AUSTIN — Jesús Ferreira ended a scoreless match with a goal in the 89th minute to rally FC Dallas to a 1-0 victory over Austin FC on Saturday night.
Ferreira used an assist from Tsiki Ntsabeleng to find the net for a sixth time this season. Maarten Paes needed to make just one save to earn his second straight clean sheet and third of the season for Dallas (5-3-3).
Ferreira’s goal was his fifth in seven matches against Austin. It is the most goals scored by a single player against Austin and that’s after Ferreira was held scoreless in all three matches between the clubs last season.
Brad Stuver totaled two saves for Austin (2-5-4), which falls to 0-4-4 in its last eight contests, matching a club-record winless streak.
Austin beat Dallas in a Western Conference semifinal last season, but is 0-4-2 all-time against its instate rival in the regular season.
Dallas improves to 2-4-7 all-time against teams from Texas.
Dallas returns home to host the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday. Austin travels to play the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday.
Find more FC Dallas coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.