2021 Season

RECAP: FC Dallas Falls 1-0 to Portland Timbers

FC Dallas visits Colorado Rapids at DICK’s Sporting Goods Park on July 21

  • FC Dallas travels to DICK’s Sporting Goods Park on Wednesday, July 21 at 8PM CT. The match will air on TXA21, FCDTV Network, FCDallas.com/Radio and TUDN 1270AM
  • FC Dallas hosts LA Galaxy at Toyota Stadium on Saturday, July 24 at 7:30PM CT. The match will air on TXA21, FCDTV Network, FCDallas.com/Radio and TUDN 1270AM.

Portland, OR (July 17, 2021) – FC Dallas (2-6-5, 11 points) falls 1-0 to Portland Timbers (5-6-1, 16 points) Saturday night at Providence Park.

Game Summary

First Half:

  • 11’ – SHOT (DAL) – Paxton Pomykal made a right-footed pass to Jesús Ferreira inside the box but Steve Clark caught the ball before Ferreira could finish his shot. 
  • 34’ – SHOT (DAL) – Ricardo Pepi attempted to head in a cross from Justin Che but his shot went wide. 
  • 39’ – SHOT (DAL) – Pepi rattled the right post after attempting to strike in a cross from Pomykal. 
  • 43’ – SAVE (POR) – Pomykal connected with a pass from Edwin Cerrillo near the top of the six-yard box but was denied by Clark who punched it out.
  • 45’ – SAVE (DAL) – Jimmy Maurer made a diving save on a Dairon Asprilla shot from outside the box to keep the score 0-0 before the end of the first half. 

Second Half

  • 48’ – SHOT (POR) – Yimmy Chara connected with a pass from Asprilla at the top of the box, but his right-footed shot went to the left of Maurer’s goal. 
  • 71 – SHOT (DAL) – Franco Jara’s header following a corner nearly slipped past Clark but he was alert and made the save. 
  • 84’ – GOAL (POR) – Jeremy Ebobisse dribbled all the way into the box, and his powerful shot beat Maurer to give Portland the 1-0 lead. 

Lineups: 

FC Dallas — Jimmy Maurer; Justin Che, Nkosi Tafari, Bressan, Ryan Hollingshead; Facundo Quignon; Edwin Cerrillo (Dante Sealy – 87’); Ricardo Pepi (Andrés Ricaurte – 87’), Jesús Ferreira, Paxton Pomykal (Ema Twumasi – 82’); Franco Jara (Jáder Obrian – 78’).

Substitutes not used — Phelipe Megiolaro, John Nelson, Brandon Servania, Szabolcs Schön, Freddy Vargas. 

Portland Timbers — Steve Clark; Josecarlos Van Rankin, Dario Zuparic, Larrys Mabiala, Pablo Bonilla (Blake Bodily – 81’); Dairon Asprilla (Sebastian Blanco – 81’), Diego Chara, Renzo Zambrano, Jeremy Ebobisse; Yimmi Chara (Bill Tuiloma– 88’), Felipe Mora (Diego Valeri – 65’). 

Substitutes not used — Aljaz Ivacic, Zachery McGraw, Diego Valeri, George Fochive, Cristhian Paredes, Marvin Loría.

Scoring Summary:

POR (0-1): Jeremy Ebobisse (Yimmi Chara) – 83’

Stats Summary: FC Dallas/Portland Timbers
Shots: 
7/11
Shots on Goal: 2/2
Saves: 1/2
Corner Kicks: 5/5
Fouls: 17/11
Offside: 1/2

Misconduct Summary:

POR: Pablo Bonilla (caution) – 5’

POR: Dario Zuparic (caution) – 52’

DAL: Facundo Quignon (caution) – 57’

DAL: Paxton Pomykal (caution) – 69’

Weather: Clear, 76
Attendance: 23,255

Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Assistant Referees: Nick Uranga, Apolinar Mariscal
Fourth official: Brandon Stevis
VAR: Sorin Stoica