FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSFC Dallas extend home dominance over Galaxy
Petar Musa and Logan Farrington scored goals as struggling FC Dallas won for just the second time in their last five matches, defeating the L.A. Galaxy 2-0 on Saturday night at Frisco, Texas.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jalen Neal (LA Galaxy).
- 1': Petar Musa (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy).
- 2': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
- 7': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Miki Yamane.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Asier Illarramendi.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 7': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Jalen Neal.
- 14': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ema Twumasi.
- 16': Offside, FC Dallas. Logan Farrington is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas).
- 17': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 19': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 20': Attempt saved. Sam Junqua (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 20': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Sam Junqua.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
- 23': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Jalen Neal.
- 24': Attempt missed. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 28': Attempt saved. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
- 28': Goal! FC Dallas 1, LA Galaxy 0. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 33': Foul by Petar Musa (FC Dallas).
- 33': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Delay in match (LA Galaxy).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Offside, FC Dallas. Bernard Kamungo is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Asier Illarramendi.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Musa.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
- 43': Attempt missed. Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
- 45'+1': Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Dallas 1, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Dallas 1, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Substitution, FC Dallas. Marco Farfan replaces Petar Musa.
- 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Miguel Berry replaces Mark Delgado.
- 46': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 46': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
- 49': Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 50': Foul by Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas).
- 50': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Joseph Paintsil.
- 53': Attempt saved. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Logan Farrington with a cross.
- 55': Goal! FC Dallas 2, LA Galaxy 0. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Asier Illarramendi with a through ball.
- 57': Substitution, FC Dallas. Paul Arriola replaces Bernard Kamungo.
- 63': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas).
- 64': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jalen Neal.
- 64': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Maarten Paes.
- 65': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces John Nelson.
- 66': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Isaiah Parente replaces Edwin Cerrillo.
- 66': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Carlos Garcés replaces Maya Yoshida.
- 66': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 66': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Miguel Berry (LA Galaxy).
- 69': Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, FC Dallas. Carl Sainté replaces Sebastian Lletget.
- 71': Substitution, FC Dallas. Eugene Ansah replaces Sam Junqua.
- 72': Foul by Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas).
- 72': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas).
- 73': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt missed. Mauricio Cuevas (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Fagúndez.
- 76': Delay in match (LA Galaxy).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
- 78': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Ruben Ramos replaces Joseph Paintsil.
- 81': Attempt missed. Eugene Ansah (FC Dallas) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tsiki Ntsabeleng.
- 83': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Miki Yamane.
- 84': Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 85': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
- 85': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
- 85': Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, FC Dallas. Omar González replaces Asier Illarramendi.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marco Farfan (FC Dallas).
- 90'+1': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Carlos Garcés (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Logan Farrington (FC Dallas).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Dallas 2, LA Galaxy 0.
- 0': Match ends, FC Dallas 2, LA Galaxy 0.
Statistics
 LA |
DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 63.8 | Possession | 36.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 633 | Accurate Passes | 334 |
| 685 | Passes | 384 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 8 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Toyota Stadium
Location: Frisco, Texas, USA
Attendance: 19,096
Venue: Toyota Stadium
Location: Frisco, Texas, USA
Attendance: 19,096
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 33 | +20 | 64 |
| 2 | LAFC | 33 | +18 | 61 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 33 | +16 | 56 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 33 | +16 | 56 |
Line-Ups
FC Dallas (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Maarten Paes (GK) |
| 17 | Nkosi Tafari |
| 25 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 29 | Samuel Junqua |
| 22 | Ema Twumasi |
| 14 | Asier Illarramendi |
| 8 | Sebastian Lletget |
| 77 | Bernard Kamungo |
| 16 | Tsiki Ntsabeleng |
| 9 | Petar Musa |
| 23 | Logan Farrington |
LA Galaxy (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | John McCarthy (GK) |
| 4 | Maya Yoshida |
| 24 | Jalen Neal |
| 14 | John Nelson |
| 2 | Miki Yamane |
| 20 | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 8 | Marky Delgado |
| 28 | Joseph Paintsil |
| 11 | Gabriel Pec |
| 10 | Ricard Puig |
| 7 | Diego Fagundez |
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