MLS

FT Saturday, August 26, 2023
Austin FC WLLLL 0
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FC Dallas LWWLW 1
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Toyota Stadium · 18,267 att.

Match Report

Tafari's last-gasp goal lifts FC Dallas past Austin FC

Nkosi Tafari scored a shocking game-winning goal on the final action of the match to lift host FC Dallas to a wild 1-0 win over short-handed Austin FC on Saturday in a Texas Derby match in Frisco, Texas.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
0
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
39.2
Possession
60.8
10
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
277
Accurate Passes
474
351
Passes
544
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
8
15
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
38
27
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
4
Effective Tackles
4
6
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
8
Interceptions
6
15
Effective Clearances
21
15
Clearances
21

Highlights

00:23 Dallas stuns Austin with winning goal in 97th minute Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATX leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

DAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Maarten PaesG
  2. 3José MartínezCD-L
  3. 17Nkosi TafariCD-R
  4. 4Marco FarfanLB
  5. 2Geovane JesusRB
  6. 20Alan VelascoAM
  7. 5Facundo QuignónLM
  8. 12Sebastian LletgetRM
  9. 9Jesús JiménezF
  10. 7Paul ArriolaAM-L
  11. 77Bernard KamungoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Jimmy MaurerSUB
  2. 31Eugene AnsahSUB
  3. 14Asier IllarramendiSUB
  4. 19Paxton PomykalSUB
  5. 25Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  6. 22Ema TwumasiSUB
  7. 8Jáder ObrianSUB
  8. 11Dante SealySUB
  9. 29Samuel JunquaSUB

ATX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 2Matt HedgesCD-L
  3. 18Julio CascanteCD-R
  4. 17Jon GallagherLB
  5. 24Nick LimaRB
  6. 33Owen WolffAM
  7. 8Alexander RingLM
  8. 6Dani PereiraRM
  9. 10Sebastián DriussiF
  10. 7Emiliano RigoniAM-L
  11. 13Ethan FinlayAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Matt BersanoSUB
  2. 30Memo RodríguezSUB
  3. 19CJ FodreySUB
  4. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  5. 9Gyasi ZardesSUB
  6. 5Jhojan ValenciaSUB
  7. 21Adam LundkvistSUB
  8. 29Will BruinSUB
  9. 15Leo VäisänenSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 27' Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 30' Substitution, FC Dallas. Ema Twumasi replaces Geovane Jesus because of an injury.
  4. 45' Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, FC Dallas. Eugene Ansah replaces Bernard Kamungo.
  6. 56' Jesús Jiménez (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Substitution, FC Dallas. Jáder Obrian replaces Jesús Jiménez.
  8. 58' Substitution, FC Dallas. Asier Illarramendi replaces Sebastian Lletget.
  9. 62' Substitution, Austin FC. Will Bruin replaces Alexander Ring.
  10. 62' Substitution, Austin FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
  11. 67' Second yellow card to Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) for a bad foul.
  12. 74' Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 76' Substitution, Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia replaces Ethan Finlay.
  14. 77' Substitution, Austin FC. Adam Lundkvist replaces Owen Wolff.
  15. 85' Substitution, FC Dallas. Dante Sealy replaces José Martínez.
  16. 85' Substitution, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes replaces Sebastián Driussi.
  17. 90'+7' Goal! FC Dallas 1, Austin FC 0. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Farfan with a cross.

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