FC Dallas dropped their first game of 2020 in their return to play after five months away from the field due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nashville SC picked up their first win in club history in the process, with a 1-0 decision thanks to a David Accam goal.
FC Dallas — Jimmy Maurer; Ryan Hollingshead, Reto Ziegler (Zdenek Ondrasek – 74’), Matt Hedges, Bressan, Reggie Cannon; Thiago Santos (Tanner Tessmann – 74’), Bryan Acosta, Jesús Ferreira (Paxton Pomykal – 59’); Michael Barrios (Fafa Picault – 87’), Franco Jara (Ricardo Pepi – 59’)
Substitutes not used — Kyle Zobeck, John Nelson, Edwin Cerrillo, Santiago Mosquera
Nashville SC — Joe Willis; Daniel Lovitz, Dave Romney, Walker Zimmerman, Brayan Beckeles (Alistair Johnston – 67’), Dax McCarty, Hany Mukhtar (David Accam – 82’), Anibal Godoy, Derrick Jones(Dominique Badji – 75’), Randall Leal, Daniel Rios (Abu Danladi – 67’) (Matt LaGrassa – 82’)
Substitutes not used — Jalil Anibaba, Brian Anunga, Elliot Panicco
Scoring Summary:
NSH: David Accam (Dax McCarty) – 86’
Misconduct Summary:
NSH: Brayan Beckeles (caution) – 28’
NSH: Daniel Lovitz (caution) – 36’
NSH: Dave Romney (caution) – 57’
FCD: Paxton Pomykal (caution) – 62’
NSH: Randall Leal (caution) – 64’
Weather: Clear, 95
Attendance: 2,912
Referee: Armando Villareal
Assistant Referees: Adam Garner, Kevin Lock
4th Official: Nima Saghafi
VAR Official: Daniel Radford
FC Dallas head coach Luchi Gonzalez
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