August 1, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release
FRISCO, Texas – FC Dallas bows out of the Leagues Cup after falling 2-0 to Liga MX side FC Juárez on Wednesday night from Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
SETTING A NEW RECORD
Goalkeeper Maarten Paes set a new Leagues Cup career high with nine saves tonight. Paes’ previous high was four saves versus Mazatlán F.C. on August 2, 2023.
LEAGUES CUP DEBUTS
FC Dallas midfielder Enes Sali made his FC Dallas’ debut after substituting into the match in the 88th minute. FC Dallas defender Omar Gonzalez also made his Leagues Cup debut tonight, starting for FC Dallas tonight. The Dallas native has made 14 appearances for Dallas in 2024. FC Dallas has seven debuts in Leagues Cup 2024 after six Dallas players debuted versus St. Louis CITY SC on July 27, 2024.
RECORD VERSUS LIGA MX TEAMS
FC Dallas are now 2-1-0 in Leagues Cup action versus Liga MX sides. In 2023, FC Dallas defeated Necaxa 3-0 and Mazatlán F.C. 2-1. All games versus Liga MX sides have been played from Toyota Stadium.
UP NEXT: A TRIP TO THE NATION’S CAPITAL
FC Dallas returns to MLS action on August 24 versus D.C. United from Audi Field in Washington D.C. The match will kickoff at 8PM CT and will air on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the FC Dallas app in Spanish and English, and Talk Radio 1190 AM in English.
FC DALLAS POSTGAME QUOTES
Interim head coach Peter Luccin
General thoughts about the game…
“We’re very far from our level. There is a lack of courage, not following plans. It was clear for us that we needed to cross much more. The first cross we almost scored with Petar (Musa) and we stopped crossing. We didn’t create enough. Defensively, it is not just about the backline, it is about all the players losing so many duels. That game tonight was about duels. If we are not winning duels, it is going to be very hard to win games.”
On what the team needs to do moving forward…
“For me since I’ve been the head coach, it was the worst game. And that’s it. So it’s not that we almost won. No, we were very far from winning that game. All of us – staff, players, coaches, now is the time for reflection and keep working hard. Now we have only one thing in our minds and that is to try and get to the payoff. And some of the players are going to come back and create more competition in the practice, more competition every single day. This is what we need right now. Because maybe we’re too complacent and we need more fire.”
Goalkeeper Maarten Paes…
On the game…
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