April 30, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Dallas News Release
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA – FC Dallas (4-3-3, 15 points) and Minnesota United FC (3-3-3, 12 points) played to a 0-0 draw Sunday night at Allianz Field.
SHUTOUT
Goalkeeper Maarten Paes earns his second clean sheet of the season after making five saves in tonight’s 0-0 draw. His first shutout came on the road against Inter Miami CF in the 1-0 win on April 8 and the five saves tonight ties a season high.
FIRST START FOR SAM JUNQUA
Left back Sam Junqua made his first FC Dallas start since joining the club ahead of the 2023 season. Junqua completed 76.5% of his passes in 68 minutes played.
END OF A STREAK
FC Dallas’ scoring streak stops at eight matches after playing to a 0-0 draw at Allianz Field. Dallas had five shots with two shots on target.
UP NEXT
FC Dallas comes home to host new Western Conference opponent St Louis CITY SC on Saturday, May 6 at 7:30PM CT for the 2023 National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Weekend match. The match, presented by WinStar World Casino and Resort, will be available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the FC Dallas App and TUDN 1270AM.
Lineups
FC Dallas – Maarten Paes; Ema Twumasi (Geovane Jesus – 68′), Sebastien Ibeagha, José Martínez, Sam Junqua (Marco Farfan – 68′); Edwin Cerrillo (Facundo Quignon – 78′), Paxton Pomykal, Sebastian Lletget; Jáder Obrian (Jesús Jiménez – 78′), Jesús Ferreira, Paul Arriola.
Substitutes not used – Jimmy Maurer, Amet Korça, Nolan Norris, Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Bernard Kamungo.
Minnesota United FC – Dayne St. Clair; Kemar Lawrence, Miguel Tapias, Michael Boxall, DJ Taylor; Hassani Dotson (Franco Fragapane – 64′), Wil Trapp; Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Sang Bin Jeong (Mender García – 70′), Robin Lod; Luis Amarilla.
Substitutes not used – Clint Irwin, Eric Dick, Zarek Valentin, Brent Kallman, Joseph Rosales, Cameron Dunbar.
Scoring Summary:
None
Misconduct Summary:
MIN: Sang Bin Jeong (caution) – 31′
FCD: José Martínez (caution) – 45’+1′
MIN: Franco Fragapane (caution) – 86′
Weather: Cloudy, 46°F
Attendance: 18,410
FC DALLAS POSTGAME QUOTES
Head Coach Nico Estévez
Reaction to the result and performance…
“It’s really important coming off a loss and having two games away in a row like we had and not conceding to get a point and something positive. It’s difficult in this league to play away. The two halves were pretty different. In the first half we had good control of buildup, but we didn’t create many chances and we lacked when we were playing…
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