- Homegrown Justin Che earns his first MLS start at 17 years and 217 days old, making him the fourth youngest starter in FC Dallas history.
- Jesús Ferreira earns his first start of the season after recovering from a shoulder injury in the preseason.
- FC Dallas hosts New England Revolution on Sunday, June 27 at Toyota Stadium at 8PM CT. The match will broadcast locally on TXA21, FCDTV Network, FCDallas.com/Radio and TUDN 1270AM.
- FC Dallas also hosts Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Toyota Stadium for the Fourth of July match, presented by CoServ. The match will broadcast locally on TXA21, FCDTV Network, KMPX-29, FCDallas.com/Radio and TUDN 1270AM.
Los Angeles, CA (June 23, 2021) – FC Dallas (1-4-4, 7 points) falls 2-0 to Los Angeles FC (3-3-3, 12 points) Wednesday night at Banc of California Stadium.
Game Summary
First Half:
- 4’ – Carlos Vela linked up with Eduardo Atuesta outside of the box, and Vela’s left-footed strike ended in the bottom left corner of Jimmy Maurer’s goal.
- 11’ – Vela nearly doubled the lead for LAFC with a curling free kick near the top of the box, but his shot hit the post and was cleared away by FC Dallas’ defense.
- 27’ – Jáder Obrian connected with a cross from Justin Che, but his header went over the crossbar.
- 37’ – Bryan Acosta’s corner kick found Ryan Hollingshead near the penalty spot but his shot went wide after being deflected by LAFC’s José Cifuentes.
- 43’ – Cifuentes took a shot at the top of the box that headed for the left side of the goal only to be punched away by Maurer for a corner kick.
Second Half
46’ – Nkosi Tafari crossed the ball across the box to connect with Ryan Hollingshead who tried for a header, but it was saved by Romero.
58’ – Cifuentes took a shot in the middle of the box only to be saved by Maurer.
66’ – Maurer denied Vela twice within a minute by saving the first shot with his right foot and second shot with his left knee.
70’ – After VAR review for possible offside, Blessing’s close-range goal following a low cross from Vela is awarded to give LAFC a 2-0 lead.
77’ – Latif Blessing sent a through ball to Diego Rossi whose right-footed shot was saved by Jimmy Maurer.
85’ – Andrés Ricaurte fired a left-footed shot from outside the box, but his shot went over the bar.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Jimmy Maurer; Nkosi Tafari (Franco Jara – 63’), Bressan, José Martínez; Justin Che, Facundo Quignon, Bryan Acosta (Andrés Ricaurte – 76’), Ryan Hollingshead (Johnny Nelson – 76’); Jesús Ferreira, Jáder Obrian (Paxton Pomykal – 68’), Ricardo Pepi (Freddy Vargas – 76’).
Substitutes not used — Phelipe Megiolaro, Edwin Cerrillo, Ema Twumasi, Tanner Tessmann, Freddy Vargas, Dante Sealy.
Los Angeles FC — Tomas Romero; Eddie Segura, Marco Farfan, Moonhwan Kim, Jesus Murrillo; Latif Blessing, Jose Cifuentes (Francisco Ginella – 83’), Eduardo Atuesta; Diego Rossi, Carlos Vela (Danny Musovski – 76’), Cal Jennigns (Tristan Blackmon – 46’).
Substitutes not used —Pablo Sisniega, Raheem Edwards, Jordan Harvey, Mamadou Fall, Corey Baird, Bryce Duke..
Scoring Summary:
LAFC (1-0): Carlos Vela (Eduardo Atuesta) – 4’
LAFC (2-0): Latif Blessing (Carlos Vela) – 70’
Stats Summary: FC Dallas/Los Angeles FC
Shots: 5/9
Shots on Goal: 0/2
Saves: 1/0
Corner Kicks: 2/2
Fouls: 6/8
Offside: 0/2
Weather: Clear, 68
Misconduct Summary:
DAL: Bressan (caution) – 60’
DAL: Freddy Vargas (caution) – 79’
DAL: Andrés Ricaurte (caution) – 84’
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant Referees: Eric Weisbrod, Apolinar Mariscal
Fourth official: Alex Chilowicz
VAR: Timothy Ford
