San Jose, California.- It was not the afternoon Guadalajara had hoped for. The Rebaño Sagrado battled for the full 90 minutes, created several dangerous opportunities and had chances to open the scoring, but failed to convert them and ultimately fell 1-0 to FC Dallas in their second match of the First Phase of the 2026 Leagues Cup, played at PayPal Park.
Chivas looked to impose their conditions from the opening minutes and had a strong performance during the first half, in which they managed to threaten the opposing goal. However, despite their attempts, the Texan side found the breakthrough in the second half and managed to hold onto their lead until the final whistle.
Now, Guadalajara will have to turn the page and focus on their final match of the international tournament, where they will look to close out their participation with a victory this Wednesday night, when they face the Seattle Sounders in Seattle.
The Goals
- In the 73rd minute, an assist from Santiago Moreno found Logan Farrington, who scored the only goal of the match.
Dangerous Opportunities
- In the 5th minute, Armando González received the ball and fired a shot that ended up in the hands of the opposing goalkeeper.
- In the 10th minute, Bryan González sent Miguel Gómez down the left wing, and upon reaching the end line, he delivered a cross to the far post that Ángel Sepúlveda headed, but the defense deflected it for a corner.
- In the 18th minute, ‘Migue’ appeared once again in the final third of the field to deliver a low cross that did not find a teammate, but forced the Texan defense into action.
- In the 23rd minute, Omar Govea sent a ball into the heart of the box, where he found Sepúlveda’s header, although his attempt went over the crossbar.
- In the 37th minute, Omar Govea tried his luck with a long-range shot, but it was not on target.
- In the 42nd minute, Luis Romo joined the attack down the right wing and sent a ball into the box that found Miguel Gómez, who fired a low shot that went just centimeters wide of the base of the right post.
- In the 48th minute, Ángel Sepúlveda received a ball from Richy Ledezma and fired a shot directly at the Texan goal, but the goalkeeper managed to deflect it.
- In the 55th minute, a header from ‘Hormiga’ González, following a cross from Diego Campillo, was ultimately saved by the Texan goalkeeper.
- In the 58th minute, a cross from Efraín Álvarez found Richy Ledezma, who fired a shot that struck the crossbar.
- In the 67th minute, Kevin Castañeda tried with a shot that was saved by the FC Dallas goalkeeper.
- In the 96th minute, Brian Gutiérrez had the final opportunity of the match with a shot that ended up in the goalkeeper’s hands.
Guadalajara 0-1 FC Dallas
(Logan Farrington 73’)
Referee: Josué Ugalde
Stadium: PayPal Park
Lineups:
Guadalajara: 1 Raúl Rangel, 37 Richard Ledezma (Brian Gutiérrez 69’), 24 Miguel Gómez (Efraín Álvarez 46’), 3 Diego Campillo, 7 Luis Romo, 5 Bryan González, 28 Rubén González (Kevin Castañeda 60’), 6 Omar Govea (Jordan Carrillo 77’), 25 Roberto Alvarado, 9 Ángel Sepúlveda and 34 Armando González (Ricardo Marín 60’).
Head Coach: Gabriel Milito.
FC Dallas: 40 Jonathan Sirois, 14 Herman Johansson, 25 Sebastien Ibeagha (Osaze Urhoghide 66’), 18 Shaquell Moore, 32 Nolan Norris, 21 Joaquin Valiente (Logan Farrington 66’), 17 Ramiro Moschen, 55 Kaick Da Silva, 77 Bernard Kamungo (Santiago Moreno 61’), 28 Samuel Sarver (Ran Binyamin 82’) and 9 Petar Musa.
Head Coach: Eric Quill.
