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FC Dallas comes from behind to defeat Sporting Kansas City 2-1
The good vibes at Toyota Stadium are back for FC Dallas. On Saturday night, FC Dallas snapped a two-game losing streak at home as they came from behind to defeat Sporting Kansas City 2-1.
Lucho Acosta scores his third goal of the season, while Leo Chu scored his first goal in a Dallas uniform to help guide FC Dallas to its third win of the 2025 season.
Sporting put Dallas on the back foot early and in the 32nd minute, Daniel Salloi scored the game’s opening goal off a cross into the penalty box from Shapi Suleymanov. The goal was Salloi’s ninth against FC Dallas in the regular season.
Five minutes later, FC Dallas responded on a counter attack goal from Acosta. The ball was played forward where Acosta was able to dribble it forward before taking on a few Sporting defenders. He laid the ball off to Musa, who then played it directly back to him in the penalty box where he beat Sporting keeper John Pulskamp.
Two minutes later, FC Dallas took over the lead thanks to Chu’s first goal in a Dallas uniform. Osaze Urhoghide played a long ball over top the Sporting defense where Sebastian Lletget was able to get on the end of it. Lletget dribbled the ball into the penalty box and then slipped the ball through where Chu was able to meet it and fire home a shot past Pulskamp.
Sporting pressed for an equalizer and came close in the 80th minute on a free kick from Memo Rodriguez that found Dany Rosero open at the back post to head the ball toward goal, but Maarten Paes was able to make a stop.
Instant Reaction: After the opening 20 minutes, it felt like this was going to be another one of those nights for FC Dallas. But the team’s response after going down a goal was great to see tonight. Once Dallas finally started pushing the ball forward into the Sporting end, the chances came and were good. The defense was still put under a ton of pressure in the second half and had Paes not come up big a couple of times, this could have been a different game.
About the Subs: Eric Quill went to his bench about eleven minutes into the second half as he had a double dub to bring on Tsiki Ntsabeleng and Logan Farrington for Leo Chu and Patrickson Delgado. In the 75th minute, Quill had two more subs as Sebastian Lletget and Nolan Norris came off for Marco Farfan and Kaick. The final sub came in during stoppage time as Lalas Abubakar came on for Lucho Acosta.
Man of the Match: Acosta pulled the strings tonight and helped get the three points, but let’s also give a shout out to Maarten Paes for keeping things where they were when FCD got the lead.
Where does this fit into the season: It is still early but the win pushed FC Dallas into fourth place in the Western Conference with ten points. That could easily change by the end of the night.
What’s next for FC Dallas: The club kicks off the new month that will see them on the road for three of four weeks, starting first with a trip to battle Atlanta United next weekend.
CeeDee Lamb signed a massive extension with the Dallas Cowboys ahead of the 2024 season and then put together another impressive campaign.
The fifth-year pro recorded more than 1,100 yards for the fourth season in a row while hauling in more than 100 receptions for the third. He did so despite dealing with a brutal shoulder injury throughout the year. No one else was there to consistently draw the defense’s attention away from him either.
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That’s not going to be the case in 2025, thanks to the addition of George Pickens. Added in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pickens is being called the best No. 2 wide receiver Lamb has worked with. Lamb, however, doesn’t agree.
Lamb and Pickens were together at Kyler Murray’s celebrity charity softball game and said there’s no WR1 and WR2 combo with them. They also said it’s not 1A and 1B, but rather, they give Dallas two No. 1 wide receivers.
That might be a nightmare for opposing teams, but Micah Parsons just finds the humor in it. The Dallas pass rusher shared a video of the two receivers, saying Lamb “done found a new best friend.”
Dallas is coming off a frustrating 7-10 campaign. While injuries played a huge part in that, they still struggled on offense when they were fully healthy due to a lack of weapons outside of Lamb.
Pickens, as well as rookie running back Jaydon Blue, hope to change that as the Cowboys look to get back on track.
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Injuries were a problem for the Dallas Cowboys throughout the 2024 season. Star players such as Dak Prescott, Zack Martin, Trevon Diggs, and DeMarcus Lawrence saw their seasons end prematurely as they were sent to the IR.
In addition to established stars, the Cowboys saw lost Sam Williams who was on the verge of a breakout campaign.
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Williams was set for an increased role following the departure of Dante Fowler Jr. and Dorance Armstrong. During his first two seasons in the NFL, Williams had 48 tackles and 8.5 sacks, leading to excitement over his prospects.
Unfortunately, Williams suffered a torn ACL during training camp and missed the entire year. Executive vice president Stephen Jones recently expressed his excitement over Williams’ return to health, but the depth around him suddenly looks much different.
Not only did Fowler return, but the Cowboys signed Payton Turner and selected Donovan Ezeiruaku in the 2025 NFL draft. Throw in the presence of Micah Parsons and Marshawn Kneeland and Mike Clay believes Williams will hardly see the field.
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In his 2025 projection, the ESPN insider has Williams taking just 54 snaps with four tackles.
Williams entered the league as an athletic phenomenon. He stands 6-foot-4 and 261 pounds and ran a 4.46 in the 40-yard dash. That speed led to him playing gunner on special teams, something unheard of from defensive ends.
Even with that talent, Clay doesn’t believe Williams will contribute in 2025, which will cost him a lot of money as he enters free agency in 2026.
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El Capitan is heading south. Despite the advantage in the series entering Saturday’s game, FC Dallas lost the Texas Derby in 2025 thanks to a 2-0 loss against the Houston Dynamo.
The win was Houston’s first at Toyota Stadium since the 2011 season.
The first half lacked excitement until the 38th minute when Anderson Julio tried to score a goal from midfield. His lofted attempt forced Jonathan Bond to push the ball over the crossbar.
The Dynamo found the game’s first breakthrough in the 64th minute on a shot from distance from Jack McGlynn. The former Philadelphia Homegrown received the ball about 25 yards out from goal from Griffin Dorsey, took one touch before firing a rocket of a shot past Michael Collodi.
Houston doubled its lead in the 80th minute as Dorsey added a goal to his tally for the night. The Dynamo played a quick counter up the right side of the field where Dorsey and Toyosi Olusanya played a give and go near the top of the penalty area before Dorsey got the ball and shot it into the back of the net.
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Instant Reaction: We’re immune to winning at home, aren’t we? I’ll have a lot more to say about this on Monday. Right now, I’m just…tired.
About the Subs: Eric Quill went to his bench at halftime to bring off Petar Musa for Logan Farrington. Musa was only expected to play around 45 minutes in this one. With 20 minutes to go in the match, Quill made a double sub with Paxton Pomykal and Lalas Abubakar coming on for Kaick and Nolan Norris. The final subs came shortly after the second Houston goal with Bernard Kamungo and Tsiki Ntsabeleng came on for Ramiro and Shaq Moore.
Man of the Match: Skip.
Where does this fit into the season: The loss not only sees El Capitan head to Houston for this year, but it also sees the Dynamo pass FC Dallas in the standings at 16 points. Dallas does have a game-in-hand at this point.
What’s next for FC Dallas: Following a two-game home stand, FC Dallas will begin a two-week stretch that sees them play on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Up first will be a US Open Cup match against the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night in New Jersey.
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