MATCH NOTES
- Goalkeeper Victor Darub made his first professional start and registered his second shutout of the season.
- Forward Logan Farrington logged his first start for North Texas SC.
- Pedrinho scored his fourth goal of the season, Enes Sali netted his third.
- Abdoul Zanne scored his first goal for North Texas.
- MLS NEXT Pro Box Score
Blaine, Minnesota (June 9, 2024) – North Texas SC (7-1-4, 28 points) extends its winning streak to four games with 3-0 win over MNUFC2 (4-6-0, 12 points) at National Sports Center on Sunday night. Goals from Pedrinho, Enes Sali and Abdoul Zanne sealed the three points for North Texas. With this win, North Texas remains top of the Western Conference.
PEDRINHO’S SAMBA MAGIC
Pedrinho found the back of the net for the fourth time this season by chipping the keeper after a sensational assist from Diego García. The Rio de Janeiro native, leads North Texas SC in goals and assists with eight.
INSTANT IMPACT ZANNE
Abdoul Zanne scored his first-goal for North Texas SC. He becomes the seventh different goal scorer for North Texas SC this season. Zanne joined North Texas this offseason following a loan spell with Loudoun United.
SALI SEALS THE DEAL
FC Dallas midfielder Enes Sali continues to impress with North Texas SC as he scored North Texas SC’s third goal of the night in minute 91’. This was his third goal with North Texas. Sali subbed into the match in the 66’ minute of the match.
STEPPING UP TO THE SHOW
Goalkeeper Victor Darub registered his first professional and club start in goal tonight. The Brazilian-American shot stopper recorded four saves and a shutout in his first start. He now has two shutouts this season since subbing in the last match after Michael Collodi was sent off.
BIG DOG SEES ACTION WITH NORTH TEXAS
FC Dallas’ 2024 SuperDraft Pick Logan Farrington made his first start for North Texas SC. Farrington becomes the 29th player to feature for both FC Dallas and North Texas SC.
UP NEXT: BYE WEEK BEFORE TEXAS SHOWDOWN
North Texas SC will enter a bye week next weekend before hosting Austin FC II on Saturday, June 22, in the first edition of the Texas showdown. The match kicks off at 7:45PM CT and will be available to watch for free on MLSNEXTPro.com and YouTube.
Lineups
North Texas SC — Victor Darub; Turner Humphrey, Amet Korça (Abdoul Zanne – 76’), Mads Westergren; Herbert Endeley, Tomas Pondeca (Nick Mendonca – 76’), Diego García (Anthony Ramirez – 66’), Isaiah Parker; Pedrinho, Logan Farrington, Tarik Scott (Enes Sali – 66’).
Substitutes not used — Nico Montoya, Malachi Molina, Diego Pepi, Malik Henry-Scott.
MNUFC2 — Oliver Kelly; Morris Duggan (Andrew Heckenlaible – 84’), Britton Fischer, Dominic Mawing; Finn McRobb, Moses Nyeman, Kage Romanshyn (Rory O'Driscoll – 46’), Molik Khan (Patrick Weah – 81’), Tamer Ibsais; Loïc Mesanvi (Julian Banks – 81’), Alisa Randell (Aidan Martinez – 61’).
Substitutes not used — Justin Arias, Giovanny Cruz, William Schmidt, Kai Zeruhn.
Scoring Summary:
NTX: Pedrinho (Diego García) – 21’
NTX: Abdoul Zanne (Logan Farrington) – 80’
NTX: Enes Sali (Anthony Ramirez) – 90’+1’
Misconduct Summary:
NTX: Amet Korça (caution) – 38’
MIN: Finn McRobb (caution) – 56’
MIN: Rory O'Driscoll (caution) – 70’
MIN: Rory O'Driscoll (ejection) – 75’
MIN: Aidan Martinez (caution) – 82’
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 64°F
