FRISCO, Texas — FC Dallas had an opportunity to climb the standings in their first home match in 45 days, but ultimately had the game stolen away in the final moments.
A promising sight was the return of Alan Velasco, who has been rehabbing a knee injury all season. He suffered a torn ACL in Game 1 of the first round series against the Seattle Sounders in last season's MLS Cup Playoffs.
When Velasco subbed onto the field in the 79th minute, it was the first time this season all three of the club's Designated Players were on the field at the same time. Petar Musa and Jesus Ferreira had subbed in earlier in the second half as they are also coming back from injuries of their own.
“I was very emotional tonight after coming into the match tonight. It has been a long couple of months to come back from this difficult injury," Velasco said. "I was happy to get back to the field tonight but was not happy with the result. We wanted to win tonight. It felt good to get back on the pitch in a real game, I had previously played in inter squads but I felt good coming back tonight.”
Musa and Ferreira made an immediate impact after coming onto the pitch. Ferreira played a through ball behind the back line to Sam Junqua, who then lobbed a cross that connected with Musa for a header and gave FC Dallas a 2-1 lead in the 66th minute. It was Musa’s team-high 14th goal of the 2024 MLS season, making it the most prolific debut season for a player in FC Dallas history (Jason Kreis and Damian Alvarez each scored 13 in their first seasons, 1996 and 1998 respectively). Musa also has a goal in five-straight MLS games.
Logan Farrington scored the first goal for Dallas early on in the sixth minute. Farrington has six goal contributions in the last six games with two goals and four assists. He has also contributed to goals in Dallas’ last three home games in MLS (two goals, one assist).
Colorado scored two unanswered goals in the 76th and 93rd minuutes.
“We were winning the game twice, 1-0, 2-1. We were not able to maintain that result. The late goal that we conceded, it’s not good," FC Dallas head coach Peter Luccin said. "We had chances, a lot of chances but we didn’t get it done. Now we know what we have to do. We have to win in Vancouver and that’s it. Today was a hard day and tomorrow is a different day, we will be ready to fight out there.”
FC Dallas visits the Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Sept. 7 from BC Place. The match will kickoff at 9:30 p.m. CST.
Here is a breakdown of the highlights of the match:
Fulltime: FC Dallas 2, Colorado 3
- xG (expected goals): FC Dallas 2.5, Colorado Rapids 3.3
- Possession: FC Dallas 60%, Colorado Rapids 40%
- Shots (on goal): FC Dallas 21(6), Colorado Rapids 14(8)
- Saves: FC Dallas 5, Colorado Rapids 4
- Yellow cards: FC Dallas 4, Colorado Rapids 3
- Red cards: FC Dallas 0, Colorado Rapids 0
2nd half: FC Dallas 2, Colorado Rapids 3
90 + 10': Attempt missed. Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the center of the box is close, but misses to the left.
90 + 8': Ruan (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
90 + 6': Attempt saved. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the center of the goal. Assisted by Darren Yapi.
90 + 6': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
90 + 3': Goal, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the center of the box.
89': Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, FC Dallas. Patrickson Delgado replaces Sam Junqua.
86': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jasper Löffelsend replaces Calvin Harris. Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Sebastian Anderson replaces Jackson Travis because of an injury.
84': Attempt missed. Show (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
82': Attempt blocked. Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Musa.
79': Substitution FC Dallas. Alan Velasco replaces Sebastian Lletget.
79': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
76': Goal, Colorado Rapids. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from very close range following a set piece situation.
74': Penalty Colorado Rapids. Djordje Mihailovic draws a foul in the penalty area. Penalty conceded by Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) after a foul in the penalty area.
74': Attempt saved. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
73': Attempt saved. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) header from the center of the box is saved.
71': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Connor Ronan.
71': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) header from the center of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Junqua with a cross.
68': Attempt missed. Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
68': Attempt blocked. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
66': Goal, FC Dallas. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) header from the center of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Junqua with a cross.
64': Sam Junqua (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt saved. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) header from very close range is saved in the center of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross.
63': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Omir Fernandez replaces Jonathan Lewis. Cole Bassett replaces Oliver Larraz.
62': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt blocked. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Attempt blocked. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': FC Dallas substitution. Jesus Ferreira replaces Tsiki Ntsabeleng. Petar Musa replaces Logan Farrington.
47': Attempt missed. Show (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruan.
46': Second half starts.
Halftime: FC Dallas 1, Colorado Rapids 1
- xG (expected goals): FC Dallas 1.1, Colorado Rapids 0.8
- Possession: FC Dallas 65%, Colorado Rapids 35%
- Shots (on goal): FC Dallas 6(2), Colorado Rapids 8(3)
- Saves: FC Dallas 2, Colorado Rapids 1
- Yellow cards: FC Dallas 1, Colorado Rapids 0
- Red cards: FC Dallas 0, Colorado Rapids 0
1st half: FC Dallas 1, Colorado Rapids 1
43': Attempt blocked. Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nkosi Tafari.
42': Attempt missed. Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruan.
33': Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Attempt blocked. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
24': Attempt missed. Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
17': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
11': Goal, Colorado Rapids. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) header from very close range to the center of the goal following a fast break. Tied 1-1.
11': Attempt saved. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the center of the goal. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
11': Attempt missed. Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic following a fast break.
9': Attempt saved. Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids) header from the center of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Keegan Rosenberry with a cross.
6': Goal, FC Dallas. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. FC Dallas leads 1-0.
6': Attempt saved. Sam Junqua (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruan with a cross.
5': Attempt missed. Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the center of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tsiki Ntsabeleng.
2': Attempt blocked. Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) header from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross.
1': Match start.
FC Dallas vs. Colorado Rapids: Pregame
Starting XI
Tale of the tape
- FC Dallas' record all-time against Colorado Rapids is 35-28-19 (122 goal scored, 103 goals conceded)
- FC Dallas's record against Colorado Rapids at home is 26-8-8 (75 goal scored, 43 goals conceded)
- FC Dallas injury report:
- Out: Liam Fraser (leg), Geovane Jesus (knee), Paxton Pomykal (knee)
- Colorado Rapids injury report:
- Out: Kévin Cabral (elbow), Kimani Stewart-Baynes (illness), Sam Vines (hamstring)
FC Dallas kit bracket: Which one is your favorite?
Throughout the 2024 season, on FC Dallas match days, I will post a poll on WFAA's YouTube community page, asking which kit you think is better. The winner of the FC Dallas kit bracket will be chosen on Decision Day, Oct. 19.
All of the polls will be listed in this story.
New season, new food
FC Dallas unveiled its new concession items earlier this month for the 2024 season, which of course includes monstrous items for all the foodies out there! You can check out what's new on the menu here.
Learn the FC Dallas chants!
At the FC Dallas matches, you'll hear some songs chanted throughout the game. If you want to learn them and grow your #DTID (Dallas 'Til I Die) fandom, click here for a breakdown of each song and the corresponding lyrics.
FC Dallas vs. Colorado Rapids: How to watch, listen on radio
TV:
- MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+.
- 7:30 p.m. CT
Radio:
- English: All FC Dallas matches will air in English on the official FC Dallas app. FC Dallas broadcasts also return to Talk Radio 1190 and the iHeartRadio app in 2024.
- Play-by-play: Owen Newkirk, Analyst: Steve Davis, Sideline: Garrett Melcer
- Spanish: All FC Dallas matches will be available in Spanish on the official FC Dallas app.
- Play-by-play: Carlos Alvarado, Analyst: Raffa Calderon
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