Petar Musa Becomes First FC Dallas Player With Two Hat Tricks as Dallas, San Diego Draw 3-3

San Diego FC showed up in Frisco with a perfect record and a defense that had not conceded all season. Petar Musa took both of those things personally.

FC Dallas and San Diego drew 3-3 at Toyota Stadium on Saturday night, with Musa scoring all three Dallas goals, the last of them in the fifth minute of stoppage time. FC Dallas said it was the 12th hat trick in club history and made Musa the first player in club history to record two. San Diego, which led 2-0 and then 3-1, had to settle for a point.

Two Penalties, One Lifeline

San Diego's opening goals came from the spot. In the 17th minute, Shaq Moore was penalized for a handball in the box, a call confirmed by VAR, and Onni Valakari slotted a left-footed penalty into the bottom left corner in the 21st. Nine minutes later, Herman Johansson brought down David Vazquez in the area and was booked, and Marcus Ingvartsen sent his own left-footed penalty into the same corner. 2-0, and Dallas had not yet been beaten in open play.

The hosts had been the busier side early, with Bernard Kamungo and Musa both getting shots blocked and Kaick forcing a save from Pablo Sisniega in the 16th minute. Joaquín Valiente forced another save in the 28th. Then, in the 41st minute, Dallas finally broke through. Nolan Norris had a shot saved, Musa had a shot saved, and on the third try Musa poked it in from very close range into the bottom right corner. 1-2 at the half.

The Turning Point: San Diego Strikes, Musa Answers Fast

San Diego made two changes at halftime and restored its two-goal cushion within six minutes of the restart. In the 51st minute, Alex Mighten set up Valakari, who hit a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the top left corner. That was Valakari's second goal on his second shot, and it should have been the moment San Diego took control.

Instead, Dallas answered in three minutes. Sisniega fouled Kamungo in the box in the 53rd, and Musa drilled the penalty into the top left corner a minute later. 2-3. Just like that, the game had a heartbeat again.

From there, Dallas pushed and San Diego defended. Sisniega denied Musa from a tight angle in the 60th minute, and substitute Logan Farrington missed from very close range in the 79th after a Louicius Deedson cross, the kind of miss that usually decides these games.

Musa Saves His Best for Last

It did not decide this one. Eight minutes of added time were announced, and in the fifth, Kamungo set up Musa in the middle of the box. The striker swept a left-footed shot into the top left corner, completing the hat trick with his left foot after two right-footed goals. 3-3.

Patrickson Delgado nearly won it a minute later with a shot that slid just wide, and Michael Collodi had to make his only save of the night on Anders Dreyer in the ninth minute of stoppage time to keep San Diego from stealing it back.

Star Watch: Musa, Valakari and Sisniega

Musa's line was absurd: six shots, five on target, three goals. MLS said the hat trick gave him five goals on the season and the early lead in the Golden Boot race, and FC Dallas said it moved him to 39 career goals for the club, fourth in club history, passing Blas Pérez with Kenny Cooper next at 46. MLS also noted his 19-goal 2025 season equaled Jason Kreis' club record and that he had just been called up by Croatia for the country's final camp ahead of this summer's World Cup.

"I'm very happy with the three goals today, but it was a team effort," Musa said, per MLS. "We created even more chances and could have scored more, but that's soccer."

Around him, Dallas kept tinkering. The club said homegrown defender Nolan Norris made his season debut in the starting lineup, Valiente made his first home start, and Dallas has now used four different starting lineups in its first four matches. Kamungo, meanwhile, drew the second-half penalty and set up the equalizer, a pretty useful night for a player without a goal of his own.

For San Diego, Valakari scored twice, one penalty and one from open play, and Ingvartsen converted his only shot. Sisniega made five saves and was the main reason Dallas needed until stoppage time.

Stats That Matter

• Possession: San Diego 65.2 percent, Dallas 34.8 percent.
• Passing: San Diego completed 651 of 738 passes; Dallas completed 308 of 386.
• Shots: Dallas 13, San Diego 5. Dallas put 8 on target.
• Efficiency: San Diego scored three goals from four shots on target, two of them penalties.
• Saves: Sisniega 5, Collodi 1.
• Corners: Dallas 3, San Diego 0. For all its possession, San Diego never forced a corner.

What It Means

San Diego moves to 3-1-0 with 10 points. It had opened the season with wins over CF Montréal, St. Louis CITY SC and Sporting Kansas City by a combined 8-0, so this was both its first dropped points and the first goals it has allowed this season. San Diego hosts Real Salt Lake next.

Dallas sits at 1-2-1 with 5 points, unbeaten at home after a 3-2 win over Toronto FC and a 0-0 draw with Nashville. The club said Saturday's crowd of 11,004 extended its regular-season sellout streak to 37 matches. Next up is the first Texas Derby of the year against the Houston Dynamo at Toyota Stadium on Saturday.

Closing Take

San Diego did nearly everything right: more of the ball, more passes and a lead built on composure from the spot. It just ran into a striker who cannot stop scoring. "We showed we never give up, especially at home," Musa said. With five goals already and a Croatia camp waiting, Musa is playing like a guy with a deadline, and Dallas is happy to ride that wave.

Stats from ESPN's match data. Postgame quotes as reported by MLS (mlssoccer.com); club notes from FC Dallas (fcdallas.com).