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Dallas came into the game second in the Western Conference
with 10 points from their opening five games while the Rapids
were on an 18-game winless run going back to last July and had
not scored yet his season.
It did not take long for the form book to be ripped up.
The Rapids took the lead in the second minute of the game when
Dillon Powers broke down the right flank and put a perfect cross
into the path of Dominique Badji who confidently slotted home.
Colorado extended their lead two minutes before half-time when
Powers cut in from the left and unleashed a fierce drive into
the bottom corner to make it 2-0.
Dallas coach Oscar Pareja made two changes at the interval
bringing on Kyle Bekker and Atiba Harris which made them look
sharper going forward with Tesho Akindele forcing a good save
from Clint Irwin with a well-struck drive.
After soaking up the pressure the Rapids grabbed a third when
Panamanian Gabriel Torres took advantage of some hesitant
defending to fire in from close range.
A spectacular solo goal from Dillon Serna rounded off a superb
performance from Colorado, the substitute unleashing an
unstoppable drive from nearly 30 meters out.
(Reporting by Simon Evans)
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