July 7, 2024; Kansas Metropolis, KS, USA; Sporting Kansas Metropolis midfielder Memo Rodriguez (8) celebrates after scoring a second half objective in opposition to FC Dallas at Kids’s Mercy Park. Obligatory Credit score: Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports activities A objective and an help from Memo Rodriguez and two first-half targets from Willy Agada lifted Sporting Kansas Metropolis to a 3-2 residence win over FC Dallas on Sunday night time.
Within the 82nd minute, Rodriguez made a defensive cease at 18 yards within the penalty space and shot at full velocity to tie the sport 2-2. The go-ahead objective gave SKC (5 wins, 13 attracts, 5 losses, 20 factors) its third win previously 4 residence video games. For FC Dallas (6-11-5, 23 factors), this makes their struggle for a playoff spot that rather more troublesome as they’re now seven factors away.
SKC’s victory wasn’t with out some late drama. Zolhan Basson tried to dam Paul Arriola’s throw-in in second-half stoppage time. The Dallas star threw the ball away from Basson’s face, and Basson knocked Arriola to the bottom. Basson was despatched off for violent conduct.
Sporting Kansas Metropolis managed the offense within the first half. Within the eleventh minute, Rodriguez took a nook kick and Agada headed the ball into the online.
Twelve minutes later, Agada scored his second objective of the night time, this time from a cross from Alenis Vargas. The 2 targets introduced Agada to seven targets this season. Nevertheless, a mistake by Agada allowed FC Dallas to get into the sport.
Within the SKC defensive half, Agada turned and handed the ball to the again line. As a substitute, he handed the ball to the toes of Dallas participant Bernard Kamongo, who was standing 5 yards outdoors the 18-yard field. Camongo’s shot deflected off teammate Logan Farrington and his shot hit the Kansas Metropolis protection and goaltender Tim Melia for an personal objective.
After halftime, Dallas trailed 2-1, however Dallas’ substitutions paid off. Common starters Arriola and Petar Moussa each began on the bench, approaching within the 56th and 57th minutes respectively. 9 minutes after Arriola got here on, Moussa scored to make the rating 2-2. That is Moussa’s eleventh objective this season.
Arriola rushed into the Dallas offensive half and located Farrington on the wing. Farrington handed the ball to Moussa, who simply acquired the ball.
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