FRISCO – LAFC is one of the last teams any club looking to break a losing skid wants to face. That wasn’t the case for FC Dallas, though, defeating LAFC 2-0...
and Jáder Obrian missing the game for personal reasons, Bernard Kamungo was forced to make his first career MLS start at striker.Kamungo had one of FCD’s only two shots of the first half, creating a chance off a corner after his shot was blocked near the corner of the box.
“When you’re missing some quality, when you don’t have Jesús, your goal scorer, set pieces turn into a big opportunity to score goals,” Estévez said.After Geovane de Jesus Rocha launched a throw-in into the LAFC box, a short scrum around the six-yard box ensued. Kamunga emerged from that scrum and poked the ball past John McCarthy for the opening goal.
The goal was just what FC Dallas needed. Not just in the match, but for a team looking to turn things around without its best player and other key pieces.The goal gave confidence to a team that defended well for 56 minutes against the league’s second-best goal scorer. LAFC continued to press as the final whistle edged closer, but FC Dallas stayed organized and defended a lead it was desperate to hold on to.
His left-footed rocket into the top corner brought all 19,096 fans to their feet, alleviating all the tension built up over the prior 34 minutes.
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