ST. LOUIS. Minnesota United conquers Dallas 1-0 after M. García scored just 1 goal (48′). Dallas lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in St. Louis on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ramy Touchan with the assistance of Corey Rockwell and Jeffrey Greeson. The 4th official was Adam Garner. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.1 degrees Celsius or 41.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Dallas
0 - 1
Minnesota United
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 1 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 101 Attack 104
- 57 Dangerous attack 39
- 110 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 0
Fouls
- 17 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Dallas had a superior ball possession 57% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dallas had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Minnesota United managed to find the solution to win this match.
Dallas shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Minnesota United shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Dallas received 1 yellow card (Marco Farfán). On the other side, Minnesota United received 2 yellow cards (Wil Trapp and Miguel Tapias).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- L
- L
- L
- L
- L
Western Conference
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- L
- L
- L
- L
- L
After playing this match, Dallas stays with 0 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Minnesota United has 3 points (4th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Dallas will play away against LA Galaxy on the 20th of October with a 22-18 head to head stats in favor of Dallas (6 draws).
Minnesota United will play away agasint Sporting KC on the 20th of October with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).
Dallas and Minnesota United will play the return match on the at the Allianz Field
Dallas – Formation
Dallas started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nicolás Estévez Martínez decided to play with the following team: Maarten Paes , Ema Twumasi , Sebastien Ibeagha , José Antonio Martinez , Marco Farfan , Sebastian Lletget , Facundo Quignon , Paxton Pomykal , Paul Arriola , Jesús Ferreira and Alan Velasco .
The home team had on the bench: Jimmy Maurer, Nkosi Burgess, Nolan Norris, Geovane , Bernard Kamungo, Tsiki Ntsabeleng , Edwin Cerrillo , Isaiah Parker and José Mulato .
Substitutions
Dallas made 4 changes: Ema Twumasi for Geovane de Jesus Rocha (67′), Sebastian Lletget for Tsiki Ntsabeleng (67′), Facundo Quignón for Edwin Cerrillo (67′) and Paxton Pomykal for J. Mulato Palacios (82′).
Best player: José Antonio Martinez
The most impressive player for Dallas was José Antonio Martinez.
His rating is with 89 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
