Petar Musa and Bernard Kamungo had objectives early within the first and second halves, respectively, as FC Dallas defeated Austin FC 2-0 on Saturday in a Copa Tejas match between the Lone Star State rivals in Frisco, Texas.
Jacob Jackson made three saves for the shutout.
FC Dallas (8-11-10, 34 factors) gained for the primary time since Aug. 9, snapping a run of three consecutive attracts and shifting as much as eleventh place within the Western Convention and nearer to the postseason line.
Austin FC (11-10-8, 41 factors) had a two-match winnings streak snapped and did not earn factors for simply the second time in its previous six outings. The Verde is in sixth place within the West with 5 video games remaining.
The Toros went on the assault from the beginning and their aggressiveness paid off when Musa scored simply 90 seconds into the match. Musa carried the ball into the offensive zone earlier than enjoying a nifty give-and-go with Logan Farrington, who acquired the move from Musa on the fringe of the field after which returned it to the Dallas striker after the latter had burst into the clear.
Musa was vast open inside the realm for the return move and made quick work of his likelihood, as Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver (5 saves) barely had an opportunity to maneuver earlier than Musa put the ball into the underside proper nook of the objective.
Dallas continued to press, with Sebastien Ibeagha’s header off a move from Farrington within the fifth minute forcing Stuver right into a save. Musa had one other likelihood within the twenty fourth minute however his try was additionally knocked away by the Austin keeper.
Guilherme Biro lastly produced Austin’s first shot in objective, together with his header off a free kick within the thirtieth minute stopped by Dallas goalie Jackson.
Austin’s Jader Obrian examined the goalie early within the second half however was turned away by Jackson, resulting in a punt previous midfield from the Dallas keeper onto the foot of Patrickson Delgado. He noticed Kamungo operating free on the other facet of the sector and located him in time for Kamungo to outrun two Verde defenders and beat Stuver within the forty ninth minute.
The Verde will play within the semifinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Minnesota United FC on Wednesday.
Dallas outshot Austin 15-11 and put seven photographs on objective, to a few for the Verde.
–Discipline Stage Media
