used — Kyle Zobeck, John Nelson, Thomas Roberts, Paxton Pomykal.
OKC Energy FC — Cody Laurendi, Mike Da Fonte, Kyle Hyland, Atiba Harris, Amrer Sasivarevic, Christian Ibeagha, Callum Ross, Omar Gordon(Josh Garcia – 71’), Alexy Bosetti (Kal Okot – 66’), Rafael Garcia, Deshorn Brown (Christian Eissell – 62’)
Substitutes not used — Bryan Byars, Max Gunderson,
Scoring Summary:
FCD: Matt Hedges (Michael Barrios) – 11’
FCD: Michael Barrios (Ricardo Pepi) – 43’
FCD: Dominique Badji (Jesus Ferreira) – 52’
FCD: Reto Ziegler (Penalty) – 89’
Misconduct Summary:
FCD: Matheus Bressan (Caution) – 20’
OKC: Deshorn Brown (Caution) – 47’
OKC: Callum Ross (Caution) – 55’
OKC: Atiba Harris (Caution) – 74’
Weather: Sunny, 87
Attendance: 1,296
Referee: Luis Guardia
Assistant Referees: Kevin Lock, Kaili Terry
4th Official: Brandon Gardner
