The march toward a playoff spot continues for FC Dallas as they picked up their second straight home win and extended its unbeaten run to six games after downing the Colorado Rapids 3-1.
Petar Musa scored his 16th goal of the season, while Christian Cappis scored his first Dallas goal to help FC Dallas jump into 9th place in the Western Conference standings.
FC Dallas got off to another hot start in this one and for the second week in a row with Farrington and Musa linking up in the 13th minute. Shaq Moore sent a long ball up the field to Farrington. He took a couple of touches before chipping the ball into the middle of the penalty area where Musa was there to head in the game’s first goal.
Colorado tied the game seven minutes later, as Calvin Harris collected the ball at the top of the penalty area off a poor clearance out of the back by a Dallas defender. He took a touch before taking a shot that froze keeper Jacob Jackson.
Dallas regained the lead in the 36th minute after the Rapids cleared out the initial corner kick cross from Patrickson Delgado, the Ecuadorian sent in a second ball into the penalty area where Cappis was able to meet it at the goal line for his first Dallas goal.
Musa nearly doubled his tally on the night after a clear counter attack in the 70th minute. He collected the ball at midfield and dribbled it straight to the penalty area where he was one-on-one with Colorado keeper Zach Steffan. Musa’s attempt on goal would get kick saved by Steffan.
Dallas finally got an insurance goal in the 80th minute as Ramiro played Pedrinho into the penalty area off a clearance by the Rapids. Pedrinho’s cross in front of goal deflected off a Rapids defender and went into the back of the net.
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Instant Reaction: For the second straight week, you can probably call this a complete game from start to finish by FC Dallas. It really does appear that things are clicking at the right time for this team and we’re finally getting that Fortress Frisco feeling back again.
Random Stat for the night: Musa’s first half goal was his first goal off a header this season.
About the Subs: Eric Quill went to his bench in the in the 68th minute when Anderson Julio came on for Logan Farrington. In the 75th minute, Quill made a double sub by bringing on Pedrinho and Lalas Abubakar for Patrickson Delgado and Kaick. The final two subs came in the 83rd minute as Nolan Norris and Sebastian Lletget came on for Chris Cappis and Petar Musa.
Man of the Match: Delgado had one of his best matches of the season in the win.
Where does this fit into the season: For the first time since late April/early May, FC Dallas is back in a playoff position. As of this writing, FC Dallas is on 37 points and in 9th place.
What’s next for FC Dallas: FC Dallas will wrap up the month of September on the road against the Portland Timbers next Saturday.
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