July 27, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release
ST. LOUIS, Missouri – FC Dallas was defeated 2-1 by St. Louis CITY SC in the opening game of the Leagues Cup group stage Saturday Night at CITYPARK.
JUNQUA SCORES FIRST FOR DALLAS
Defender Sam Junqua scored his first Leagues Cup goal tonight in the 18th minute of the first half. This is his second goal scored in 2024. Junqua became the eighth different goal scorer for FC Dallas in Leagues Cup.
WELCOME TO LEAGUES CUP
Interim head coach Peter Luccin made his Leagues Cup debut tonight alongside midfielders Tarik Scott, Carl Sainté and Tomas Pondeca as well as forwards Logan Farrington and Petar Musa.
FC DALLAS’ RECORD IN LEAGUES CUP
FC Dallas is 2-1-2 all-time in Leagues Cup matches since the tournament launched in its modern edition in 2023. Dallas played its first road game in Leagues Cup tonight having played every 2023 Leagues Cup match at home.
UP NEXT: HEADING BACK TO TOYOTA STADIUM
FC Dallas will play its second 2024 Leagues Cup group stage match on South Asian American Heritage Celebration Night from Toyota Stadium versus Liga MX side FC Juárez on Wednesday, July 31. 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…
“I don’t have a problem with missing a penalty kick. I have a problem with the way that we managed the game. St. Louis put in a lot of energy, a lot of heart. We knew coming into the match that they were a good team. We controlled the game in the beginning, we had many chances on goal. We showed attitude tonight, the players played with heart, they showed good effort, good energy and good intensity. However, we were unable to manage the game. Our passing at times was sloppy, we missed easy passes. We have another game in four days against Juárez and we know that the only option we have is to win if we want to go through to the next round. We have to recover and make sure that the players will be ready for the next game.”
On what the team needs to improve on…
“We need to be more consistent and have better sequences with the ball. We cannot have ten good minutes and ten bad minutes, we need to be more calm with the ball. We saw tonight that when we play in space we can score.”
On the performance of Carl Sainté, Tomas Pondeca and Tarik Scott…
“The youngsters showed a lot of energy. I’m very…
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