So this is my first blog about a bad night for MLS in CONCACAF Champions League play. A few weeks back FC Dallas gave the league a lift by beating Pumas in Mexico to become the first MLS team to win on Mexican soil. That all seems so long ago.
Obviously Pumas really didn't take Dallas seriously in that one. Tonight was a whole different story. They came into Dallas looking to paste the Hoops, with the local Mexican population behind them, and that's exactly what happened.
Dallas spurted and sputtered right out of the gate. They did get some possession, but they just never really got off the ground. They looked like an exhausted team that was just giving up. Even Brek Shea was nowhere to be found tonight.
Things really got interesting in minute 42. The match had been pretty physical, but it went up a level. Pumas player Luis Fuentes head butted Jackson, who replied with an elbow to the Mexican's head. Both players received red cards and were ejected. That was about all that was exciting in the first half though. It ended scoreless.
The match didn't end scoreless though. Through moat of it, Dallas had done a pretty good job absorbing the Pumas pressure. They couldn't do it for 90 minutes though. Pumas tallied two goals late. One by Aguirre in the 84th, and another by Izazola in stoppage time to give Pumas the 0-2 win. Not a good effort at all from Dallas.
Throughout the entire match, FC Dallas failed to register a shot on goal. Pumas takes over the group lead and TFC is right there with Dallas.
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