Wisner’s Penalty Kick Not Enough for Dallas; Team Remains in Playoff Race
DALLAS (March 31, 2026) – Dallas Trinity FC (8-8-5, 29 points) came up short against Tampa Bay Sun FC (4-8-9, 21 points) 2-1 on Tuesday night from Cotton Bowl Stadium. The match had an attendance of 2,321 fans as the club hosted “World Cup Preview.”
In a rematch of the 2025 playoff semifinals, Tampa Bay struck first in the 29th minute, as Sabrina McNeill found the back of the net to give TB a 1-0 lead over Dallas at the half.
Dallas broke the deadlock in the 76th minute, as defender Amber Wisner calmly converted a penalty kick. The opportunity was earned just moments earlier, with forward Chioma Ubogagu drawing a foul in the box during a dangerous attacking run in the 75th minute.
Tampa Bay quickly responded with a goal by Carlee Giammona in the 85th minute, making the final score 2-1, in favor of the league’s defending champions.
With the result, Trinity FC is now 2-2-3 in the spring portion of its schedule, and remains in the Gainbridge Super League playoff picture. DTFC only has three losses over its last 12 league matches, going 5-3-4.
NOTABLES
- Dallas Trinity FC sits in playoff position in the Gainbridge Super League standings (4th place overall; the top four teams make the playoffs).
- DTFC has a record of 4-4-3 at home this season.
- Dallas is now 0-1-1 against Tampa Bay this season (1-2-3 all-time, including playoffs); the two sides face off once more on Saturday, May 9 in TB.
- Defender Amber Wisner scored her second goal of the season (76’); she had three goals during the 2024/25 campaign.
- Goalkeeper Tyler McCamey had two saves; she now has 24 saves on the season across eight matches played.
- 15 players saw action for Dallas against Tampa Bay.
- Dallas tallied 15 total shots (three shots on target); Tampa Bay had 10 total shots (four shots on target).
- DTFC won the time-of-possession battle (58.7% to TB’s 41.3%).
COMING UP
Next up, Dallas Trinity FC concludes its four-match homestand with a Saturday evening clash with Spokane Zephyr FC (6-8-8, 26 points) on April 4 at 4:30 p.m. CT. The theme for the match is “Celebrating Our Abilities”; the match can be found on KFAA/WFAA+, Peacock, and TUDN Radio.
QUOTES
Head Coach Nathan Thackeray
On his message to the team…
“We just have to keep pushing through. Moments like that happen all the time, it’s a part of the sport. We have to try to overcome those mistakes. The group has to keep believing, we played some really good stuff today and our biggest problem was putting the ball in the back of the net.”
Forward Chioma Ubogagu
On DTFC’s overall performance…
“I think in the first half we had good looks and good opportunities. I felt like we were in control. I felt like their goal came off one chance. That’s on us to be better defensively, but I think the team was hopeful the whole game, I think we thought we could get results out of it. We’re going to keep pushing forward and we’ll learn from this and the best part is we have a game this weekend, so we have another opportunity to make it right.”
Defender Amber Wisner
On preparing for the next match…
“I think the positive is that the performance was good. I don’t think it’s a ton of tweaks or a bunch of changes. It’s just honing in on a couple of the defensive errors, being a little bit tidier on the ball. The good news is it’s not like we have to start from scratch and revamp everything. It’s just about building on the actual performance and ultimately we need to finish.”
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