FC Dallas vs. Austin FC: Copa Tejas headlines, how to watch

FRISCO, Texas — FC Dallas got back on the winning track after beating Copa Tejas rival, Austin FC, 2-1 on Saturday.

Austin FC won the first meeting of the year at Q2 Stadium, 2-1, back in March. Since then, Austin had gone 4-1-1, and FC Dallas, on the other hand, struggled since that game, going 1-3-2. 

But, FC Dallas had never lost to Austin FC at home in club history and that trend held true. Petar Musa opened up the scoring early after taking advantage of a turnover on a pass played back by Sebastian Driussi. Musa’s 4th-minute goal was his fourth of the 2024 MLS season. 

A shot by Austin FC left back Guilherme Biro ringed off the post in the 36th minute.

Jesus Ferreira doubled the FC Dallas lead after scoring on a breakaway in the 57th minute. With the goal, Ferreira became the youngest player in MLS history to reach 50 regular season goals.

“I honestly did not know about that, it’s great knowing that now and it’s a great feeling. My goal here is to break records and write history, especially create my own history,” Ferreira said “This is the club that I grew up with watching and playing, it has a lot of meaning to me. Knowing my family has a big influence in the club is amazing.”

Austin FC made things interesting late after Owen Wolff drew a foul in the penalty area. Driussi converted on the penalty kick in the 84th minute.

“The team had really, really high-level moments in the game that we were missing this season. We need to be more consistent on that. There are players that have played together for only the second or third time this year,” FC Dallas head coach Nico Estevez said. “That is important to create that connection. The willingness to win the game. The suffering, the sacrifice, and hanging in there during difficult moments. Don’t lose the game because of not being focused or not believing, and being humble to defend when it was needed. It was a collective team win. It’s very united, you can see it in how they battle for each other and how they want to win for their fans and for the club.”

FC Dallas will have another Copa Tejas match next weekend. The Toros will go on the road to take on Houston Dynamo.

“We just have to go in there with a lot of energy and try to come up with a good plan and then hopefully get another old derby win and make it three in a row and climb in the Copa Tejas standings,” FC Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes said.

• xG (expected goals): FC Dallas 1.2, Austin FC 1.9
• Possession: FC Dallas 38%, Austin FC 62%
• Shots (on goal): FC Dallas 9(3), Austin FC 18(5)
• Saves: FC Dallas 4, Austin FC 1
• Yellow cards: FC Dallas 3, Austin FC 1
• Red cards: FC Dallas 0, Austin FC 0

WFAA will post live updates throughout the match. Follow along below:

90′ + 4: Attempt blocked. CJ Fodrey (Austin FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes with a cross.

90′ +1: Attempt missed. Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

90′ + 1: Attempt blocked. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

84′: Substitution, FC Dallas. Herbert Endeley replaces Tsiki Ntsabeleng.

84′: Goal Austin FC. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

82′: Penalty conceded by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) after a foul on Owen Wolff in the penalty area.

74′: Substitution Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia replaces Daniel Pereira. Substitution, Austin FC. CJ Fodrey replaces Jáder Obrian.

73′: Attempt missed. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Pereira.

71′: Substitution, FC Dallas. Logan Farrington replaces Jesus Ferreira. Substitution FC Dallas. Bernard Kamungo replaces Petar Musa.

69′: Attempt saved. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.

65′: Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Alexander Ring. Substitution, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes replaces Diego Rubio.

63′: Attempt blocked. Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

62′: Attempt missed. Patrickson Delgado (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

58′: Substitution, Austin FC. Zan Kolmanic replaces Guilherme Biro.

57′: FC Dallas goal. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the center of the box.

55′: Attempt saved. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jon Gallagher with a cross.

53′: Attempt missed. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.

48′: Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45′: Second half has started. Substitution, FC Dallas. Patrickson Delgado replaces Asier Illarramendi.

• xG (expected goals): FC Dallas 0.6, Austin FC 0.6
• Possession: FC Dallas 36%, Austin FC 64%
• Shots (on goal): FC Dallas 6(2), Austin FC 9(3)
• Saves: FC Dallas 3, Austin FC 1
• Yellow cards: FC Dallas 2, Austin FC 1
• Red cards: FC Dallas 0, Austin FC 0

45′ + 4: Attempt missed. Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira following a set piece situation.

45′: Attempt missed. Guilherme Biro (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jon Gallagher with a cross.

42′: Liam Fraser (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

38′: Attempt missed. Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.

38′: Attempt saved. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tsiki Ntsabeleng.

37′: Attempt blocked. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) left footed shot from the center of the box is blocked.

36′: Attempt missed. Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Guilherme Biro with a cross.

26′: Attempt saved. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top center of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.

21′: Attempt blocked. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tsiki Ntsabeleng.

17′: Attempt blocked. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.

15′: Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

14′: Attempt blocked. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

14′: Attempt blocked. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Musa.

14′: Attempt blocked. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Asier Illarramendi.

13′: Attempt saved. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) header from the center of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guilherme Biro with a cross.

8′: Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

4′: FC Dallas goal. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.

1‘: Match started.

Starting XI

Tale of the tape

• FC Dallas’ record all-time against Austin FC is 5-2-2 (15 goal scored, 12 goals conceded)
• FC Dallas’s record against Austin FC at home is 3-0-1 (6 goal scored, 2 goals conceded)
• FC Dallas injury report: 
  • Out: Geovane Jesus (right knee), Sebastian Lletget (hamstring), Paxton Pomykal (knee), Alan Velasco (knee), Amet Korça (groin)
  • Questionable: Paul Arriola (calf)
• Houston Dynamo injury report: 
  • Questionable: Ethan Finlay (hamstring)

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Radio:

• English: All FC Dallas matches will air in English on the official FC Dallas app. FC Dallas broadcasts also return to Talk Radio 1190 and the iHeartRadio app in 2024. 
  • Play-by-play: Owen Newkirk, Analyst: Steve Davis, Sideline: Garrett Melcer
• Spanish: All FC Dallas matches will be available in Spanish on the official FC Dallas app.
  • Play-by-play: Carlos Alvarado, Analyst: Raffa Calderon

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