FC Dallas Falls 1-0 to New York City FC

July 14, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Dallas News Release

Frisco, TX – FC Dallas (7-6-7, 28 points) falls to New York City FC (10-4-5, 35 points) 1-0 Wednesday night at Toyota Stadium.

SERIES RECORD AGAINST NEW YORK CITY FC

FC Dallas falls to 1-2-4 all-time against New York City FC. This was the first time Dallas dropped a home match at Toyota Stadium to NYCFC.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

Dallas outshot New York 12-4 with both teams shooting once on target. FC Dallas had 1.22 expected goals compared to 0.94 for New York City as Dallas managed nine shots inside the box and two big chances with 28 touches inside the box. NYC managed two shots in the box and nine touches within the box. FC Dallas attempted 32 crosses to NYC’s two.

4-4-2 FORMATION

For the first time this season, head coach Nico Estévez strayed from his preferred 4-3-3 formation to start a match. Instead, he fielded a 4-4-2 with Franco Jara joining Homegrown Jesús Ferreira in attack to form a strike partnership.

HOMEGROWNS AT HOME

Five FC Dallas Homegrowns featured in the match whether as a starter or substitute. Defender Eddie Munjoma, midfielder Edwin Cerrillo and forward Jesús Ferreira all started the match while midfielders Paxton Pomykal and Beni Redzic entered the match in the second half.

UP NEXT: FC DALLAS FACES AUSTIN FC IN COPA TEJAS FINALE

Dallas’ I-35 rivals Austin FC make the trip to Toyota Stadium on Saturday, July 16 in the final Copa Tejas meeting of the season. The match, presented by Pepsi, kicks off at 8 PM CT (TXA21, Talk Radio 1190AM, TUDN 1270AM).

Lineups

FC Dallas – Maarten Paes; Eddie Munjoma (Matt Hedges – 85′), José Martínez, Nkosi Tafari, Nanu (Ema Twumasi – 85′); Alan Velasco (Paul Arriola – 67′), Edwin Cerrillo, Tsiki Ntsabeleng (Paxton Pomykal – 67′), Jáder Obrian(Beni Redžić – 90+3); Franco Jara, Jesús Ferreira.

Substitutes not used – Jimmy Maurer, Joshué Quiñónez, Kalil ElMedkhar, Thomas Roberts,

New York City FC – Sean Johnson; Maxime Chanot, Alfredo Morales, Thiago Martins; Tayvan Gray; Gray Tayvon, Nicolas Acevedo(Andres Jasson – 73′), Justin Haak, Talles Magno, Thiago Andrade (Malte Amundsen – 67′); Santiago Rodriguez(Gedion Zelalem – 90+4), Héber (Gabriel Pereira – 73′).

Substitutes not used – Luis Barraza, Christopher Gloster, Vuk Latinovich, Kevin O’Toole, Samuel Owusu.

Scoring Summary:

NYC: Héber (Santíago Rodríguez) – 29′

Misconduct Summary:

NYC: Maxime Chanot (caution) – 8′

DAL: Tsiki Ntsabeleng (caution) – 50′

NYC: Sean Johnson (caution) -…