FC Dallas Loses To Colorado

Dominique Badji scored in the second half to help the visiting Colorado Rapids upset FC Dallas 1-0 on Saturday at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

Colorado (11-5-10) improved to 3-5-6 on the road this season. FC Dallas (15-7-6) suffered its first home loss.

FC Dallas took six shots in the opening half and put two on goal but could not convert. Tesho Akindele took aim from outside the box in the fifth minute and Ryan Hollingshead attempted a header in the 16th, but Colorado goalkeeper Tim Howard was up to the task each time. Maximiliano Urruti took a chance from outside the box in the 44th minute, but his shot strayed to the right.

Colorado broke the stalemate when Badji scored in the 52nd minute. Badji took a pass from Sebastien Le Toux and fired from outside the box, placing the ball perfectly inside the lower left post to beat FC Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz.

FC Dallas continued to put pressure on Howard, but Howard rose to the challenge on every occasion. He stopped shots by Atiba Harris in the 62nd minute, Urruti in the 64th, Kellyn Acosta in the 77th, Matt Hedges in the 87th and Walker Zimmerman in the 91st.