MLS

FT Saturday, February 29, 2020
Philadelphia Union WLLWL 0
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FC Dallas DDLWL 2
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Toyota Stadium · 16,219 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports

FC Dallas begins season with shutout of Philadelphia Union

Zdenek Ondrasek and Paxton Pomykal each scored a goal to lift host FC Dallas past the Philadelphia Union 2-0 in the season opener for both clubs.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
3
50.1
Possession
49.9
15
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
298
Accurate Passes
297
394
Passes
401
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
4
22
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
63
25
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
19
13
Tackles
25
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
13
Interceptions
10
17
Effective Clearances
36
17
Clearances
36

Head to Head

DAL leads series 3-2

Lineups

DAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jesse GonzalezG
  2. 3Reto ZieglerCD-L
  3. 24Matt HedgesCD-R
  4. 12Ryan HollingsheadLB
  5. 2Reggie CannonRB
  6. 7Jesús FerreiraAM
  7. 5Thiago SantosLM
  8. 15Tanner TessmannRM
  9. 13Zdenek OndrasekF
  10. 9Fafà PicaultAM-L
  11. 21Michael BarriosAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Bryan ReynoldsSUB
  2. 11Hárold MosqueraSUB
  3. 19Paxton PomykalSUB
  4. 26John NelsonSUB
  5. 4BressanSUB
  6. 20Jimmy MaurerSUB
  7. 16Ricardo PepiSUB

PHI · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 4Mark McKenzieCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 2Warren CreavalleDM
  5. 32Matthew RealLB
  6. 28Raymon GaddisRB
  7. 22Brenden AaronsonAM
  8. 10Jamiro MonteiroLM
  9. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  10. 17Sergio SantosCF-L
  11. 23Kacper PrzybylkoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25IlsinhoSUB
  2. 12Joe BendikSUB
  3. 8José Andrés MartínezSUB
  4. 21Anthony FontanaSUB
  5. 20Michee NgalinaSUB
  6. 15Olivier MbaizoSUB
  7. 3Jack ElliottSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Matt Real (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 59' Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Goal! FC Dallas 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Zdenek Ondrasek (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
  4. 65' Substitution, FC Dallas. Bressan replaces Fabrice-Jean Picault.
  5. 66' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  6. 67' Warren Creavalle (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 76' Substitution, FC Dallas. Paxton Pomykal replaces Jesús Ferreira.
  8. 79' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Anthony Fontana replaces Warren Creavalle.
  9. 84' Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 86' Zdenek Ondrasek (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack Elliott replaces Matt Real.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! FC Dallas 2, Philadelphia Union 0. Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tanner Tessmann.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, FC Dallas. Ricardo Pepi replaces Michael Barrios.

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