- Ricardo Pepi scores his first MLS brace in win. The brace is the first since Fafa Picault’s on October 31, 2020 against Houston Dynamo FC.
- Pepi has three goals in eight matches in 2021. He had two in 17 matches in 2020.
- FC Dallas extends its home unbeaten streak to 15 matches. FC Dallas has a 8-0-7 record dating back to August 16, 2020.
- FC Dallas hosts Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Toyota Stadium for the Fourth of July match, presented by CoServ. The match will air on TXA21, FCDTV Network, KMPX-29, FCDallas.com/Radio and TUDN 1270AM.
Frisco, TX (June 27, 2021) – FC Dallas (2-4-4, 10 points) defeated New England (7-2-2, 23 points) 2-1 on Sunday night at Toyota Stadium thanks to a brace from Homegrown Ricardo Pepi.
Game Summary
First Half:
- 11’ – GOAL (DAL) – Jesús Ferreira connected with Ricardo Pepi in the middle of the box who finished with a right-footed shot that went straight into the back left corner of the goal.
- 20’ – SHOT (DAL) – Justin Che connected with Pepi and his shot hit Matt Turner’s goal post.
- 33’ – GOAL (NE) – New England’s forward Gustavo Bou scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the box following a deflection from Dallas’ defense.
- 35’ – SAVE (DAL) – Tajon Buchanan connected with Carles Gil and his right-footed shot from outside the box was saved by Jimmy Maurer in the center of the box.
- 41’ – SHOT (DAL) – Ryan Hollingshead took a shot from outside the box after connecting with Jesús Ferreira, but his shot was too high and flew over the crossbar.
- 45+1' – SHOT (DAL) – Jáder Obrian connected with Jesús Ferreira who dribbled into the box and took a shot only for it to be saved by Turner.
Second Half
48’ – SHOT (DAL) – Ryan Hollingshead took a shot from outside the left side of the box, only to be saved by Turner.
54’ – GOAL (DAL) – Ricardo Pepi dribbled through two New England players after connecting with a pass from Ryan Hollingshead and fired a right-footed shot past Turner to give Dallas a 2-1 lead.
86’ – SHOT (NE) – Teal Bunbury connected with Gustavo Bou’s cross but his header went wide of the mark.
87’ – SHOT (DAL) – Paxton Pomykal left footed shot forced a save from Turner at his near post after collecting a pass from Ema Twumasi.
Lineups:
FC Dallas —Jimmy Maurer; Justin Che, Nkosi Tafari, Bressan, Johnny Nelson; Bryan Acosta, Facundo Quignon; Jáder Obrian (Ema Twumasi – 71’), Jesús Ferreira (Paxton Pomykal – 76’), Ryan Hollingshead; Ricardo Pepi (Franco Jara – 61’).
Substitutes not used — Phelipe Megiolaro, Edwin Cerrillo, Andrés Ricaurte, Tanner Tessmann, Kalil ElMedkhar, Dante Sealy.
New England Revolution — Matt Turner; DeJuan Jones, Jonathan Bell (Henry Kessler – 68’), Andrew Farrell, Brandon Bye; Lucas Maciel (Thomas McNamara – 46’), Matt Polster (Edward Kizza – 81’); Arnor Traustason (Adam Buksa – 60’); Carles Gil; Tajon Buchanan (Teal Bunbury – 68’); Gustavo Bou.
Substitutes not used — Brad Knighton, A.J. DeLaGarza; Scott Caldwell, Emmanuel Boateng, Brad Knighton.
Scoring Summary:
DAL (1-0): Ricardo Pepi (Jesús Ferreira) – 11’
NE (1-1): Gustavo Bou – 33’
DAL (2-1): Ricardo Pepi (Ryan Hollingshead) – 54’
Misconduct Summary:
DAL: Bryan Acota (caution) – 18’
NE: Matt Polster (caution) – 28’
DAL: Phelipe Megiolaro (caution) – 41’
DAL: Jáder Obrian (caution) – 71’
NE: Teal Bunbury (caution) – 75’
DAL: Ema Twumasi (caution) – 89’
DAL: Jimmy Maurer (caution) – 90+1’
Stats Summary: FC Dallas/New England Revolution
Shots: 5/9
Shots on Goal: 2/4
Saves: 3/1
Corner Kicks: 2/1
Fouls: 5/3
Offside: 1/0
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 84
Attendance: 14,889
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant Referees: Jeffrey Greeson, Justin Howard
Fourth official: Marcos de Oliveira
VAR: Hilario Grajeda
