FCD 1, Colorado Rapids 1

Dallas held a 1-0 halftime lead over the Colorado Rapids courtesy of a 37th minute goal from David Ferreira, but the Rapids were persistent in their attack and finally pulled level in the 83rd minute. It was Omar Cummings who salvaged the point for the Rapids, turning on Anthony Wallace at the top of the box and slotting a shot one past Ray Burse. A full recap of the game is available at FCDallas.com.

FCD head coach Schellas Hyndman on the game: “I thought we scored a good goal in the first half and we were able to hold on for quite a while. Obviously, Colorado is a very quick team. They’re very technical, they work awfully hard and they put us under a tremendous amount of pressure. Give Colorado a lot of credit for fighting all the way down to the end.”

Game Notes:
• FC Dallas (3-7-5, 14 pts.) and the Colorado Rapids (5-2-6, 21 pts.) played to a 1-1 draw tonight at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Dallas is now 1-4-2 on the road this season.
• It was the second game in five days for FCD after defeating the Columbus Crew at home on Saturday, June 20.
• FCD is now unbeaten in six out of the last seven games.
• Dallas is 23-16-8 all-time versus the Rapids and 7-11-5 in Colorado. Additionally, the team is 1-1-1 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, the Rapids home since 2007.
• Midfielder David Ferreira gave FCD a halftime lead after scoring in the 37th minute, his second goal of the season.
• Kenny Cooper assisted on the play. It was his first of the year to go with his team-leading seven goals. Cooper has now recorded either a goal or an assist in four of the last five matches.
• Jeff Cunningham was credited with a secondary assist after starting the scoring play with his pass to Cooper. It was Cunningham’s second assist of the season.
• For the third straight game second-year forward/midfielder Brek Shea entered the match at halftime, tonight replacing Cunningham.
• Eric Avila was the only other substitute used tonight, entering the match in the 71st minute for Andre Rocha.
• This was the first of three matches against Colorado this season. FCD returns to DSG Park on July 11 and will close out the series at Pizza Hut Park on October 17.
• Dallas has now scored 79 goals against the Rapids in 47 regular season meetings. This is the most the team has scored against a single opponent in its 14-year history.
• Cooper tonight extended his league record of consecutive starts by a forward to 47, dating back to the 2007 season.
• Jeff Cunningham started tonight's match on the right side of midfield. It was his 302nd career regular season appearance, surpassing New England’s Jay Heaps for sole possession of ninth on the all-time MLS list. It was also Cunningham’s 201st career start.
• Four FCD players have now started all 15 regular season games: Cooper, Ferreira, Dave van den Bergh and Drew Moor. Ferreira and Moor have played every minute of the season so far.
• Rookie forward Peri Marosevic missed tonight’s game while with the U.S. Under-20 National Team for a camp in Cairo, where the team will play two friendlies against Egypt on June 27 and 29. Marosevic is expected to return to Dallas on June 30.
• Five Dallas players sat out the game with injuries: goalkeeper Dario Sala (left knee), midfielder Alvaro Sanchez (right ankle), and defenders Steve Purdy (right knee), Daniel Torres (right hamstring) and midfielder Marcelo Saragosa (right hip).
• Dallas will have 10 days to prepare for its next match, a Fourth of July contest against the New York Red Bulls at Pizza Hut Park (8 p.m. CT live on KFWD-52). The largest fireworks show in the Metroplex will take place immediately after the game, followed by a live performance from local band Lone Star Attitude.