FC Dallas — Sporting Kansas City: 4:3, Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
FC DallasW20 Aug · Away Real Salt Lake · 4:3L23 Aug · Away Vancouver Whitecaps · 0:5D31 Aug · Away St. Louis City SC · 3:3W6 Sep · Home Sporting Kansas City · 4:3W10 Sep · Away Minnesota United · 2:1W13 Sep · Home Portland Timbers · 2:1
4:3
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
Sporting Kansas CityL16 Aug · Away Colorado Rapids · 0:2D20 Aug · Home St. Louis City SC · 1:1L24 Aug · Away Atlanta United FC · 1:2L30 Aug · Home Vancouver Whitecaps · 0:3L6 Sep · Away FC Dallas · 3:4W13 Sep · Home Los Angeles FC · 3:1
In the Major League Soccer game on 6 September 2026, FC Dallas beat Sporting Kansas City 4:3. Match numbers: possession, % 44:56.00, shots on target 9:10.
Match report
Dallas beat Sporting Kansas City 4-3 in the MLS Regular Season on Saturday at Toyota Stadium. The hosts took the lead early through Taylor Calheira in the fourth minute before Stephen Afrifa equalised for the visitors nineteen minutes in. Logan Farrington restored Dallas' advantage with a goal in the twenty-seventh minute, only for Petar Musa to answer for Sporting three minutes later. Kaick da Silva Ferreira put the hosts ahead again just before the break.
Dallas looked comfortable for most of the second half until a penalty award in the ninety-third minute changed everything. Petar Musa stepped up to convert and complete his brace, taking his tally to two for the match. The late drama meant Sporting had to fight harder than expected, but they couldn't find an equaliser despite creating more chances.
The statistics tell their own story. Sporting controlled possession at 56 per cent and had more attacks overall, but Dallas made better use of their opportunities. The visitors created four big chances against three for the hosts, yet only converted one penalty goal to their advantage. Dallas shot with 64 per cent accuracy compared to Sporting's 38 per cent — a telling gap in efficiency.
And here's the thing about matches like this. The result sits comfortably with Dallas being fourth in the table with 37 points after 23 games. Sporting sit fifteenth with just 15 points, a full ten points behind safety. This win extends their unbeaten run to two games, while the visitors' poor form continues.
There were plenty of changes made during the contest. André Luiz came on for Dallas in the fifty-eighth minute, while Sporting brought on both Ramiro and Herman Johansson in the sixty-second. Later substitutions included Stephen Afrifa, Logan Farrington, Joaquín Valiente Cioli, Nolan Norris, Emir Karic and Justin Reynolds. Two yellow cards were shown — Moises Castillo in the eighty-eighth minute and Emir Karic three minutes into stoppage time.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %44–56.00
Shots on target9–10
Shots off target4–7
Expected goals2.10–2.87
HT⚽4' Taylor Calheira — Goal⚽19' Stephen Afrifa — Goal⚽27' Logan Farrington — Goal⚽30' Petar Musa — Goal⚽45' Kaick da Silva Ferreira — Goal⇄58' André Luiz — Substitution⇄62' Herman Johansson — Substitution⇄62' Ramiro — Substitution⇄66' Stephen Afrifa — Substitution⇄75' Logan Farrington — Substitution⇄75' Joaquín Valiente Cioli — Substitution⚽78' Taylor Calheira — Goal⇄81' nolan norris — Substitution⇄85' Emir Karic — Substitution⇄85' Justin Reynolds — Substitution🟨88' Moises Castillo — Yellow card90+3' Petar Musa — var_penalty⚽90+7' Petar Musa — Penalty🟨90+10' Emir Karic — Yellow card
W20 Aug · Away Real Salt Lake · 4:3L23 Aug · Away Vancouver Whitecaps · 0:5D31 Aug · Away St. Louis City SC · 3:3W6 Sep · Home Sporting Kansas City · 4:3W10 Sep · Away Minnesota United · 2:1W13 Sep · Home Portland Timbers · 2:1
L16 Aug · Away Colorado Rapids · 0:2D20 Aug · Home St. Louis City SC · 1:1L24 Aug · Away Atlanta United FC · 1:2L30 Aug · Home Vancouver Whitecaps · 0:3L6 Sep · Away FC Dallas · 3:4W13 Sep · Home Los Angeles FC · 3:1
