FC Dallas drops 3-1 decision to Chivas USA
Written by Phil Cerroni
Second-half goal from Ferreira doesn’t hold up under late offensive surge by home side
CARSON, Calif. (Sunday, March 10) – FC Dallas dropped its first road match of the season with a 3-1 loss at Chivas USA on Sunday afternoon.
The visiting side took an early second-half lead behind a fantastic finish from captain David Ferreira in the 57th minute. Kenny Cooper found Ferreira at midfield and the Colombian played a little give-and-go with Fabian Castillo before dribbling downfield. Isolated on the wing, Ferreira sliced through the Chivas defense to find himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Dan Kennedy, who closed the near post gap to show Ferreira a tough angle. However, the former MLS MVP calmly slotted the ball under Kennedy’s outside glove to give Dallas the early lead.
Slightly more than 10 minutes later, Juan Agudelo found the equalizer for Chivas with a class goal of his own. Walter Vilchez sent a perfectly weighted ball over the top for the young forward. Under pressure from Matt Hedges, Agudelo used his right instep to cut the ball back to his left, turning the second-year center back and giving himself enough space to tuck a left-footed shot inside the near post.
Oswaldo Minda put Chivas on top in the 76th minute, pouncing on a defensive miscue in the box to come up with a loose ball and send a right-footed shot past goalkeeper Raul Fernandez to make it 2-1 in favor of the home side.
Despite continued pressure from the visitors, it was former Dallas man Eric Avila who helped put the game on ice in stoppage time, launching a quick counter attack off a Dallas corner kick. Avila raced 80 yards down field before sending a diagonal ball into space for Edgar Meija who sent it back across the box for Giovani Casillas. Casillas capitalized on the three-on-one breakaway opportunity with an easy finish and the third Chivas USA goal of the afternoon.
Scoring Summary:
DAL – David Ferreira (Fabian Castillo) 57
CHV – Juan Agudelo (Walter Vichez) 68
CHV – Oswaldo Minda 76
CHV – Giovani Casillas (Edgar Meija, Eric Avila) 90+3
FC Dallas – Raul Fernandez, Michel, George John, Matt Hedges, Zach Loyd, David Ferreira, Fabian Castillo (Jair Benitez 68), Jackson, Bobby Warshaw (Je-Vaughn Watson 46), Andrew Jacobson, Kenny Cooper (Eric Hassli 74).
Substitutes Not Used: Chris Seitz, Bradlee Baladez, London Woodberry, Stephen Keel.
TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Jackson 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Fabian Castillo, David Ferreira 2); FOULS: 13 (Jackson, Michel 2); OFFSIDES: 4 (Eric Hassli 2); CORNER KICKS: 7 (David Ferreira 5); SAVES: 2 (Raul Fernandez 2).
Chivas USA – Dan Kennedy, Mario de Luna, Bobby Burling, Walter Vilchez, Joaquin Velazquez, Edgar Mejia, Oswaldo Minda, Miller Bolanos (Giovani Casillas 64), Laurent Courtois (Eric Avila 57), Juan Agudelo, Tristan Bowen (Jose Correa 46).
Substitutes Not Used: Marvin Iraheta, Tim Melia, Julio Morales, Carlos Alvarez.
TOTAL SHOTS: 18 (Four players with 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Five players with 1); FOULS: 18 (Oswaldo Minda 6); OFFSIDES: 2 (Laurent Courtois, Jose Correa); CORNER KICKS: 8 (Edgar Mejia 6); SAVES: 6 (Dan Kennedy 6).
Misconduct Summary:
CHV – Bobby Burling (caution; foul) 23
CHV – Oswaldo Minda (caution; persistent infringement) 55
CHV – Mario de Luna (caution; foul) 67
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Referee’s Assistants: Gregory Barkey, Brian Poeschel
4th Official: Jair Marrufo
Attendance: 6,801
Weather: Clear, 68 degrees
Time of Game: 1:53
FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman
Thoughts on the game: “We got a little bit too wrapped up in the things that were going on off the field, we were a little naive and will get better with that. We were too spread out and too open when we had a 1-0 lead. We should have condensed the field and made things a bit more difficult, instead we opened it up. The first two goals, I think, were defensive errors which are going to happen, and the third goal we put everything forward. I think we played well enough to win the game, we just did not play smart enough. ”
Thoughts on Chivas USA winning the game: “I think we are a better team than what we showed today. Again, a lot of things going on in the field that we are going to have to get better at, like the spacing.”
On his club creating opportunities: “There were a lot of opportunities. I think that we could of bounced off of it. It seems like we held the ball a little bit long. The grass was high, it was very dry out there, I don’t think it was watered. It slows the game and the ball down and it gets more physical. You have to look at gamesmanship or the things that are going on out there. At kickoff we had a great opportunity, two guys were open in front of the goal, we could have done better and we will do better.”
Chivas USA head coach Jose Luis Sanchez Sola
Thoughts on the game: “In this team we are all obligated to play soccer, but nobody is obligated to do the impossible. However, this team [Chivas USA] today got to the edge of the impossible. This team, to many, lacks the quality, but if you pay attention, we scored the first and second goals with a lot of quality. I believe that’s the difference between last week and today. We, as a group, are fighting and giving all on the field, that’s what we are obligated to do. For that, everyone who is involved with this team, we are doing our best, day in and day out. If with that, we can do what we did today, I have to say welcome. We still can improve in many aspects, especially individually. Today, we missed a lot of passes and we should have been close to score more.”
On the substitutions: “Obviously you make substitutions looking to improve your team’s performance, but please do not give me credit for the win. The players won today, not me. Every one of my players wants to go in. If I could, I would make seven substitutions, but I can’t. This win is a credit to all my players.”
On the win: “This is our first win, we are still like a new-born in this league, but thank God we did something good today and that gives credibility to my players and the institution. As I said before, we committed several mistakes on the field, but the only mistake that I’m not going to allow is for my players to stop fighting. I insist, my players should never put their heads down, and today we demonstrated that once again. With the score against us [1-0] , with little time on the clock, we came back when some people thought we were dead and [Chivas USA] kept on fighting and found Dallas’ net three times.”
Source: FC Dallas
