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				<title><![CDATA[Cunningham's 2 goals lift FC Dallas past Red Bulls]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By AMIT KALUSKAR
STATS MLS Correspondent

FRISCO, Texas (STATS) - No Kenny Cooper, no problem.

Jeff Cunningham started in Cooper's place and scored two goals
within a two-minute span of the first half, leading FC Dallas to
a 2-1 win over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.

"I really wanted to give a good performance," Cunningham said.
"I felt I had to prove myself even after 12 years in the
league."

Cunningham, ranked fourth on the MLS career goals list with 107,
had his first multi-goal game of the season. Cooper, who missed
the game due to U.S. national team duty for the CONCACAF Gold
Cup, had started 47 consecutive games at forward.

Cooper's seven goals this year were more than twice as many as
the next-closest Dallas player.

"What Jeff brings that Kenny doesn't is that pure athleticism
and pure speed," Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman said.

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

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

"A lot of things have gone wrong (this season)," Red Bulls coach
Juan Carlos Osorio said. "We just don't get any breaks, we've
had a very poor season."

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.

"We've been working on that all week, we knew there was a
possibility to put into the left post," van den Bergh said.

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.

"I was already celebrating," Cunningham said of his near hat
trick. "I thought why isn't anybody else celebrating, then I
realized they were all going the other way."

Cooper will miss at least one more game while with the national
team.

"I heard earlier in my career that I played with a chip on my
soldier and that was a bad thing," Cunningham said. "If you
don't play with a chip on your soldier you'll get pushed back."

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

"We thought that with that goal we were back in," Angel said.
"Unfortunately we couldn't capitalize in the second half."

Angel also had a goal disallowed in the 49th minute when he was
called offside on his run.

Dallas' Ray Burse made a leaping two-handed save to stop a shot
by John Wolyniec in the 83rd minute.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:22:39 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Red Bulls-FC Dallas Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
STATS Senior Writer

New York (2-12-4) at FC Dallas (3-7-5), 9:00 p.m. EDT

Apparently the New York Red Bulls didn't think Jon Conway could
end their road woes. Their next starting goalkeeper might have a
reasonable chance to do so considering he won't have to contend
with Kenny Cooper.

After releasing Conway, the Red Bulls look to end their
MLS-record, regular-season road winless streak at 22 games
Saturday night as they face an FC Dallas team that will be
missing one of the league's top scoring threats.

New York's drought on the road was extended last Saturday night,
losing 1-0 to Columbus in a rematch of the 2008 MLS Cup final.
Two days later, the Red Bulls (2-12-4) decided to shake up their
roster, releasing Conway and acquiring the rights to goalkeeper
Bouna Coundoul from Colorado.

Conway, who was suspended late last season by MLS for using
performance-enhancing drugs, was 1-7-1 with a 1.78 goals-against
average. Last year, he started a career-high 28 games, posting a
1.50 GAA and seven shutouts.

Coundoul has a 17-22-12 career record and his 1.16 GAA is the
second-lowest all-time for goalies who have played a minimum of
4,000 minutes. He will split time in net with Danny Cepero for
New York, which is 0-16-6 during its road winless streak and
0-7-2 overall since May 8.

"I think he will be aggressive coming for crosses," Red Bulls
coach Juan Carlos Osorio said of Coundoul. "Only time will tell.
With our past experiences it seems players come to this club and
it takes a little more if not much more to play here."

New York fared well defensively in its rematch with the Crew,
who won last year's MLS Cup, and will now try to stop
short-handed Dallas (3-7-5).

Dallas will be without Cooper for at least the next two matches
as the forward joins the U.S. national team for the CONCACAF
Gold Cup. Cooper has scored seven of Dallas' 18 goals and
recorded his first assist of the season in a 1-1 tie with
Colorado on Wednesday night.

"It really does (leave) not only an offensive void for
everything Kenny brings plus the experience," Dallas coach
Schellas Hyndman said. "He's started 45 or 46 games in a row so
it is a little bit of a change. At the same time, it gives
opportunities for others and it will give us a chance to have a
different look, too."

Brek Shea, who has one assist in seven appearances this year, is
a candidate to start up front along with Jeff Cunningham, who
has one goal and two assists.

Cooper's absence comes at a bad time for a Dallas club which has
been building momentum, going 2-1-4 after losing six of its
first eight matches.

New York and Dallas tied last season's series 1-all, as each
team won at home with a shutout.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:08:54 GMT</pubDate>
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