Petar Musa is on a roll, and he delivered again when it mattered most.
The Croatian international came off the bench to score an 86th-minute winner as FC Dallas beat 10-man Houston Dynamo 4-3 at Toyota Stadium on Saturday, sealing a dramatic Texas Derby victory.
The result came one week after Musa scored a hat trick to salvage a 3-3 draw against San Diego FC.
“Musa comes into the game and does what Musa does, gives us a huge lift and goals,” said Dallas head coach Eric Quill.
The match was a wild ride from start to finish. Dallas jumped ahead early through a Logan Farrington brace, but Houston flipped the game on its head with three goals in four minutes from Guilherme, Erik Sviatchenko and Lawrence Ennali to lead 3-2.
Dallas responded by bringing on Musa at halftime. He sparked a turnaround, winning a Duane Holmes own goal in the 54th minute to level the score. After Sviatchenko was sent off with a second yellow card, Musa struck for the winner in the 86th minute.
The 4-3 final matched the highest-scoring Texas Derby ever, equaling the result from the first meeting between the clubs back in May 2006.
Quill praised the strike partnership that made the difference.
“He’s special. He and Logan together are a lethal tandem,” Quill said.
Musa heads into the international break in outstanding form with six goals in five appearances this season, boosting his case for a spot in Croatia’s squad at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
“I’m very excited. It’s something special playing for your national team and also representing FC Dallas,” Musa said. “Today it was only one purpose: to win the derby against Houston. Now it’s focus on the national team.”
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