Picault scores twice, FC Dallas beats Dynamo 3-0
FRISCO, Texas โ Fabrice-Jean Picault scored twice in FC Dallas' 3-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday. Franco Jara tapped in a sliding goal off a headed centering pass from Michael Barrios in the 19th minute to give Dallas (8-5-7) the lead. In the 27th minute, Fabrice-Jean Picault headed in a book pass from Andrรฉs Ricaurte. Piicault added one more in the 93rd for the final margin. Houston (4-9-9), which beat Dallas 2-0 on Oct. 7, is winless in six matches.
Quintero, Cerรฉn score, short-handed Dynamo beat Dallas 2-0
(AP) โ Darwin Quintero and Darwin Cerรฉn scored and the short-handed Houston Dynamo beat FC Dallas 2-0 on Wednesday night. Quintero rolled a left-footer just inside the post in the 20th minute. Houston's Maruo Manotas was shown a straight red card for a serious foul in first-half stoppage time and the Dynamo played a man down the rest of the way. Houston (4-5-7) snapped six-game winless streak dating to a 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 5. It was the 30-year-old midfielder's first goal of the season and the fifth of his career.
Jara, Ricaurte score to help FC Dallas beat Dynamo 2-1
FRISCO, Texas โ Franco Jara and Andrรฉs Ricaurte scored to help FC Dallas beat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 on Saturday night. Ryan Hollingshead tapped it to Michael Barrios, who lofted a one-touch pass to Jara for a half-volley finish to make it 2-1 in the 61st minute. Ricuarte scored his first MLS goal โ in his second game โ to open the scoring in the 28th minute. Memo Rodrรญguez tied it for the Dynamo in the 41st, blasting a rising right-footer into the corner of the net of a set piece. Houston (3-3-5) had its six-game unbeaten streak snapped and lost for the first time since a 2-1 loss at Portland on July 18.
Houston Dynamo, Dallas FC play to scoreless draw
HOUSTON The Houston Dynamo outshot FC Dallas 17-7 in a scoreless draw Friday night. The Dynamo had the best scoring chance, with Christian Ramirez's shot from 10 yards stopped by Jimmy Mauer in the 27th minute. Dallas (1-1-3) was playing its third match in 10 days and hasn't scored. Houston (0-2-4) remains one of three winless teams in MLS. ___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
In a first for major leagues since pandemic, FC Dallas soccer team to play in front of thousands of fans
The FC Dallas soccer team will play in front of fans Wednesday as other major league sports teams continue playing in front of empty seats. But on Wednesday, fans will return to live major league sports in Texas: FC Dallas, the Major League Soccer team, will host Nashville SC in a match in front of potentially thousands of spectators. The other big professional team sports leagues currently in action the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League have been playing in front of empty seats. FC Dallas did not participate, however, because about 12 players and one coach tested positive for coronavirus before their first match. The Dallas Beer Guardians, an FC Dallas supporters group, said it won't be hosting tailgates or organizing watch parties upon the team's return.
Dynamo to host FC Dallas at BBVA Stadium
The Houston Dynamo will once again play a match at their home venue, BBVA Stadium. Houston will host their in-state rivals, FC Dallas, on Friday, August 21. It will be the first match played at BBVA in over five months. I think they did a great job and it helped them in their transition now to their home markets. Teams will take chartered flights, and for the majority of road trips will arrive in the host market on matchday and depart after the match later that evening.