May 4, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release
TORONTO, Canada – FC Dallas (2-6-2, 8 points) fell 3-1 to Toronto FC (6-4-1, 19 points) on Saturday night at BMO Field, Dallas’ first loss to Toronto since 2016.
SAM SCORES IN TORONTO
Defender Sam Junqua scored FC Dallas’ lone goal tonight. It’s his first goal of the season after smashing the ball from a Jesús Ferreira assist. Junqua has scored three goals for Dallas since signing on February 23, 2023 and four times in his MLS career.
FAMILIAR FACES
Midfielder Liam Fraser returned to Toronto where he was first signed as a Toronto FC Homegrown. Fraser led Dallas in tackles won (4) and finished the match with a chance created playing the full 90′.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Dallas is now 11-3-6 in MLS action and 12-4-6 across all competitions against Toronto FC.
UP NEXT: LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP DEBUT, COPA TEJAS MATCHUP VERSUS AUSTIN FC
FC Dallas debuts in the 109th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup this Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30 PM CT versus USL Championship side Memphis 901 FC from Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas in a Round of 32 match. The match will air on mlssoccer.com, the FC Dallas app in Spanish and English, and Talk Radio 1190 AM in English.
Following U.S. Open Cup play, FC Dallas returns to Toyota Stadium for a Copa Tejas matchup versus Austin FC on Saturday, May 11 at 7:30 PM CT on Asian American Heritage Night presented by Wild Turkey. The match will air on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the FC Dallas app in Spanish and English, and Talk Radio 1190 AM in English.
Lineups
FC Dallas – Maarten Paes, Sam Junqua, Nkosi Tafari Burgess, Sebastien Ibeagha, Marco Farfan (Eugene Ansah – 68′), Liam Fraser, Patrickson Delgado (Asier Illarramendi – 54′), Ema Twumasi, Paul Arriola (Jesús Ferreira – 45′), Bernard Kamungo (Tsiki Ntsabeleng – 54′, (Dante Sealy – 72′), Petar Musa
Substitutes not used – Jimmy Maurer, Omar Gonzalez, Carl Sainté, Logan Farrington.
Toronto FC – Sean Johnson; Raoul Petretta (Sigurd Rosted – 17′), Nickseon Gomis, Kevin Long; Tyrese Spicer, Alonso Coello (Matty Longstaff – 64′, Deybi Flores, Federico Bernardeschi; Jonathan Osorio, Derrick Etienne Jr. (Kobe Franklin – 65′), Prince Osei Owusu (Deandre Kerr – 79′).
Substitutes not used – Aimé Mabika, Kosi Thompson, Jesús Batiz, Luka Gavran
Scoring Summary:
TOR: Federico Bernardeschi (penalty kick) – 45’+8′
TOR: Federico Bernardeschi (Jonathan Osorio) – 53′
TOR: Matthew Longstaff (Federico Bernardeschi) – 82′
DAL: Sam Junqua (Jesús Ferreira) – 87′
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