FC Dallas and Austin FC Split Points in 1-1 Draw

July 17, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Dallas News Release

Frisco, TX – FC Dallas (7-6-8, 29 points) split points with in-state rivals Austin FC (12-4-5, 41 points) 1-1 in the final Copa Tejas matchup of the season. With the tie, Austin claimed the second edition of Copa Tejas.

SERIES RECORD AGAINST AUSTIN FC

FC Dallas improves to a 3-0-2 record with 12 goals scored and seven goals conceded against Austin.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

With six more shots (16-10) and with one more shot on target (5-4), FC Dallas outshot Austin FC in the match. Dallas had an expected goal total of 2.43 compared to 0.73 for Austin.

RECORD WHEN PAUL ARRIOLA SCORES

FC Dallas holds a 3-2-2 record whenever forward Paul Arriola finds the back of the net.

MATT 300

Matt Hedges continues to break records for FC Dallas as he becomes the first player in club history to hit 300 regular season appearances in tonight’s 1-1 draw. He was the 61st MLS player to play 300 regular season matches.

UP NEXT: FC DALLAS FACES REAL SALT LAKE ON THE ROAD

FC Dallas travels to Sandy, Utah to face Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium. The match kicks off at 9PM CT (TXA 21, FCDTV Network, Talk Radio 1190AM KFXR and TUDN 1270AM).

Lineups

FC Dallas – Maarten Paes; Ema Twumasi, José Martínez (Nkosi Tafari – 63′), Matt Hedges, Nanu; Facundo Quignon (Tsiki Ntsabeleng – 83′), Branson Servania (Edwin Cerrillo – 70′), Paxton Pomykal (Franco Jara – 70′); Paul Arriola, Jesús Ferreira, Alan Velasco (Jáder Obrian – 70′).

Substitutes not used – Jimmy Maurer, Eddie Munjoma, Joshué Quiñónez, Beni Redžić, Thomas Roberts.

Austin FC – Brad Stuver; Jon Gallagher, Julio Cascante, Ruben Gabrielsen, Nick Lima; Alex Ring, Dani Pereira (Felipe – 62′); Ethan Finlay (Owen Wolff – 62′), Sebastian Driussi (Jared Stroud – 90’+4′), Diego Fagúndez (Rodney Redes – 90′); Maxi Urruti (Danny Hoesen – 62′).

Substitutes not used – Andrew Tarbell, Zan Kolmanic, Kipp Keller, Moussa Djitté.

Scoring Summary:

DAL: Paul Arriola (Jesús Ferreira, Alan Velasco) – 42′

ATX: Diego Fagúndez (Sebastián Driussi, Felipe Martins) – 79′

Misconduct Summary:

DAL: Alan Velasco (caution) – 70′

ATX: Felipe Martins (caution) – 90’+6′

Weather: Partly Cloudy, 96ËšF

Attendance: 16,833

Referee: Armando Villareal

Assistant Referees: Corey Parker, Ian McKay

Fourth official: Brad Jensen

VAR: Kevin Stott

Assistant VAR: Rene Parra

FC DALLAS POSTGAME QUOTES

Head Coach Nico Estévez

General thoughts on the match…

“One thing is looking at the possession stat of the match, and then we…