What a bizarre game, Saturday night in Dallas. The Impact, despite having more possession, more passes than its opponent, more duels won and much, much more crosses, was not rewarded, although it came close on more than one occasion, hitting the post twice. We also witnessed two different but equally frustrating situations: the own goal, which happened when the ball was deflected into the net as an Impact player was attempting to clear it because of an oncoming Dallas forward, was rightly called offside by the referee and the linesman, before the video assistant referee reversed the decision, and then a Texan forward stepped on Rudy Camacho’s foot, hit the ground rolling, and won a penalty. Errors are human, but the frustration remains. It’ll need to dissipate quickly, because Orlando City SC is on its way over for a game on Wednesday at 7:30pm at Stade Saputo (TICKETS – TVA Sports, 98,5fm, TSN Radio 690). Here are your weekly advanced stats.
19 successful passes, including 1 in the final third, for a 61% success rate, 6 saves, 44 touches.
Saphir Taïder
2 shots, 62 successful passes, including 15 in the final third, for an 85% success rate, 3 chances created, 1 dribble completed, 1 successful cross, 1 tackle won, 3 duels won, 2 interceptions, 1 clearance, 9 recoveries, 97 touches
Jeisson Vargas
2 shots, 19 successful passes, including 10 in the final third, for a 90% success rate, 2 chances created, 1 dribble completed, 1 successful cross, 2 tackles won, 6 duels won, 4 recoveries, 36 touches
Evan Bush
1st in MLS this season with 71 saves, 1st in Impact history – tied with Greg Sutton – with 489 saves, 125 games played with the Impact in MLS in his career
