It takes a while, but City SC converts the man advantage into a 2-1 win over FC Dallas

Ultimately, City overcame FC Dallas and emerged with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday at City Park on goal difference thanks to the team’s two selected players in the summer transfer window, left-back Antoni Markanic and attacking midfielder Nokvi Thoresson, who scored three goals. With a difference of minutes in the 82nd and 85th minutes. Dallas scored on the penultimate kick of the game, when City SC goalkeeper Roman Burki, who had been tested several times, could not control his shot and Eugene Ansier scored the rebound.

The result earned City SC three points to extend their lead in the Western Conference to seven points over inactive LAFC, and while the team has not clinched a playoff spot, in each of the past two seasons, 47 points has been enough to field a team. At least ninth in the league, which is where you need to be this season to make the playoffs.

There won’t be much time to think about it for City SC, which heads across the state (and then some) to take on Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.

Markanić, playing only his second match for the team, headed in Rasmus Alm’s cross with his knee to kick off the scoring and draw a sigh of relief from another City Park crowd. Three minutes later, Thoresson, playing in his third match, sent in a cross that deflected Klaus over to him at the far post.

For a long time, it seemed like it might never happen. FC Dallas goalkeeper Martin Paes was shown a red card in the 12th minute when Dallas defender Nkosi Tafari was a bit casual after a back pass and was overcome with pain. Paes came out to collect the ball from Pain before he could do anything with it, but as he slid to kick the ball away, it caught his hand, and referee Guido Gonzalez Jr. gave him a red card for handling the ball outside. penalty area. Dallas had to trade one of its forwards to bring in backup goaltender Jimmy Maurer, who has appeared in three games so far this season.

This left City a man out for the remaining 78 minutes, and getting the bulk of possession was not City SC’s best thing to do. Going into the game, City SC have had over 50% of the ball in just three games this season and have lost them all. City SC moved the ball and through the Dallas defense but in the end didn’t create many chances. The City side had 10 shots in the first half, but only two were on target. The best chance of the half was for Dallas when Tim Parker couldn’t keep the ball on his team and Dallas’s Jader O’Brien shot from about 8 yards but Roman Burki blocked it.

Seeking more of a man advantage, coach Bradley Carnell made three substitutions in the first half, bringing on Torresson, Indiana Vasiliev and Markanic and taking out Sam Adeniran, Jared Stroud and Kyle Hibbert.

Nicholas Gioachini, who left the Orlando game in the first half with a shoulder injury and was questionable for the game, was not on the game-day roster.

Manchester City has loaned Danish midfielder Isak Jensen to Viborg FF in the Danish top flight until June 2024.

The 19-year-old Jensen is considered a fine talent with a promising future, but he hasn’t been able to get much first-team play and has spent the last month playing for City2 in MLS Next Pro. Jensen made 13 appearances for City SC, with his only appearances coming in US Open Cup matches.

He had a solid training camp and then injured his ankle days before the season started, ruling him out of the team’s first four games. He was then a regular second-half substitute for Carnell, but after the Chicago match on May 13, his playing time was significantly reduced and he was restricted to late substitutions, mostly in injury time. Over the past month, he has been training normally with City2 and has played eight matches for them, scoring one goal and two assists.

The Danish season kicks off with the teams playing six matches. Viborg ranks eighth with a 2-2-2 record, after finishing last season in a tie for third place.

Midfielder Ngabulo Bloom has not been selected by South Africa in their squad for their two friendlies during the upcoming international transfer window. If selected, Bloom would have missed City’s match against the Los Angeles Galaxy on September 10.

Bloom was included in the provisional squad for the matches against Namibia on 9 September and against the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 12 September. The last time Bloom was called up for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, he made the trip. to South Africa, but did not participate in the match.

Another South African MLS international, Bongokuhli Hlongwani, has also not been called up from Minnesota United.