FC Dallas 3, Rapids 1
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April 22, 2007
FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Ramon Nunez scored twice to lead FC Dallas to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on Sunday.
Nunez broke a 1-1 tie in the 78th minute when he curled a free kick from the left side over a wall of defenders. The ball bounced off the fingertips of Rapids goalie Bouna Coundoul and into the right corner of the net.
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FC Dallas was given the free kick after Rapids midfielder Pablo Mastroeni received a yellow card for taking down Nunez near the penalty box.
In the 29th minute, Nunez took a pass from Dax McCarty and dribbled around Brandon Prideaux at the top of the goalies box, causing Prideaux to fall while trying to change directions, before placing a shot inside the left post from 12 yards out.
Jovan Kirovski tied the game at 1 in the 34th minute with an assist from Terry Cooke. Kirovski scored by taking a chip shot from inside the penalty box that bounced over the head of FC goalie Shaka Hislop and into the net.
Dominic Oduro gave FC Dallas an insurance goal in the 93rd minute.
Colorado has eliminated FC Dallas from the MLS Cup Playoffs in the last two seasons, both times on penalty-kick shootouts and on the road.
After last season's loss, a postgame altercation between the two clubs resulted in MLS suspending FC Dallas goalie Dario Sala for the first six games of the 2007 season for punching Kirovski and teammate Hunter Freeman.
The Rapids have not won a regular-season game on the road against FC Dallas since May 5, 2001.
