FC Dallas finally win against host Red Bulls after 20-year drought

Petar Musa scored in the 54th minute and FC Dallas snapped an 11-game road winless skid in all competitions against the New York Red Bulls with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.

Dallas (4-3-4, 16 points) earned its first road win in the series since its 2-1 win on May 24, 2006, in a game that was played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Dallas had been 0-9-2 in the previous 11 visits to the Red Bulls, including a loss in penalty kicks during U.S. Open Cup competition on May 21, 2025.

Musa scored his league-leading 10th goal by capitalizing on a breakdown by New York's defense.

Left unattended near the left side of the net by Red Bulls defender Matthew Dos Santos, Musa waited for a pass from Ran Binyamin and put a right-footed shot past goalie Ethan Horvath.

Musa scored after missing last week's 2-1 loss at the Seattle Sounders due to injury. His goal also helped Dallas end a four-game winless skid.

Samuel Sarver scored on a header in the 88th minute on an assist from Logan Farrington. The goal came two minutes after midfielder Ramiro Benetti blocked an attempt by New York's Rafael Mosquera.

Besides getting another goal from Musa, FC Dallas clamped down defensively. Despite allowing New York to hold possession for 61.2% of the contest, Dallas allowed only seven shot attempts, and Michael Collodi earned the shutout without facing a shot.

New York (3-5-2, 12 points) was blanked for the second straight league game and third time overall as its winless skid reached four games (0-3-1). The Red Bulls also fell to 1-5-2 after winning their first two contests.

Horvath finished with four saves and kept the Red Bulls in it by denying Musa's header in the 11th minute along with a pair of shots by Binyamin in the opening half.

--Field Level Media

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This story was originally published May 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM.