FRISCO — FC Dallas returned to action after a three-week break Saturday and looked far more like a rusty team than a rested one, losing 2-0 to the Vancouver...
a three-week break Saturday
“There are things we didn’t do well today. That’s on me,” FCD manager Nico Estévez said after the match. “I think the break sometimes has these issues.Things started poorly for FC Dallas, as the Whitecaps took advantage of multiple defensive mistakes to open the scoring in the second minute. That jolted the FCD attack into life, with Jesus Ferreira getting on the end of a long pass forward from Nkosi Tafari but seeing his shot blocked by Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Cody Cropper’s legs.
Estévez changed the shape at the half in addition to the personnel at the halftime break, bringing forward Franco Jara in to lead the line.