Cunningham leads FC Dallas to 6-3 rout of Galaxy

FC Dallas handles Galaxy 6-3

CARSON, Calif. — Jeff Cunningham had two goals and two assists to lead FC Dallas to a 6-3 rout of the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night.

FC Dallas (7-11-6) broke a three-game winless streak and denied the Galaxy (9-5-11) a chance to move into first place in Western Conference. Los Angeles, which entered the match with a 306-minute shutout streak, remained two points behind Houston.

Cunningham and Dax McCarty combined to break a 2-all tie in the 71st minute. Cunningham beat defender Gregg Berhalter along the left side before passing to McCarty, who scored from 4 yards.

Dallas then scored three goals in a four-minute span to put the game away. Atiba Harris converted a 4-yard header in the 82nd minute, and Cunningham passed to David Ferreira for an 8-yard shot a minute later.

Cunningham then scored his 12th goal of the season and the 116th of his MLS career on a 19-yard shot inside the left post in the 86th minute.

Dallas took a 2-0 lead in the first 25 minutes. Dave van den Bergh converted a 21-yard free kick in the eighth minute, before Cunningham scored off Harris’ right-wing cross from 13 yards inside the right post in the 25th minute.

The Galaxy narrowed the deficit to 2-1 in the 26th minute on an own goal from Dallas defender Jair Benitez. They tied the match at 2 in the 42nd minute when A.J. De La Garza scored his first MLS goal.

The Galaxy’s Edson Buddle ended the scoring in the 90th minute.

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