FRISCO, Texas — FC Dallas won their first game with new head coach Peter Luccin at the helm on Saturday, defeating St. Louis CITY SC 2-0.
Luccin took over for Nico Estevez, who the club parted ways with after the 1-1 draw against Minnesota United FC last weekend. Luccin became the third interim head coach in FC Dallas history to win his first game (Colin Clarke, 2003 and Marco Ferruzzi, 2008).
Estevez managed a 28-27-29 MLS regular season record as head coach, including a 3-8-5 record in 2024.
“It was very important to have that first win, or at least, the pressure to get that first win disappears. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t want more. I want to insist that we need to do better, we need to play better," Luccin said. "The players can play better. These past four days where I focused on playing vertically, it can get a bit confusing. But bit by bit we will get our rhythm. There were good moments, but it isn’t enough.”
Maarten Paes played a big game in goal for FC Dallas, making numerous key saves to keep a clean sheet. At last check, Paes led the MLS in All-Star votes at his position. He logged eight saves in the match. Paes has logged six straight matches with at least five saves. It was also Paes' fourth clean sheet of the 2024 season.
FC Dallas improves to 17 points on the season and into 12th place in the Western Conference standings.
Jesus Ferreira and Nkosi Tafari scored the goals for FC Dallas, their third and first goals on the season, respectively.
"The energy and the mindset is really what we're striving for. I think you could definitely tell there was a different camaraderie on the field," Tafari said. "The quality was a little bit lacking, like we would really like to push better in the quality, but the camaraderie is really what got us the win today, everybody fought for each other.”
FC Dallas returns to the pitch on Wednesday to take on Minnesota United FC, who are in the No. 3 spot in the West.
Here is a look at highlights from the match:
Fulltime: FC Dallas 2, St. Louis CITY SC 0
- xG (expected goals): FC Dallas 1.3, St. Louis CITY SC 1.7
- Possession: FC Dallas 44.5%, St. Louis CITY SC 55.5%
- Shots (on goal): FC Dallas 10(5), St. Louis CITY SC 22(8)
- Saves: FC Dallas 8, St. Louis CITY SC 3
- Yellow cards: FC Dallas 2, St. Louis CITY SC 4
- Red cards: FC Dallas 0, St. Louis CITY SC 0
2nd half: FC Dallas 2, St. Louis CITY SC 0
90 + 8': Attempt blocked. Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90 + 5': Attempt missed. Roman Bürki (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right following a corner.
88': Substitution, FC Dallas. Sam Junqua replaces Marco Farfan.
86': Attempt saved. John Klein (St. Louis City SC) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross.
85': Substitution, FC Dallas. Bernard Kamungo replaces Petar Musa. Liam Fraser replaces Sebastian Lletget.
81': Goal FC Dallas 2, St. Louis City SC 0. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) header from very close range following a corner.
77': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Aziel Jackson replaces Hosei Kijima. Samuel Adeniran replaces João Klauss. John Klein replaces Njabulo Blom.
75': Nökkvi Thórisson (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tomas Totland.
71': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
68': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Attempt blocked. Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tsiki Ntsabeleng.
66': Attempt blocked. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Attempt blocked. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, FC Dallas. Logan Farrington replaces Jesús Ferreira. Substitution, FC Dallas. Tsiki Ntsabeleng replaces Patrickson Delgado.
61': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomas Totland with a cross.
60': Attempt blocked. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
60': Attempt missed. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomas Totland with a cross.
49': Attempt blocked. Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
49': Attempt blocked. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nökkvi Thórisson.
49': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
46': Second half started.
Halftime: FC Dallas 1, St. Louis CITY SC 0
- xG (expected goals): FC Dallas 1.1, St. Louis CITY SC 0.8
- Possession: FC Dallas 46.9%, St. Louis CITY SC 53.1%
- Shots (on goal): FC Dallas 6(3), St. Louis CITY SC 11(4)
- Saves: FC Dallas 4, St. Louis CITY SC 2
- Yellow cards: FC Dallas 1, St. Louis CITY SC 2
- Red cards: FC Dallas 0, St. Louis CITY SC 0
1st half: FC Dallas 1, St. Louis CITY SC 0
45 + 14': Attempt blocked. Nökkvi Thórisson (St. Louis City SC) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross.
45 + 12': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
45 + 11': Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45 + 9': Attempt saved. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
45 + 8': Attempt missed. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
45 + 6': Attempt missed. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross.
45 + 4': Attempt saved. Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Patrickson Delgado.
45 + 4': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
41': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
38': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tim Parker.
36': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Joshua Yaro replaces Joakim Nilsson because of an injury.
34': Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Attempt saved. Nökkvi Thórisson (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Akil Watts with a cross.
27': Goal FC Dallas. Jesús Ferreira scores the penalty kick.
27': Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Penalty FC Dallas. Paul Arriola draws a foul in the penalty area.
21': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
21': Attempt blocked. Patrickson Delgado (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
20': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces Célio Pompeu because of an injury.
14': Delay in match because of an injury Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
12': Hosei Kijima (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
7': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
1': Match start.
FC Dallas vs. St. Louis CITY SC: Pregame
Starting XI
Tale of the tape
- FC Dallas' record all-time against St. Louis CITY SC is 1-1-1 (3 goals scored, 2 goals conceded)
- FC Dallas's record against St. Louis CITY SC at home is 1-0-0 (2 goal scored, 0 goals conceded)
- FC Dallas injury report:
- Out: Geovane Jesus (right knee), Paxton Pomykal (knee), Alan Velasco (knee)
- St. Louis CITY SC injury report:
- Out: Rasmus Alm (knee), Tomáš Ostrák (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.
This poll will be open until Saturday, June 22.
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. St. Louis CITY SC: 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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