Lozano returns to tie it up, then SDFC scores in stoppage time for 3-2 win

Tom s ngel s figure late in second-half stoppage time helped the MLS Western Conference-leader San Diego FC rally to defeat FC Dallas - on Saturday ngel a second-half substitute scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the upper left central zone The goal was assisted by Anders Dreyer with a second assist by Jasper L ffelsend Expansion San Diego points - - trailed - early in the second half and didn t draw even until the th minute Chucky Lozano who had just entered the competition returning after an injury nearly a month ago scored with a left-footed shot from the center of the box to the central bottom zone He was assisted by Milan Iloski coming off a huge match Wednesday with a second assist by Dreyer Dreyer who finished with a goal and two assists scored the first goal of the match with a penalty in the th minute Petar Musa of Dallas scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner making it -all in the th minute Chucky Lozano in an April match vs Salt Lake City Photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego Sebastian Lletget gave Dallas the lead when he scored with a left-footed shot from the center of the box in the th minute Dallas had only two more attempted shots the rest of the encounter including Petar Musa s header from the center of the box that went over the goal in the third minute of stoppage time CJ dos Santos made four saves for San Diego which scored on all three shots on goal against Maarten Paes of Dallas points - - With the win SDFC finished a three-match road span with a - record earning all nine achievable points Any participant will enjoy scoring the game-winning goal but I want to reiterate that this is a gang win ngel explained in Spanish through a translator We fought until the end and we fought hard and that s vital because it sends a message to the league that we have won three games in a row and three on the road which is not easy to do in this league San Diego hosts Houston at p m July the first time fans at Snapdragon Stadium will have a chance to cheer on SDFC as a first-place club They took over the top spot in the conference standings Wednesday Notes SDFC has experienced a bit of a youth movement Forward Manu Duah made his first start also his first MLS start The -year-old rookie made his MLS debut when he came on as a substitute in the th minute for Iloski during SDFC s - win at Vancouver Whitecaps on June In addition -year-old defender Luca Bombino made his th start for SDFC the club was without nine players including An bal Godoy Panama and Luca De La Torre United States who are on national organization duty