FRISCO, Texas — It was a battle for the West here at Toyota Stadium as FC Dallas fell short to Sporting Kansas City 3-0.
Johnny Russell scored two goals for Kansas City followed with a goal by Roger Espinoza to double the lead.
Both teams came out with a lot of energy as they traded chances in the first half.
FC Dallas Head Coach Pareja says overall the team played very well in first half but after that it was a roller coaster.
Dallas will have to wait until Decision Day to figure out where they will be in the MLS playoffs.
FC Dallas will wrap up the 2018 season on the road to take on the Colorado Rapids Sunday October 28th. The match is set for 3:30pm.
Lineups:
FC Dallas — Jesse Gonzalez; Reggie Cannon, Reto Ziegler (Pablo Aránguiz – 69′), Matt Hedges, Marquinhos Pedroso; Victor Ulloa, Carlos Gruezo; Santiago Mosquera, Maxi Urruti (Tesho Akindele – 85′), Michael Barrios; Dominique Badji (Roland Lamah – 69′).
Substitutes not used — Jimmy Maurer, Maynor Figueroa, Jacori Hayes, Ryan Hollingshead.
Sporting Kansas City — Tim Melia; Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic; Ilie Sánchez, Roger Espinoza, Felipe Gutiérrez; Johnny Russell (Gerso Fernandes – 90’+5′), Dániel Sallói (Andreu Fontás – 88′), Khiry Shelton (Krisztián Németh – 90’+1′).
Substitutes not used — Adrian Zendejas, Jaylin Lindsay, Gianluca Busio, Diego Rubio.
Scoring Summary:
SKC: Dániel Sallói – 45′
SKC: Roger Espinoza – 64′
SKC: Johnny Russell (PK) – 87′
Misconduct Summary:
FCD: Jesse Gonzalez (caution) –16′
SKC: Roger Espinoza (caution) – 45’+2′
SKC: Felipe Gutiérrez (caution) – 68′
SKC: Ilie Sánchez (caution) – 73′
FCD: Marquinhos Pedroso (caution) – 86′
