September 28, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release
FRISCO, Texas – FC Dallas (10-14-7, 37 points) fell to Orlando City SC (13-11-7, 46 points) 3-1 tonight from Toyota Stadium on Saturday night. Paul Arriola scored Dallas’ lone goal of the night.
PENALTY NUMBER FIVE FOR FC DALLAS
Captain Paul Arriola scored his second penalty kick of the season, Dallas’ fifth penalty kick this year. Dallas has converted its last eight penalties, dating back to Nov. 7, 2021. Arriola’s goal was his fifth of 2024, tying him with Jesús Ferreira for second most on the team.
150 GAMES PLAYED IN MLS FOR FARFAN
FC Dallas defender Marco Farfan made his 150th MLS career appearance tonight. Farfan has played in 22 games this season, starting 19. He has recorded one goal and one assist for FC Dallas in 2024.
SERIES HISTORY
FC Dallas’ holds a 4-2-2 record against Orlando City SC in league play. At Toyota Stadium, Dallas is 2-1-1.
SIXTEEN CONSECUTIVE SELLOUTS
FC Dallas recorded its 16th consecutive sellout of the 2024 season. This marks the first time in club history that FC Dallas has sold out 16 straight home games in the regular season.
UP NEXT: WEST COASTING
FC Dallas visits the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday, October 2 from Paypal Park. The match will kick off at 9:30PM CT. Dallas then travels to Portland for its match versus the Portland Timbers on Sunday, October 6 from Providence Park. The match will kick off at 6:15PM CT.
Both matches 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
On Omar Gonzalez starting…
“Omar started tonight because he was very important against LAFC, he was very secure in the defensive line. He maintained the back three very narrow which was important. Omar was vocal and he helped solve problems. Today was not just about the backline behavior, It was about the general behavior of the eleven players on the field. In the second half, we tried to change something, so that’s why we subbed Omar out. We saw that Marco Farfan and Sebastien Ibeagha were defending the long spaces and shifted a little bit quicker.”
On Orlando City SC…
“Óscar (Pareja) is a friend of mine, and (Orlando) is a team that is playing very well together, a team that he’s been coaching for 4-5 years now. The team I’m coaching right now, (I’ve had) for just two or three months. I learned so many things as a player when I was playing under him. But I will…
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