FRISCO. Dallas managed to find the solution against Los Angeles FC to win 2-1. J. Ferreira was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Los Angeles FC to strike first with a goal of C. Arango at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 78′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Ferreira gave the win to Dallas in the 82′ minute scoring a double. Dallas was surely better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

R. Hollingshead received a red card (13′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Los Angeles FC lost the match.

The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in Frisco on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Freemon assisted by Logan Brown and Chris Wattam. The 4th official was Mark Allatin. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26 degrees Celsius or 78.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Dallas

2 - 1

Los Angeles FC

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 132 Attack 77
  • 84 Dangerous attack 29
  • 87 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 16
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Dallas was in firm control of the ball 67% while Los Angeles FC was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dallas was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dallas won the match​.

Dallas shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Los Angeles FC shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Dallas didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Los Angeles FC received 2 yellow cards (D. Palacios and F. Escobar).

Also, Los Angeles FC didn’t end the match with 11 players after R. Hollingshead (Los Angeles FC) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (13′).

Match Timeline

8'
13'
R. Hollingshead- Red
16'
35'
45'
46'
59'
59'
63'
63'
73'
Tsiki Ntsabeleng- sub ->P. Pomykal
73'
J. Ferreira(goal)P. Arriola
78'
81'
J. Ferreira(goal)
82'
83'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After this match, Dallas will have 49 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Los Angeles FC will stay with 60 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Dallas will host Sporting KC on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head in favor of Dallas (10 draws).

Los Angeles FC will host Nashville SC on the 9th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Los Angeles FC (0 draws).

Dallas – Formation

Dallas
G
M. Paes 30.Netherlands
6.4
D
José Antonio Martinez 3.Spain
6.8
D
Marco Farfán 4.United States
6.8
83'
D
Nkosi Tafari 17.United States
7.0
D
Ema Twumasi 22.Ghana
6.7
63'
M
Sebastian Lletget 12.United States
7.0
M
Paxton Pomykal 19.United States
6.7
73'
M
Edwin Cerrillo 6.United States
6.8
73'
F
Paul Arriola 7.United States
7.8
F
Jáder Obrian 8.Colombia
6.2
63'
F
J. Ferreira 10.Colombia
9.1
78', 82'
Substitutes
G
Jimmy Maurer 1.United States
D
Nanu 31.Guinea-Bissau
6.6
63'
D
J. Quiñónez 28.Ecuador
6.9
83'
M
Bernard Kamungo 77.Tanzania
M
Brandon Servania 18.United States
M
Facundo Quignón 5.Argentina
6.5
73'
F
Beni Redzic 14.USA
F
Franco Jara 29.Argentina
7.0
63'
F
Tsiki Ntsabeleng 16.South Africa
6.7
73'

Dallas adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Nicolás Estévez Martínez decided to play with the following team: Maarten Paes (6.4), Ema Twumasi (6.7), Nkosi Burgess (7.0), José Antonio Martinez (6.8), Marco Farfan (6.8), Paxton Pomykal (6.7), Edwin Cerrillo (6.8), Sebastian Lletget (7.0), Jader Obrian (6.2), Jesús Ferreira (9.1) and Paul Arriola (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Bernard Kamungo, Benjamin Redzic, Brandon Servania, Nanú (6.6), Jimmy Maurer, Joshue Quinonez (6.9), Facundo Quignon (6.5), Franco Jara (7.0) and Tsiki Ntsabeleng (6.7).

Substitutions

Dallas made 5 changes: E. Twumasi for Nanu (63′), J. Obrian for F. Jara (63′), E. Cerrillo for F. Quignon (73′), P. Pomykal for T. Ntsabeleng (73′) and M. Farfan for J. J. Quinonez Rodriguez (83′).

Best player: Jesús Ferreira​

The player that probably impressed the most for Dallas was Jesús Ferreira.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Los Angeles FC – Formation

Los Angeles FC
G
Maxime Crépeau 16.Canada
7.3
D
Giorgio Chiellini 14.Italy
7.1
D
Jesús Murillo 3.Colombia
6.2
D
R. Hollingshead 24.United States
2.9
13'
D
D. Palacios 12.Ecuador
6.7
8'
M
Ilie Sánchez 6.Spain
6.1
46'
M
J. Cifuentes 20.Ecuador
6.4
81'
M
Latif Blessing 7.Ghana
6.2
16'
F
Carlos Vela 10.Mexico
6.8
59'
F
Cristian Arango 9.Colombia
7.1
59' 45'
F
D. Bouanga 99.Gabon
6.8
Substitutes
G
John McCarthy 77.United States
D
Sebastien Ibeagha 25.United States
D
Franco Escobar 2.Argentina
6.3
16' 35'
D
Eddie Segura 4.Colombia
M
Jhegson Méndez 32.Ecuador
6.4
81'
M
Kellyn Acosta 23.United States
6.4
46'
F
K. Opoku 22.Ghana
6.2
59'
F
Gareth Bale 11.Wales
6.5
59'
F
Cristian Tello 37.Spain

Also Los Angeles FC adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steven Cherundolo played with: Maxime Crépeau (7.3), Ryan Hollingshead (2.9), Jesús Murillo (6.2), Giorgio Chiellini (7.1), Diego Palacios (6.7), Latif Blessing (6.2), Ilie Sánchez (6.1), José Cifuentes (6.4), Carlos Vela (6.8), Cristian Arango (7.1) and Denis Bouanga (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jhegson Méndez (6.4), Kwadwo Opoku (6.2), John McCarthy, Gareth Bale (6.5), Sebastien Ibeagha, Franco Escobar (6.3), Kellyn Acosta (6.4), Cristian Tello and Eddie Segura.

Substitutions

Los Angeles FC made 5 changes: L. Blessing for F. Escobar (16′), I. Sanchez for K. Acosta (46′), C. Vela for G. Bale (59′), C. Arango for K. Opoku (59′) and J. Cifuentes for J. Mendez (81′).

Best player: Maxime Crépeau​

The most impressive player for Los Angeles FC was the goalkeeper: Maxime Crépeau. His rating is 7.25. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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