Musa’s late double lifts FC Dallas to 3-0 over San Jose
How the match unfolded, with the data behind it
AI-generated from fixture data, league standings, team statistics, events, venue, lineups, match statistics, player performance, and injuries. Goal scorers, goal times and table figures automatically checked against match data before publication.How this story was made
- Evidence
- fixture data, league standings, team statistics, events, venue, lineups, match statistics, player performance, and injuries
- Generated
- 10/25/2026, 3:30:45 AM
- Model
- GPT56Luna
- Format checks
- passed · score 100/100 · 264 words
Petar Musa scored in the 83rd and 88th minutes as FC Dallas beat San Jose Earthquakes 3-0, taking Dallas provisionally to #2 in the Western Conference with 54 points.
Player spotlight
Musa’s late double settles the contest
FC Dallas defeated San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 in Major League Soccer’s Regular Season - 31 at Toyota Stadium(Texas), with Petar Musa scoring twice in the closing stages. The result moved Dallas provisionally to #2 in the Western Conference, while San Jose remained provisionally #4.
Musa opened the scoring in the 83rd minute, converting Bernard Kamungo’s assist to make it 1-0. He struck again in the 88th minute with a penalty for 2-0. Santiago Moreno completed the scoring at 90', assisted by Ramiro, giving Dallas a 3-0 win.
Dallas controlled the attacking numbers
The statistics supported a Dallas-led performance despite the relatively close possession split: FC Dallas had 52% of the ball to San Jose’s 48%. Dallas recorded 15 total shots to the Earthquakes’ three, including six shots on goal against one. Their expected-goals figure was 2.37, compared with 0.36 for San Jose.
The Earthquakes’ Angus Gunn was booked in the 64th minute after Reid Roberts had received a yellow card in the 28th. Dallas committed 12 fouls to San Jose’s 13, and neither side received a red card.
Table impact and standout performer
Dallas went into the game #3 with 51 points from 30 games, three points ahead of San Jose. After the win, Dallas have 54 points from 31 games and are provisionally #2, one point behind Vancouver Whitecaps. San Jose remain on 48 points from 31 games, seven points behind the leaders.
Musa was the standout performer, earning an 8.2 rating in 89 minutes. His two goals and three shots on target directly shaped the result.
Explore match and season data
FC Dallas
San Jose Earthquakes
Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
| Logo | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | WDDLD | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 31 | 55 | |
| 2 | St. Louis City | LDWWW | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 41 | 51 | |
| 3 | FC Dallas | DWLWD | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 47 | 51 | |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | DDDWD | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 42 | 48 | |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo | DDDLD | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 47 | |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | DWDLD | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 33 | 46 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders | DLWWW | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 42 | |
| 8 | Los Angeles Galaxy | DWLWW | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 52 | 40 | |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | DDDLD | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 39 | |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | WDLWL | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 48 | 36 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | DLDLL | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 34 | |
| 12 | San Diego | DDLDD | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 56 | 34 | |
| 13 | Minnesota United FC | WDDLL | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 55 | 34 | |
| 14 | Austin | LLLDD | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 56 | 31 | |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | LLDLW | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 36 | 75 | 22 | |
| 1 | Nashville SC | WDWWW | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 23 | 70 | |
| 2 | Inter Miami | LWWWL | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 53 | 55 | |
| 3 | New England Revolution | WWLLW | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 52 | |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | LLWWW | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 44 | 48 | |
| 5 | Charlotte | DLWLW | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 45 | 47 | |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | DWWWW | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 48 | 46 | |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | WDWLL | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 70 | 41 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | WLLWL | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 56 | 39 | |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | WLLWL | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 71 | 39 | |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | WWWLW | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 49 | 38 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC | LWDWL | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 36 | |
| 12 | New York City FC | DLLDL | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 34 | |
| 13 | DC United | LLWLD | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 53 | 33 | |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | LWLDW | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 51 | 30 | |
| 15 | CF Montreal | LDLLW | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 62 | 25 |