Jara’s early goal, Paes’ save on PK lift FC Dallas past Galaxy

Franco Jara’s purpose within the ninth minute proved the distinction and Maarten Paes stopped three pictures – together with a mid-second half penalty kick – to earn the clear sheet as FC Dallas held on to beat the visiting LA Galaxy 1-0 on Saturday in a key Western Convention match in Frisco, Texas.

Dallas (9-6-8, 35 factors) received its second straight match — having defeated Actual Salt Lake, 1-0, on July 23 — after going seven video games with no victory.

The win moved Dallas to fourth within the West and put a ways between itself and the Galaxy within the standings because the common season heads into its ultimate third.

The Galaxy (9-10-3, 30 factors) have dropped 4 of their previous 5 matches and have fallen to eighth within the West, one spot under the playoff line. LA trails seventh-place Portland by one level.

Dallas wasted little time asserting itself as Jara’s purpose granted the house aspect a 1-0 lead within the early minutes. Marco Farfan noticed Jara on the run and with a step on Los Angeles defender Eriq Zavaleta and hit his teammate with an ideal move;

Jara redirected the help together with his proper foot by way of the legs of goalkeeper Jonathan Bond and into the left aspect of the field.

Paes stored Dallas within the lead when he dove to his proper to cease a penalty kick by the Galaxy’s Dejan Joveljic within the 66th minute. It was the primary penalty kick that was stopped by a Dallas keeper this season after the opposition had scored on the primary 5 awarded.

The penalty kick got here after Chicharito was fouled within the field by Farfan.

Paes’ shutout was the sixth of this, his rookie, season. Paes additionally stopped Joveljic from brief vary within the ninetieth minute as each groups had been out of gasoline on the finish.

Bond stopped 5 Dallas pictures to maintain his aspect within the match, and Dallas clanged two different pictures off the crossbar in its win.