FC Dallas 3, Toronto FC 2

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FCD vs. TFC postgame interviews (4-19-09)

On star forward Kenny Cooper's two goals, FC Dallas finally breaks into the win column for the first time in the 2009 MLS season. Sitting at 1-3-1 so far, all four of the Hoops goals have come against Toronto FC, with whom they split road and home games for their last two matches.

FC Dallas found the net first, when defender Drew Moor headed home a free kick from the left side taken by midfielder Dax McCarty. 20 minutes later, Cooper extended Dallas' lead. Toronto's Dwayne De Rosario flubbed a throw received from his keeper, losing the ball to FCD's David Ferreira, who found Cooper running up the middle, ending in a blast to the far side netting.

But the two-goal cushion would start to disappear right before the half, as Toronto scored in stoppage time off a goal from former FCD defender Adrian Serioux. The Reds then brought the game even in the 59th minute with Chad Barrett's goal.

FC Dallas got their game-winner late in the 84th minute when Marvell Wynne was called for a handball in Toronto's box. With Cooper's penalty kick goal, FC Dallas was able to win one for the home crowd.

GAME 5 – April 19, 2009

FC DALLAS 3, TORONTO FC 2

Pizza Hut Park – Frisco, TX

Scoring:

DAL -- Drew Moor 1 (Dax McCarty 1) 25

DAL -- Kenny Cooper 3 (David Ferreira 1) 44

TOR -- Adrian Serioux 1 (Carl Robinson 2, Amado Guevara 1) 46+

TOR -- Chad Barrett 1 (Amado Guevara 2, Fuad Ibrahim 1) 59

DAL -- Kenny Cooper 4 (penalty kick) 84

FC DALLAS: Ray Burse, Marcelo Saragosa, Drew Moor, George John, Blake Wagner, Andre Rocha (Eric Avila 64), Pablo Ricchetti, Dax McCarty (Jeff Cunningham 71), Dave van den Bergh, David Ferreira, Kenny Cooper (Daniel Torres 92+).

Subs Not Used: Josh Lambo, Alvaro Sanchez, Michael Dello-Russo, Peri Marosevic.

Shots – 10; Shots on Goal – 6; Total Saves – 4; Fouls – 7; Offsides – 0; Corner Kicks – 0

TORONTO FC: Stefan Frei, Marvell Wynne, Kevin Harmse, Adrian Serioux, Jim Brennan, Sam Cronin, Amado Guevara (Danny Dichio 90), Carl Robinson, Fuad Ibrahim (Marco Velez 86),Chad Barrett, Dwayne De Rosario (Pablo Vitti 74).

Subs Not Used: Greg Sutton, Nana Attakora-Gyan, Johann Smith, Rohan Ricketts.

Shots – 15; Shots on Goal – 6; Total Saves – 3; Fouls – 20; Offsides – 8; Corner Kicks – 3

Misconduct Summary:

TOR -- Chad Barrett (caution) 70

NOTES:

· FC Dallas gets its first win of the year, improving the team’s record to 1-3-1 (4 pts) on the season. The team is now unbeaten in its last two games.

· Dallas is now 3-1-2 all-time against Toronto FC, and 2-0-1 versus Toronto at Pizza Hut Park.

· FCD is unbeaten in five straight games against Toronto since losing the first-ever meeting on June 17, 2007.

· Defender Drew Moor scored his first goal of the season in the 25th minute, a header off a Dax McCarty free kick. It was the sixth goal of his career.

· It was the first assist of the year for McCarty, and the 10th of his career.

· Kenny Cooper notched his third and fourth goals of the season, moving him into a three-way tie for first in MLS with Colorado’s Conor Casey and Chicago’s Brian McBride.

· David Ferreira assisted on Cooper’s 44th minute goal, his first assist in a Dallas uniform.

· Cooper scored the game-winner on an 84th minute penalty kick, FCD’s first PK of the season.

· Dallas is now 20-3-9 all-time when Cooper scores since he joined the team in 2006.

· Cooper has now scored six career goals in four games against Toronto FC.

· Marcelo Saragosa made his first start and appearance of the season, playing the full 90 minutes at right back. Saragosa had missed the first four games after undergoing knee surgery during preseason.

· Forward / midfielder Alvaro Sanchez made his first appearance on the 18-man day of game roster as an available substitute (did not play) after signing with the team on April 3.

· Goalkeeper Dario Sala (left knee) missed his fourth consecutive game after undergoing knee surgery on March 24. Defender Steve Purdy missed his third straight game with a strained right hamstring.

· Tonight’s attendance was 6,813.

· FC Dallas will next travel to RFK Stadium to face DC United in a U.S. Open Cup play-in game on Wednesday, April 22 (6:30 p.m. CT). The team will resume MLS play next Saturday, April 25 at Chivas USA (9:30 p.m. CT live on FSN-SW).

· Head Coach Schellas Hyndman on the game: “I thought our players played well today, to pick up three goals. Defensively, we’re still victims of little mistakes, which I think will just take time to get better, but I think all-in-all that the players were very inspired to get a win. We felt that we should have more than one point in these last few games, and the players were very focused this week in training, I think it was very upbeat. I thought they did a good job on the field, and I’m pleased with the outcome, obviously.”

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