ST. LOUIS. Minnesota United conquers Dallas 1-0 after M. García scored just 1 goal (48′). Dallas lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in St. Louis on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ramy Touchan with the assistance of Corey Rockwell and Jeffrey Greeson. The 4th official was Adam Garner. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.1 degrees Celsius or 41.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Dallas had a superior ball possession 57% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dallas had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Minnesota United managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Dallas shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Minnesota United shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Dallas received 1 yellow card (Marco Farfán). On the other side, Minnesota United received 2 yellow cards (Wil Trapp and Miguel Tapias).

Standings

After playing this match, Dallas stays with 0 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Minnesota United has 3 points (4th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Dallas will play away against LA Galaxy on the 20th of October with a 22-18 head to head stats in favor of Dallas (6 draws).

Minnesota United will play away agasint Sporting KC on the 20th of October with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).

Dallas and Minnesota United will play the return match on the at the Allianz Field

Dallas – Formation

Dallas started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Nicolás Estévez Martínez decided to play with the following team: Maarten Paes (6.8), Ema Twumasi (6.9), Sebastien Ibeagha (6.7), José Antonio Martinez (7.3), Marco Farfan (7.0), Sebastian Lletget (6.2), Facundo Quignon (7.0), Paxton Pomykal (7.3), Paul Arriola (6.8), Jesús Ferreira (7.0) and Alan Velasco (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jimmy Maurer, Nkosi Burgess, Nolan Norris, Geovane (6.8), Bernard Kamungo, Tsiki Ntsabeleng (6.6), Edwin Cerrillo (6.2), Isaiah Parker and José Mulato (6.6).

Substitutions

Dallas made 4 changes: Ema Twumasi for Geovane de Jesus Rocha (67′), Sebastian Lletget for Tsiki Ntsabeleng (67′), Facundo Quignón for Edwin Cerrillo (67′) and Paxton Pomykal for J. Mulato Palacios (82′).

Best player: José Antonio Martinez​

The most impressive player for Dallas was José Antonio Martinez.

His rating is (7.3) with 89 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Adrian Heath played with: Dayne St. Clair (7.0), Zarek Valentin (7.1), Michael Boxall (7.3), Miguel Tapias (6.8), Kemar Lawrence (6.5), Wil Trapp (6.8), Kervin Arriaga (7.7), Bongokuhle Hlongwane (6.6), Robin Lod (6.8), Franco Fragapane (6.5) and Mender García (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Eric Dick, Fred Emmings, D.J. Taylor, Joseph Rosales (6.4), Hassani Dotson (6.4), Cameron Dunbar, Patrick Weah and Tani Oluwaseyi.

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 3 changes: M. García for Hassani Dotson (63′), Franco Fragapane for Joseph Rosales Erazo (71′) and Robin Lod for Tani Oluwaseyi (89′).

Best player: Kervin Arriaga​

The player that probably impressed the most for Minnesota United was Kervin Arriaga even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 45 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Vancouver Whitecaps – Real Salt Lake – 1-2
• Dallas – Minnesota United – 0-1
• Austin – Saint Louis City – 2-3
• Philadelphia Union – Columbus Crew – 4-1
• Orlando City – New York RB – 1-0
• Inter Miami – Montreal Impact – 2-0
• DC United – Toronto – 3-2
• Cincinnati – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
• Charlotte – New England – 0-1
• Atlanta United – SJ Earthquakes – 2-1