Petar Musa got two chances from the penalty spot Saturday night in Houston. The first one went in and did not count. The second one rewrote the FC Dallas record book.
Musa converted a penalty deep into second-half stoppage time to give Dallas a 2-2 draw with the Houston Dynamo at Shell Energy Stadium.
It was his 20th goal of the regular season, making him the first player in club history to reach that number, and the point was enough for FC Dallas to reclaim El Capitán, the trophy that goes to the winner of the Texas Derby season series.
A miss that lingered
Dallas led early on a goal by Christian Cappis, who traded passes with Daniel Job on the wing and beat Jonathan Bond with a shot that took a deflection, as Big D Soccer described it. Job, making his first start for the club, drew a penalty in the 27th minute when Agustin Resch brought him down.
Musa scored the kick, but referee Victor Rivas ordered a retake because he had not yet blown his whistle, according to the Dynamo's match report. On the second try, Bond dove to his left and saved it.
Houston leveled on Héctor Herrera's header from a Guilherme corner shortly after halftime. Dallas thought it had the lead back in the 67th minute when Herman Johansson put in a rebound, but a video review ruled him offside.
The finish
Then the night turned twice in a matter of minutes. Nolan Norris was called for a handball in the box, and Mateusz Bogusz scored from the spot to put Houston ahead in stoppage time. Dallas answered when Duncan McGuire was ruled to have fouled substitute Ran Binyamin inside the area.
This time Musa made it count. ESPN's match summary and the club both list the goal in the 11th minute of stoppage time, while Big D Soccer's live log placed it a couple of minutes earlier.
