FRISCO, Texas - Franco Jara opened the scoring to help FC Dallas get its La Copita campaign underway with a 5-0 win over San Antonio FC Friday morning at Toyota Stadium.
Jara's goal came in the 7th-minute when Jáder Obrian stormed down the right wing and found Jara with a low cross that the Argentine swept calmly into the bottom corner. The second goal was eventually knocked in by an SAFC defender after Obrian struck the post and put the rebound back into the danger area.
"The guys are in preseason mode still and we're looking at rotations and different things in terms of formations," Luchi Gonzalez said after the game. "But we don't want to lose our way in terms of possession and pressing and being aggressive in transitions. Occupying spaces is everything for us, with and without the ball. I saw the guys really show what we've been working on in training. Let's just keep learning and being open. It's just a step. We have MLS competition coming up and we need to take that next step and get closer and closer to being season-ready."
Dallas' third goal came four minutes after the break via Ryan Hollingshead who volleyed Freddy Vargas' free kick into the near corner of the net. Just three minutes later, Obrian added FCD's fourth from close range by placing the ball into the far corner across the goalkeeper. The Colombian rounded out the scoring and added his second goal in the 68th minute after Jara cleverly dummied a through ball from Andrés Ricaurte, putting Obrian through on goal to finish calmly.
The victory gives Dallas three points towards the La Copita standings, with its second tournament match coming on Wednesday against Austin FC at Toyota Stadium.
"It's a competition, and I know it's preseason but if we want to be good in the regular season and fight for championships, then we have to do it today and not wait," Luchi said. "This is a preseason championship and we want to win it. I thought the boys showed that urgency from the beginning. San Antonio played us really tough at their place last week and we made some adjustments and learned and we came in executing roles. It went both ways early we got a little more control of the ball and started putting away our chances."
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