FC Dallas dropped its first game of the regular season on Saturday night, losing 3-1 to the Chicago Fire.

Lineups:

FC Dallas: Maarten Paes, Marco Farfan, Osaze Urhoghide, Sebastien Ibeagha, Shaq Moore (Pedrinho); Sebastien Lletget (Tsiki Ntsabeleng), Ramiro Benetti; Logan Farrington (Patrickson Delgado), Lucho Acosta, Anderson Julio (Anderson Julio); Petar Musa

Subs not used: Michael Collodi, Nolan Norris, Enzo Newman, Leo Chu, Lalas Abubakar

Chicago Fire: Chris Brady, Jonathan Dean (Thomas Barlow), Jack Elliott, Sam Rogers, Andrew Gutman; Brian Gutierrez, Kellyn Acosta (Mauricio Pineda), Sergio Oregel (Samuel Williams); Jonathan Bamba, Hugo Cuypers, Omari Glasgow (Leonardo Barroso)

Subs not used: Jeff Gal, Omar Gonzalez, Chris Cupps, Harold Osorio, Justin Reynolds

Scoring Summary

FCD: Logan Farrington (Anderson Julio) – 57’
CHI: Andrew Gutman (Hugo Cuypers)- 82′
CHI: Leonardo Barroso – 84’
CHI: Cuypers (PK) – 90+1’

Misconduct Summary

CHI: Mauricio Pineda – 45′
CHI: Brian Gutierrez – 71′
CHI: Tom Barlow – 89’

Stats

Quote Sheet

Head Coach Eric Quill 
Opening statement following tonight’s loss…
“First, I’d like to apologize to our fan base. They didn’t deserve what happened tonight. This is my responsibility. I’ve been entrusted with leading this club on a mission. As coaches, we impact the game through our decisions, and this one was on me. The game was under control. I can make better decisions, and I’ll leave it at that. I want our fans to know how much I appreciate them for showing up tonight in this weather. You can feel their energy and passion, and all I can hope is that they continue to support us and be here next week. I can promise this won’t happen again.”

On the change of play on the field from both sides…
“We scored the goal to gain momentum, and I even thought ahead to the next five minutes. I felt we continued to control the game with our mentality. Then I chose a different approach. I could have kept Logan (Farrington) on the field longer. The game didn’t need the changes I made. As a coach, I impacted the game through my decisions, and we went flat in the last 25 minutes instead of getting stronger.”

Goalkeeper Maarten Paes 
On what changed in the match…
“Football is a game of moments. One goal can change the entire momentum. We need to be more mature. At the 70-minute mark, there were no problems—just some chances, which is normal. But we have to be much more mature in how we respond after a setback.”

On the team being motivated for Vancouver…
“We are going to be extremely motivated—really motivated. We know that last year, Vancouver won here 3-1, so we understand they’re a strong team. They have a lot of talented individuals, but they’re also a well-organized team. We need to be ready and match their intensity.”

Forward Logan Farrington 
On his goal…
“I saw (Anderson) Julio get the ball out wide. I know he likes to make a few moves and beat his defender on the inside. When he cut in, I took off, and he saw my run. My first touch was a little heavy, but I knew I could get in front of the keeper—maybe even draw a penalty. They ran into each other, and I got a little lucky with it, but you always need a bit of luck to score a goal.”

On the second half…
“We got a little complacent. There were a couple of mistakes leading up to the goal that were very preventable—things we can work on moving forward. Maybe it was a mindset issue; we need to close out games better. It’s a good wake-up call for us. It’s definitely disappointing because we played well for 80 minutes.”