Cunningham scores twice as FC Dallas stretched Red Bulls’ road winless skid to 23 games

Cunningham’s 2 goals lift FC Dallas past Red Bulls

FRISCO, Texas — Jeff Cunningham scored twice in a 2-minute span of the first half to lead FC Dallas to a 2-1 victory Saturday night that extended the New York Red Bulls’ road winless skid to 23 games.

FC Dallas (4-7-5) extended its unbeaten streak to three games while pushing the Red Bulls’ overall winless streak to 10. New York’s last won on May 8, when it beat San Jose 4-1. The Red Bulls (2-13-4) are also 0-17-6 in their last 23 on the road.

Cunningham, fourth on the MLS career goals list with 107, started in place of striker Kenny Cooper, who missed the game due to U.S. national team duty for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Cooper had started 47 consecutive games at forward.

Cunningham’s first goal came in the 15th minute after he dribbled past Nick Zimmerman and fired a left-footed shot into the left corner of the net from the top of the penalty area.

In the 17th minute, Cunningham took advantage of a great pass from midfielder Dave van den Bergh to chip in a shot from inside the goalie’s box. Van den Bergh crossed a volley from 20 yards which Cunningham redirected into the net with the top of his left foot.

Cunningham had a potential third goal disallowed in the 80th minute when he was called offside after knocking in a missed shot by Eric Avila.

New York’s Juan Pablo Angel scored from inside the goalie’s box in the 43rd minute for his sixth goal of the season, with Danleigh Borman and Jorge Rojas assisting.