NYCFC v Dallas
David Villa brace sends New York City FC past FC Dallas
David Villa scored two goals to help New York City FC beat FC Dallas 3-1 on Sunday night.
Villa converted from the spot to give NYCFC a 2-1 lead in the 36th minute after Reto Ziegler was called -- after video review -- for a hand ball in the area.
New York City's Jesus Medina opened the scoring in the third, poking home a putback Jo Inge Berget's shot that was stopped by Jimmy Maurer. Villa stole it on the left side, beat a defender and dropped it to Anton Tinnerholm who first-timed it back to Villa near the goal line. Villa tapped it to Berget, whose one-timer was deflected by Maurer off the far post, but Medina was there for the side-net finish from point-blank range.
Santiago Mosquera answered for FC Dallas in the 10th minute, rolling a feed from Maximiliano Urruti past goalkeeper Sean Johnson. Urruti stole it near midfield, cutback to evade a defender and then tapped it with the outside of his foot to Mosquera, who took a dribble before side-netting the finish from the top of the box.
Villa, who missed three games in March due to a quadriceps injury, capped the scoring with his fourth goal of the season in the 69th minute.
Dallas came in without having conceded a goal in 208 minutes.
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MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAFC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 16 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 15 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 15 |
| Real Salt Lake | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
| FC Dallas | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 11 |
| San Diego FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 11 |
| Colorado Rapids | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| Minnesota United FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 8 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| Austin FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| LA Galaxy | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| Portland Timbers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 4 |
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| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville SC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 13 |
| New York City FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +7 | 11 |
| Charlotte FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 11 |
| Inter Miami CF | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 11 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
| Toronto FC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| Red Bull New York | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 10 |
| D.C. United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| New England Revolution | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| FC Cincinnati | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 6 |
| Columbus Crew | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| Atlanta United FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| CF Montréal | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 3 |
| Orlando City SC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -18 | 3 |
| Philadelphia Union | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 0 |
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