FC Dallas stepped into the 4th Round of the 2019 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on Wednesday at SMU's Westcott Field and rolled out with a comprehensive 4-0 win over the OKC Energy. Both clubs were a bit shorthanded with players missing with international call-ups; two for FC Dallas and four for OKC.

Since everything comes up in roses with a win like this I'm not going to do the usual Good, Middle of the Road, and Bad. Instead, I'm going to look at the call-ups, reserves, and players in new positions.

Let's break it down.

Lineups and Tactics

FC Dallas is more of a pure 4-2-3-1 than usual with two 6/8 hybrids sitting in a double pivot: Brandon Servania and Jacori Hayes. Jesus Ferreira played as the 10 in front of them. Jimmy Maurer still in goal with Jesse Gonzalez out. Bryan Reynolds made his first start for FC Dallas after making four sub appearances over the last four games. 16-year-old North Texas SC striker Ricardo Pepi was called up and started as the 9 for FC Dallas

FC Dallas starting XI against the OKC Energy in the 4th Round of the 2019 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. (6-12-19) (FCD / FC Dallas )

Coach Luchi Gonzalez brought on Edwin Cerrillo, just back from the U20 World Cup, for Michael Barrios in the 71st minute. With the sub, Servania shifted to the 10-role and Ferreira to right wing where they played for eight minutes until Zdenek Ondrasek came on for Servania at which point Pepi moved to left wing, Dom Badji to right wing, Ferreira back to the 10, and Ondrasek slotted into to the 9-position.

OKC Energy also deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation with speedster Omar Gordon at right wing to try and take advantage of the slightly slower Ryan Hollingshead at left back. Former FC Dallas defender started at center back for OKC and former Dallas draft pick Amer Sasivarevic started at left wing.

OKC Energy's starting XI against FC Dallas in the 4th Round of the 2019 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. (6-12-19) (OKC Energy)

Energy coach Steve Cooke tried a couple of different subs to shake things up but none of them had much an effect. Christian Eissele for Deshorn Brown in the 62nd minute, Kalokwera Okot for Alexy Bosetti in the 66th minute, and Josh García for Omar Gordon in the 71st minute.

Goals

1-0 FC Dallas goal. 11th minute. Pretty standard corner kick. Michael Barrios serves in the out-swinger and Matt Hedges, as he is known to do on occasion, heads home the goal.

2-0 FC Dallas goal. 43rd minute. Ricardo Pepi plays the ball wide to Michael Barrios. Barrios dribbles past his man with pace and buries the shot.

3-0 FC Dallas goal. 52nd minute. Another corner kick goal, but this one was clearly a set play worked out on the training ground. FCD as a group push high as Dominic Badji lays off atop the box. Jesus Ferreira plays a low drive cross to Badji who hammers the ball home.

4-0 FC Dallas goal. 90th minute. Reto Zigler, FCD's standard penalty take, buries the PK. Bryan Reynolds earned the PK on a penetrating run into the box that was sprung by a lay off from Zdenek Ondrasek. Here's the PK.

And the Reynolds play to earn the spot chance.

Scouting FC Dallas' Lesser Used Pieces

Some real quick stats to show how dominant FCD was. Shots: 21 to 4, SOG: 9 to 0, Possession: 66% to 34%, Passing Accuracy: 89% to 76%, Crosses: 22 to 7, Corners: 9 to 0.

Brandon Servania was my Man of the Match playing as the right side 6/8 in the pair with Jacoi Hayes. Terrific positioning, good game control, solid defense, quality distribution both wide and forward, great possession, and even drew a couple of fouls at the right time. His quality U20 play has obviously given him confidence and I was glad to see him carry that forward.

Brandon Servania's passing chart against OKC Energy in the 2019 US Open Cup 4th Round. (6-12-19) (MLS / MLS)

Ricardo Pepi looks solid at the 9. It's important to remember he's 16 and he didn't look out of place. He plays a really sound positional game for a youngster and puts himself in the right spots to score. Like every FCD forward he didn't get enough balls into him. He checked back fairly well, stole a ball or two off a defender, and got an assist. He didn't look out of place against men, some with 15-year careers.

Bryan Reynolds continues to look impressive. He wasn't overly challenged defensively but he's got a lot of recovery pace and is really hard to get around. Going forward he was something else, multiple times turning and beating 2 or 3 players. He earned a nice PK late off a combination with Ondrasek. I think he's showed enough to start again and maybe get a run while Reggie Cannon is at the Gold Cup. A little bit better in the final third and this kid will be something special. 2 tackles, 1 clear, 1 intercept, and 4 recoveries.

Bryan Reynolds passing and defensive chart against OKC Energy in the 2019 US Open Cup 4th Round. (6-12-19) (MLS / MLS)

Jesus Ferreira as a 10 was an interesting experiment. Coach Gonzalez has been using JF in this way a bit late in games recently. Jesus tends to play this position more like an off-striker - like his dad, 2010 MLS MVP David Ferreira - than as a string pulling deep playmaker - like a Mauro Diaz. Jesus will cut and drive into the gaps rather than pass into them. Ferreira had two key passes and an assist on the day as well as a fair number of passes into the final third. His interception also led to the Barrios goal.

Jimmy Maurer was his usual solid self. He's not the pure athletic shot-stopper Jesse Gonzalez is, but few are. Maurer is a great communicator, though, and you could hear him bossing around his defense quite clearly in the smaller venue. He didn't have to make any saves, but he cleared up a lot of loose balls (9 recoveries, 1 clearance) and kept the defense in good shape.

"We were able to execute some of the concepts that we wanted to."@dbadji14 shares his thoughts on Wednesday's team performance. #DTID pic.twitter.com/GUFXnpOSsQ — FC Dallas (@FCDallas) June 14, 2019

Next Game

FC Dallas moves on to the 5th round of the US Open Cup against New Mexico United. That meeting will take place next Wednesday, June 19th, at 7 pm CT.

New Mexico United's Santiago Moar and Chris Wehan celebrate a goal scored by Kevaughn Frater (JOSH LANE)