FRISCO, Texas — FC Dallas dropped its second game in a row after falling 1-0 to Eastern Conference powerhouse FC Cincinnati.
FC Cincinnati entered the match with a remarkable 7-1-1 record on the road this season and added another win to their impressive road success. FC Cincinnati's only road loss came back in April when the team lost 2-1 to CF Montréal. They've gone on to win six out of six away from their home fans.
FC Dallas hadn't lost at home since mid-March when the club fell 3-1 to the Vancouver Whitecaps. A six-match unbeaten streak at home (four wins, two ties) was broken with the 1-0 loss Saturday night.
“It wasn’t a good game. We had chances where we generated something, but it was not enough to win a game at home against a strong team like FC Cincinnati. In the last 20 minutes, we pushed through with heart," FC Dallas head coach Peter Luccin said. "We had a shot hit the post, but they also had two chances; one was almost a 1v1 with the goalkeeper and they missed. Our pressure has not been what it should be, and that goes for everyone, the players, me, and the staff, too. We looked inexperienced. After three games, which have been very good, the performance of this game is not the image we should be portraying. We lost another player tonight, Liam Fraser, so we are playing a lot of young players. That is a silver lining, but we have to do a lot better. I am very disappointed about the game.”
FC Dallas' best chance to score came in the 68th minute when midfielder Sebastian Lletget got out on a slow break and fired a left footed shot from outside the box that pinged off the post.
“To be fair, I feel like we beat ourselves up today. We had chances in the first half and then were more dangerous in the second half. We are very naive in the way we play, we don’t have that killer instinct. It’s the small details that just pile up throughout the season," defender Nkosi Tafari said.
FC Dallas returns to Toyota Stadium again on July 4 to take on the Portland Timbers.
Fulltime: FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 1
- xG (expected goals): FC Dallas 1.4, FC Cincinnati 1.0
- Possession: FC Dallas 51.3%, FC Cincinnati 48.7%
- Shots (on goal): FC Dallas 15(2), FC Cincinnati 6(2)
- Saves: FC Dallas 1, FC Cincinnati 2
- Yellow cards: FC Dallas 2, FC Cincinnati 6
- Red cards: FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 0
See the play-by-play in the highlights below:
2nd half: FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 1
90 + 5': Attempt blocked. Tomas Pondeca (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
88': Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
88': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Aaron Boupendza replaces Gerardo Valenzuela. Isaiah Foster replaces Luca Orellano.
82': Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Attempt blocked. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Musa.
81': Substitution, FC Dallas. Sam Junqua replaces Paul Arriola. Tomas Pondeca replaces Sebastian Lletget.
79': Attempt missed. Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the center of the box.
78': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Kipp Keller. Sergio Santos replaces Kevin Kelsy.
75': Delay in match. Cooling break.
72': Attempt saved. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Petar Musa.
71': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nolan Norris.
68': Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Petar Musa with a headed pass following a fast break.
68': Attempt saved. Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved.
66': Attempt missed. Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
65': Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
61': DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Nolan Norris (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
56': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Attempt blocked. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
56': Attempt blocked. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) header from the center of the box is blocked.
55': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Yamil Asad.
55': Attempt blocked. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
54': Substitution, FC Dallas. Tarik Scott replaces Eugene Ansah. Petar Musa replaces Bernard Kamungo.
53': Attempt blocked. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
47': Goal. FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the center of the box.
46': Second half started.
Halftime: FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 0
- xG (expected goals): FC Dallas 0.8, FC Cincinnati 0.3
- Possession: FC Dallas 49.9%, FC Cincinnati 50.1%
- Shots (on goal): FC Dallas 7(1), FC Cincinnati 2(0)
- Saves: FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 1
- Yellow cards: FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 1
- Red cards: FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 0
1st half: FC Dallas 0, FC Cincinnati 0
45': Attempt missed. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the center of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
38': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the center of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela with a through ball.
33': Delay in match. Cooling break.
32': Attempt missed. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) header from the center of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget with a cross following a corner.
29': Attempt missed. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Logan Farrington.
27': Substitution, FC Dallas. Nolan Norris replaces Liam Fraser because of an injury.
21': Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
18': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Attempt saved. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eugene Ansah.
14': Attempt missed. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
1': Match started.
FC Dallas vs. FC Cincinnati: Pregame
Starting XI
Tale of the tape
- FC Dallas' record all-time against FC Cincinnati is 1-0-0 (3 goals scored, 1 goal conceded)
- FC Dallas's record against FC Cincinnati at home is 1-0-0 (3 goals scored, 1 goal conceded)
- FC Dallas injury report:
- Out: Patrickson Delgado (knee), Jesús Ferreira (upper leg), Geovane Jesus (knee), Tsiki Ntsabeleng (illness), Paxton Pomykal (knee), Carl Sainté (lower leg), Alan Velasco (knee)
- FC Cincinnati injury report:
- Out: Corey Baird (hip), Nick Hagglund (leg), Matt Miazga (leg), Obinna Nwobodo (Not Due To Injury), Miles Robinson (Not Due To Injury), Malik Pinto (ankle)
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. FC Cincinnati: 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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