FRISCO. Dallas snatched a late win Austin 1-0 after N. Burgess scored just 1 goal (90′). Dallas was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in Frisco on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 18,267 spectators. The referee was Rubiel Vazquez with the collaboration of Matthew Nelson and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Nima Saghafi. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 36.72 degrees Celsius or 98.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Dallas had a strong ball possession 61% while Austin was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dallas was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dallas won the match.
Dallas shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Austin shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Dallas received 4 yellow cards (Paul Arriola, Marco Farfan, Asier Illarramendi and Jesús Jiménez). Regarding the opposition, Austin received 1 yellow card (Daniel Pereira).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Dallas will have 33 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Austin will stay with 32 points like Minnesota United to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Dallas will play away against LA Galaxy on the 22nd of October with a 23-18 head to head stats in favor of Dallas (6 draws).
Austin will play away agasint SJ Earthquakes on the 22nd of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of SJ Earthquakes (4 draws).
Dallas – Formation
Dallas
30'
27'
90'
Dallas adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nicolás Estévez Martínez decided to play with the following team: Maarten Paes , Geovane , Nkosi Burgess , José Antonio Martinez , Marco Farfan , Sebastian Lletget , Facundo Quignon , Bernard Kamungo , Alan Velasco , Paul Arriola and Jesús Jiménez .
The home team had on the bench: Jimmy Maurer, Jader Obrian , Dante Sealy, Asier Illarramendi , Paxton Pomykal, Ema Twumasi , Sebastien Ibeagha, Sam Junqua and Eugene Ansah .
Dallas could not rely on the presence of Ema Twumasi (injured).
Substitutions
Dallas made 5 changes: Bernard Kamungo for Eugene Ansah (46′), Sebastian Lletget for Asier Illarramendi (58′), Jesús Jiménez for Jader Obrian (58′), José Antonio Martinez for Dante Sealy (85′) and Geovane for Ema Twumasi (30′).
Best player: Marco Farfan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dallas was Marco Farfan even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Austin – Formation
Austin
Also Austin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver , Nick Lima , Julio Cascante , Matt Hedges , Jon Gallagher , Daniel Pereira , Alexander Ring , Ethan Finlay , Owen Wolff , Emiliano Rigoni and Sebastián Driussi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jhojan Valencia , Gyasi Zardes , Leo Väisänen, Héctor Jimenez, Calvin Fodrey, Matt Bersano, Adam Lundqvist , Will Bruin and Memo Rodríguez .
Austin could not rely on the presence of Will Bruin (injured).
Substitutions
Austin made 5 changes: Ethan Finlay for Jhojan Valencia (77′), Emiliano Rigoni for Memo Rodríguez (62′), Alexander Ring for Will Bruin (62′), Owen Wolff for Adam Lundqvist (77′) and Sebastián Driussi for Gyasi Zardes (85′).
Best player: Brad Stuver
The most impressive player for Austin was the goalkeeper: Brad Stuver. His rating is 7.45. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Minnesota United – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-3
- LA Galaxy – Chicago Fire – 3-0
- Real Salt Lake – Houston Dynamo – 0-3
- Sporting KC – SJ Earthquakes – 3-0
- Dallas – Austin – 1-0
