The Houston Dynamo haven't been satisfied with their play, but some time at home could help them get on track. The Dynamo look to stay undefeated at their new stadium when they meet FC Dallas on Saturday night.
FCD Head Coach Schellas Hyndman Opening thoughts on the game: "I thought we came out prepared to play. A couple pretty severe injuries came up. You lose George [John] and Zach [Loyd] in eight minutes.
FC Dallas dropped a 2-0 decision to the Charlotte Eagles at FC Dallas Stadium in the third round of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Dallas outshot Charlotte, 28-7, and still lost. Dallas’ George John and Zach Loyd were forced out of the match after suffering injuries between the 24th and 41st minutes of play.
Here are a couple of other random subjects that FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman was asked about Friday: How great is it going to be to get Blas Perez back for the Columbus game? Hyndman: He’s the one that we brought in.
We’re a day, give or take, from FC Dallas hosting Seattle Sounders FC on Wednesday night in Frisco, so here are five quick hits on the game. 1.Hartman or Seitz in Goal? ---FCD head coach Schellas Hyndman said after Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Colorado that he’d like to give one of the next two games to Chris Seitz.
COLORADO RAPIDS vs FC DALLAS FC DALLAS STADIUM, Frisco, Texas May 6, 2012 6 p.m. CT (Galavision; FS-SW;) REFEREE: Mark Geiger. MLS Career: 93 games; FC/gm: 26.4; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 18; pens: 31 SAR (bench): Steven Taylor; JAR (opposite): James Conlee; 4th: Armando Villarreal INJURY REPORT: - FC DALLAS - OUT: MF David Ferreira (R foot surgery); MF Ricardo Villar (R foot strain); MF Andrew Wiedeman (sports hernia repair); MF Carlos Rodriguez (L elbow dislocation); MF Bobby Warshaw (R foot fracture); PROBABLE: GK Kevin Hartman (lower back spasms) - COLORADO RAPIDS - OUT: DF Anthony Wallace (L Achilles tear); MF Pablo Mastroeni (headaches); MF Ross LaBauex (sports hernia); DF Marvell Wynne (R hamstring strain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Jamie Smith (R knee ACL tear); PROBABLE: FW Conor Casey (L Achilles tear) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none SUSPENDED: WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DAL: Jair Benitez .
FC Dallas continues to be rocked by a wave of injuries. However, that bleak outlook got a bit brighter on Saturday night when midfielder Andrew Jacobson returned to the first 11 after missing the last few games with a hamstring injury.
The spin from the FC Dallas side of things after Saturday’s 1-1 draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy was understandable. After going 0-3-0 in their first three excursions away from home, Saturday’s draw was a step in the right direction.
Scoring Summary: DAL – Brek Shea (PK) 61 LAG – Pat Noonan (Chad Barrett) 92+ FC Dallas – Chris Seitz, Zach Loyd, Ugo Ihemelu, George John, Jair Benitez, Jackson, Brek Shea (Hernan Pertuz 76), Daniel Hernandez, Andrew Jacobson (Matt Hedges 82), Fabian Castillo (Scott Sealy 93+), Blas Perez.
FC DALLAS HEAD COACH SCHELLAS HYNDMAN On the performance: “We withstood a lot of pressure. I’m really proud of the guys. They played as hard as they have, this is our third game in seven days and you couldn’t tell that we had just played on Wednesday night.
