TESHO! ! Martinez gives Atlanta the lead Too much space for Almiron and Martinez does not miss from there. #FCDvATL pic.twitter.com/lT31Lqgf96 — Big D Soccer (@BigDSoccer) July 5, 2018 Atlanta ties it up just before halftime It's Martinez off a great individual effort by Villalba. #FCDvATL pic.twitter.com/yEHmTY7Px0 — Big D Soccer (@BigDSoccer) July 5, 2018 GOAL! FCD 1-0 What a strike by Reto! pic.twitter.com/VMJpzcL6MA — Big D Soccer (@BigDSoccer) July 5, 2018 Lineups are in for both sides . @ChickfilA Starting XI: Dallas will shift back to a 4-4-2 look tonight for the first time in league play since May 5. ➡️ https://t.co/KFyKv1whZs pic.twitter.com/mFEYUCYVC7 — FC Dallas (@FCDallas) July 4, 2018 The annual July 4th match is here for FC Dallas as they host Atlanta United for the first time. Both teams are coming off solid results last week as Dallas won in Minnesota and Atlanta picked up three points in a blowout over Orlando. FC Dallas notes: Last time against Atlanta. The first trip to Georgia did not go well for FC Dallas as they were shutout 3-0. Goals need to come. Since the start of last season, Roland Lamah and Maxi Urruti have each scored 18 goals for FC Dallas. No other player has more than four. Needless to say, FC Dallas need scoring to come from some new faces to help those two out. Key player. Reto Ziegler/Matt Hedges - We know the type of attack that Atlanta has at their disposal here but it will really be down to the veteran center backs to keep the game calm for Dallas in the back and to not play into what Atlanta wants to do on the ball. Injury Report OUT: Cristian Colman (high ankle sprain) LOAN: Anibal Chala (L.D.U. Quinto), Adonijah Reid (Ottawa) Atlanta Notes: International duty: none Suspended: none Injury Report: OUT: D - Greg Garza (shoulder surgery), D - Chris McCann (left lower extremity injury), M - Darlington Nagbe (right adductor injury) Referee: Alan Kelly Assistant Referees: Matthew S. Nelson, Andrew Bigelow 4th Official: Hilario Grajeda VAR: Edvin Jurisevic How to watch Kickoff: 7:00 PM Venue: Toyota Stadium TV: TXA-21 Online: ESPN+ Radio – 100.7FM Spanish Radio – 1270AM Weather: Partly cloudy and 91 degrees Highlights will be posted as they happen. Watch with us.<doc-sep>FC Dallas returns home to celebrate ‘Murica by welcoming Atlanta United tonight. Dallas picked up a surprising ugly road win, but three points is three points and nobody should be complaining about getting the job done. The fans can expect fireworks after the match, but will we also be treated to a fireworks of offensive power on the field too? The staff are continuing to make picks this season and we’re going with a very simple points system: Correct Result Prediction: 1pt Correct Score: 2pts Here’s where we stand so far: BDS Standings Position Name Point Total Position Name Point Total 1 Drew Epperley 29 2 Jared Tilley 27 3 Nathan Hill 26 4 Ben Lyon 22 5 Jeff Loftin 20 6 Etan Cohn 18 7 Mohammad Bushnaq 18 8 Jack Rouse 18 9 Jason Poon 17 10 Ryan Scanlon 16 11 Scott Hiney 9 12 Jose Carmona 8 13 Andrew Gentry 4 14 Cody Gamond 2 15 Preston Wetherington 2 16 Noah Riffe 1 Here are our staff predictions against the Atlanta: FCD vs SEA Name Result for FCD FCD Score Opposition Score Commentary Name Result for FCD FCD Score Opposition Score Commentary Ben Lyon Win 2 1 The smug comments from Sounders fans this week... Jack Rous Win 2 0 How do they do it? Ricardo Pepi Jason Poon Loss 0 2 It's been fun but I'm not seeing a way out of Seattle with a win. Jeff Loftin Loss 1 2 Close loss after controversial play at the other end which mysteriously doesn't get VAR treatment. Mohammad Bushnaq Loss 1 2 Valiant effort but Dallas falls short in the Pacific NW for their revenge bid. Nathan Hill Draw 2 2 FC Dallas advance on PKs and claim the Cascadia Cup. Goals from Jara and Pepi. Ryan Scanlon Loss 1 3 Seattle’s quality and combination play will be too much for FC Dallas which will not let us get away with what we pulled off against Portland. Michael Barrios gives us a glimmer of hope with a goal before Jordan Morris and Nick Lodeiro put this out of reach. What do you guys think? Can Dallas hang with Atlanta or will it be a ‘womp womp’ display?<doc-sep>Atlanta United and FC Dallas played a game of soccer Wednesday night in Frisco. Josef scored twice, which was good. Dallas broke through first with a free kick in the 22nd minute from Reto Ziegler. 22' - Are you not entertained? Reto Ziegler comes in clutch and gets FCD on the board first! Watch on @TXA21!#FCDvATL | FCD-1, ATL- 0 pic.twitter.com/HRXgNkeeqY — FC Dallas (@FCDallas) July 5, 2018 Up one, the Hoops had no interest in doing anything but putting as many people as possible behind the ball. It worked for a moment. Then Tito decided the time had come to break Dallas’ entire team in half. NOOOO TITO. THAT MAN HAD A FAMILY. pic.twitter.com/KP3yFhRpI4 — Dirty South Soccer (@DirtySouthSoc) July 5, 2018 Then some things happened. Josef scored again and everything was great and then the game ended. See! Look at Josef and Miguel doing fun things. What a night. The goal was Martinez’s 17th of the season, and he leads the Golden Boot race by six. MIGGY TO JOSEF. SUPER POWERS ACTIVATE. pic.twitter.com/ElBDqk3XoN — Dirty South Soccer (@DirtySouthSoc) July 5, 2018 DO NOT GO ANY FURTHER IF YOU MISSED THE GAME AND WANT TO ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY GOT [redacted] [redacted] YOU ABSOLUTE [redacted] WHAT THE [redacted] WERE YOU DOING [redacted] DID WE DO WHATEVER THAT JUST WAS [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Dallas scored twice late. I warned you. Look if you want at the goals. Whatever. Who cares. 85' - GOOOOOOOAAAAAL @Tesho13! Thanks to @SNHU's Operation: Back of the Net, a $6,000 donation will be made to @the_USO for both Tesho and Reto's goals tonight! Every RT= $1 more! pic.twitter.com/XnDAQiLn4S — FC Dallas (@FCDallas) July 5, 2018 88' - CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP! @Tesho13 with a brace! 4 minutes of stoppage time to go! Watch: TXA21 Listen: https://t.co/SmpxveFzsU or 1270AM en español#FCDvATL | FCD-3, ATL-2 pic.twitter.com/OruvsVexoQ — FC Dallas (@FCDallas) July 5, 2018 Atlanta is back Saturday against Philadelphia. Let’s never go to Texas ever again.<doc-sep>Atlanta United fought back from a 1-goal deficit to take a lead late into the second half, but two late goals from FC Dallas gave the home side a dramatic comeback win in Frisco, Texas on the Fourth of July. It is only Atlanta’s second road loss of the season. Instead of giving you our player ratings, we what to know what you think. Below is a ratings form for you to fill out with how you rate each Atlanta United player’s performance. After a day/night of voting, we’ll tabulate the ratings and reveal them with the top rated player being named our site’s Man of the Match. Feel free to head down to the comments section and leave your thoughts on the match as a whole or give your detailed explanation of your ratings. Here’s a mobile-friendly link. k to the ballot. The in-post ballot only works on desktop due to issues out of my control.<doc-sep>
Full-time - Atlanta United fully choke away everything. 88’ - FC Dallas 3, Atlanta United 2: Akindele puts Dallas in front very late after a scramble in the box. Oof. 86’ - FC Dallas 2, Atlanta United 2: Dallas comes back and ties it late. Tesho Akindele gets the equalizer. 73’ - FC Dallas 1, Atlanta United 2: The Five Stripes are in the lead! It’s Josef Martinez once again. Linking up with his old pal, Miguel Almiron, the striker got on the end of a great pass and slammed in his 17th of the season to put his side ahead. MIGGY TO JOSEF. SUPER POWERS ACTIVATE. pic.twitter.com/ElBDqk3XoN — Dirty South Soccer (@DirtySouthSoc) July 5, 2018 41’ - FC Dallas 1, Atlanta United 1: Atlanta United strikes back to tie the match thanks to some individual brilliance from Tito Villalba. The winger absolutely embarrassed his marker to set up Josef Martinez for his 16th goal of the season. NOOOO TITO. THAT MAN HAD A FAMILY. pic.twitter.com/KP3yFhRpI4 — Dirty South Soccer (@DirtySouthSoc) July 5, 2018 22’ - FC Dallas 1, Atlanta United 0: The home side take the lead through a fantastic free kick from Reto Ziegler. His left-footed curler left Brad Guzan no chance. Great free kick by Reto Ziegler to give #FCDallas the 1-0 lead against #ATLUTD. He did very well to get it up over the wall, and down into the bottom corner.#FCDvATL #DALvATL #FCD #MLS pic.twitter.com/DGOaFs3OZ4 — Jason Foster (@JogaBonito_USA) July 5, 2018 Pre-game: Atlanta United are back at it with some fun midweek MLS action. Tonight, the Five Stripes take on a dangerous FC Dallas team away from home. Coming off an extremely satisfying rout of Orlando, there’s no time for relaxing as the Supporters’ Shield race is heating up. Atlanta do have a five-point lead in the East over the New York Red Bulls, but they have two games in hand. Five points is also what separates Atlanta from Dallas in the race for league best. The artists formerly known as Burn have caught up to Sporting Kansas City in the West and have their sights set on tracking down the top spot in MLS. Dallas are 6-2-1 in their last nine league matches and haven’t lost at home all season. Can Atlanta United continue their impressive away form and end that unbeaten run? Or will FC Dallas make a statement and prove they deserve to be in the discussion for the best team in the league? Note: We’re trying something new with our match threads this year. We’ll be updating the post with updates of goals and big moments as they happen. Check back every so often during the match for highlights and commentary. Atlanta United’s Lineup: FC Dallas’ Lineup: . @ChickfilA Starting XI: Dallas will shift back to a 4-4-2 look tonight for the first time in league play since May 5. ➡️ https://t.co/KFyKv1whZs pic.twitter.com/mFEYUCYVC7 — FC Dallas (@FCDallas) July 4, 2018 How to Watch Venue: Toyota Stadium Kickoff Time: 8:00 p.m. ET Available TV: FOX Sports South Available Streaming: FOX Sports Go, fuboTV (free trial) Available Radio: 92.9 The Game (English), AT&T Countdown to Kickoff (FB Live/Periscope), La Mejor 1600 AM (Spanish) This thread will be your match thread. We don’t have many rules here. We just ask that you don’t insult each other personally and treat each other with respect. Debates can get heated and that’s fine, but name-calling and petty insults will get you banned. If you see a comment that you feel is out of line, please report it and it will be dealt with.