FC Dallas vs. Columbus Crew (June 20, 2009)

GAME 14 – June 20, 2009

FC DALLAS 2, COLUMBUS CREW 1

Pizza Hut Park – Frisco, TX

Scoring:

CLB -- Own Goal (Pablo Ricchetti) 17

DAL -- Eric Avila 1 (David Ferreira 2) 80

DAL -- Kenny Cooper 7 (penalty kick) 87

FC DALLAS: Ray Burse, Drew Moor, Pablo Ricchetti, Kyle Davies, Anthony Wallace (Eric Avila 76), Dax McCarty, Marcelo Saragosa (Brek Shea 46), David Ferreira, Andre Rocha, Dave van den Bergh (Jeff Cunningham 65), Kenny Cooper.

Subs Not Used: Josh Lambo, Michael Dello-Russo, Blake Wagner, Peri Marosevic.

Shots – 14; Shots on Goal – 6; Total Saves – 3; Fouls – 11; Offsides – 3; Corner Kicks – 9

COLUMBUS: Andy Gruenebaum, Eric Brunner, Chad Marshall, Gino Padula (Steven Lenhart 88), Danny O'Rourke, Brian Carroll, Eddie Gaven, Robbie Rogers, Emmanuel Ekpo (Jason Garey 81), Guillermo Barros Schelotto, ALejandro Moreno.

Subs Not Used: William Hesmer, Alex Grendi, Andy Iro, Kevin Burns, Jed Zayner.

Shots – 13; Shots on Goal – 3; Total Saves – 4; Fouls – 16; Offsides – 2; Corner Kicks – 5

Misconduct Summary:

DAL -- Drew Moor (caution) 32

CLB -- Gino Padula (caution) 41

CLB -- Guillermo Barros Schelotto (caution) 68

CLB -- Chad Marshall (caution) 86

NOTES:

· FC Dallas improves to 3-7-4 (13 pts.) with a come-from-behind win over the visiting Columbus Crew (4-3-7, 19 pts.). Dallas is now 2-3-3 at Pizza Hut Park this season.

· The win snaps a two-game losing streak against Columbus. The team now has an 11-5-1 all-time record against the Crew at home, and a 15-14-6 record overall.

· It was the first victory for Dallas this season when conceding the first goal of the game. FCD is now 1-4-3 when its opponent scores first.

· In defeating Columbus, FC Dallas puts an end to the Crew’s nine-game unbeaten streak.

· Eric Avila, who entered the game in the 76th minute, notched the game-tying goal four minutes later with a bending right-footed shot from 25 yards. It was his first career MLS goal.

· David Ferreira provided the assist on Avila’s goal, his second of the year.

· Kenny Cooper notched the game-winner, a penalty kick in the 87th minute. Cooper now has seven PK’s in his career, tying him with Jorge “Zarco” Rodriguez for most in club history.

· It was Ferreira who set up the spot kick, drawing a foul from Crew defender Chad Marshall.

· Cooper tonight extended his league record of consecutive starts by a forward to 46, dating back to the 2007 season.

· Jeff Cunningham entered the match as a second-half substitute. It was his 301st career regular season appearance, tying New England’s Jay Heaps for ninth on the all-time MLS list.

· Four Dallas players have now started all 14 regular season games: Kenny Cooper, Dave van den Bergh, David Ferreira and Drew Moor. Moor and Ferreira have played every minute this year.

· Five FCD players missed tonight’s game with injuries: goalkeeper Dario Sala (left knee), midfielder Alvaro Sanchez (right ankle), and defenders Steve Purdy (right knee), Daniel Torres (right hamstring), and George John (right hamstring).

· Tonight’s match concluded a three-game home stand for FCD. The team will next visit the Colorado Rapids for a mid-week game on Wednesday, June 24 (8 p.m. CT on MLS Direct Kick).

· Today’s attendance was 8,041.

· FC Dallas Head Coach Schellas Hyndman on the game: “The guys really dug deep into themselves and came way with the performance of the year for us. I am really proud of the guys. I think it gives us a breath of fresh air. If we do these things, well find a way to win.”

Notes and statistics provided by FC Dallas Communications