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FT Saturday, May 27, 2023
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Match Report

Nkosi Tafari's late goal allows FC Dallas to tie Earthquakes

Nkosi Tafari's goal four minutes into second-half stoppage time allowed visiting FC Dallas to a produce a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday in a wild Western Conference match.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
4
0
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
3
55.8
Possession
44.2
8
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
522
Accurate Passes
382
591
Passes
462
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
55
24
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
5
14
Tackles
11
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
11
14
Effective Clearances
12
14
Clearances
12

Highlights

01:01 Benjamin Kikanovic strikes first for the Earthquakes Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

SJ · 4-3-3

  1. 42DanielG
  2. 15Tanner BeasonCD-L
  3. 26RodriguesCD-R
  4. 21Miguel TraucoLB
  5. 3Paul MarieRB
  6. 7Carlos GruezoCM
  7. 35Jamiro MonteiroLM
  8. 14Jackson YueillRM
  9. 11Jeremy EbobisseF
  10. 28Benjamin KikanovicLF
  11. 10Cristian EspinozaRF

Substitutes

  1. 93JudsonSUB
  2. 22Tommy ThompsonSUB
  3. 55Michael BaldisimoSUB
  4. 25Ousseni BoudaSUB
  5. 20William RichmondSUB
  6. 16Jack SkahanSUB
  7. 24Daniel MunieSUB
  8. 1JT MarcinkowskiSUB

DAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jimmy MaurerG
  2. 3José MartínezCD-L
  3. 17Nkosi TafariCD-R
  4. 4Marco FarfanLB
  5. 22Ema TwumasiRB
  6. 16Tsiki NtsabelengAM
  7. 5Facundo QuignónLM
  8. 6Edwin CerrilloRM
  9. 10Jesús FerreiraF
  10. 20Alan VelascoAM-L
  11. 8Jáder ObrianAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Amet KorcaSUB
  2. 32Nolan NorrisSUB
  3. 77Bernard KamungoSUB
  4. 29Samuel JunquaSUB
  5. 21José MulatoSUB
  6. 27Herbert EndeleySUB
  7. 9Jesús JiménezSUB
  8. 25Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  9. 44Michael WebberSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Substitution, FC Dallas. Sam Junqua replaces Tsiki Ntsabeleng because of an injury.
  2. 25' Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 49' Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 57' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Paul Marie because of an injury.
  5. 69' Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 70' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, FC Dallas 0. Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tanner Beason following a set piece situation.
  7. 75' Substitution, FC Dallas. Jesús Jiménez replaces Sam Junqua.
  8. 75' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Judson replaces Jackson Yueill.
  9. 83' Substitution, FC Dallas. Bernard Kamungo replaces Facundo Quignon.
  10. 84' Substitution, FC Dallas. Herbert Endeley replaces Ema Twumasi.
  11. 90' Judson (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90' Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+4' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, FC Dallas 1. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alan Velasco with a cross.
  14. 90'+9' Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+10' Second yellow card to Judson (San Jose Earthquakes).

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