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		<description>RUWT? News for FC Dallas vs. Colorado Rapids 6/25/2009</description>
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				<title><![CDATA[FC Dallas 1, Rapids 1]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By DALE BUBLITZ
STATS MLS Correspondent

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (STATS) - For the first 83 minutes, the
Colorado Rapids appeared to be a desperate lot. Frustration grew
with each missed scoring chance.

"It felt like one of those nights when nothing went you're way,"
Rapids forward Omar Cummings said. "But we were hoping and we
got a chance."

The chance belonged to Cummings, and he made the most of it,
scoring the tying goal in the 84th minute to help the Rapids
extend their franchise-record unbeaten streak to eight with a
1-1 draw against FC Dallas on Wednesday night.

"Lucky, but we worked for it," Cummings said. "It wasn't given
to us."

Cummings, who has four goals in his last five games, dribbled
the ball inside the penalty area, where he fired a low shot past
goalkeeper Ray Burse. The Rapids (5-2-6), 3-0-5 during their
unbeaten stretch, bettered the previous mark of seven matches
established April 10-May 27, 1999, and equaled Aug. 16-Oct. 2,
2003.

"I had been scoring lately, and the ball has been rolling my
way," Cummings said. "Even after I got that goal, I felt like I
should have gotten one on an earlier header."

"But we got a point and I'm happy for it."

Colorado's last loss was a 1-0 defeat April 19 at Houston.

"Sure, I would have liked a win," Rapids coach Gary Smith said.
"We just couldn't finish."

David Ferreira scored in the 37th minute for Dallas (3-7-5).

"We did have the game under control most of the first half,"
Smith said. "They didn't have a shot and then they score on the
first shot they take."

Despite being dominated in the first half, Dallas grabbed the
lead on Ferreira's goal. Kenny Cooper sent a pass to Jeff
Cunningham, who nudged the ball ahead to Ferreira outside the
goal box, where he beat goalkeeper Matt Pickens for his second
goal of the year.

Colorado had several chances to score first before Ferreira's
goal. But Burse dived to swat away a shot by Nick LaBrocca in
the 15th minute and knocked away a shot by Colin Clark from 25
yards in the 16th.

Clark missed wide right from just inside the penalty area in the
24th minute, and LaBrocca's header in the 45th sailed over the
crossbar.

"We got a goal that surprised us and we were able to hold on for
quite a while," FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman said. "Colorado
put us under a tremendous amount of pressure and credit them for
fighting it down to the end and getting a good goal from
Cummings to tie the game."

Each team had a quality chance in the second half. Burse caught
Cory Gibbs' shot in the 55th minute, while Pickens smothered a
shot in the 66th by Andre Rocha, who got behind Colorado's
defense for a breakaway.

Ugo Ihemelu missed on a header in the 81st minute for Colorado.

I don't we believe we're ever going to lose now," Clark said.
"We believe we'll always find a goal."

The feeling was different in the FC Dallas locker room.

"The boys are very disappointed right now," Cunningham said. "We
did get a point on the road against a very good team and we
should be happy."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:59:49 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[FC Dallas-Rapids Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
STATS Writer

FC Dallas (3-7-4) at Colorado (5-2-5), 9:30 p.m. EDT

The Colorado Rapids are on the brink of a franchise-record
unbeaten streak, and Omar Cummings is playing a key role filling
in for their top scorer.

The MLS player of the week will try to help the Rapids remain
unbeaten for an eighth consecutive game Wednesday night when
they host FC Dallas.

The Rapids (5-2-5) have gone 3-0-4 in their last seven games, an
undefeated run that they haven't achieved since Aug. 16-Oct. 2,
2003. Colorado also went seven matches without a loss from April
10-May 27, 1999, when they had a seven-game winning streak at a
time when MLS used shootouts to break ties.

Colorado kept its run intact Saturday, when Cummings had two
goals and assisted on Colin Clark's score in a 3-0 win over
Eastern Conference-leading D.C. United.

"I thought we were disappointing with the ball, there were a lot
of occasions where we squandered possessions easily, but the
difference was Omar," Rapids coach Gary Smith said.

Cummings is second on the team with five goals and his
career-high six assists are second-most in the league, one less
than the total of Houston's Brian Davis.

Cummings has three goals and three assists in the last four
games, picking up the scoring slack for a Rapids team that has
been without forward Conor Casey for the past two contests.
Casey is second in the league with eight goals.

Colorado was expected to have Casey available against Dallas
(3-7-4). However, the United States' improbable qualification
for the semifinals of the Confederations Cup in South Africa
will rule him out until the Rapids host Chicago on July 4.

Cummings will also be leaving the club, as he's been recalled to
the Jamaica national team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup from July
3-26. He's expected to join the squad after Sunday's match at
Seattle.

Smith appears to already be in communication with another
forward who can provide Colorado with more depth up front.

"He will come from outside the MLS, definitely, and we want him
here by the end of the month working with us," Smith told the
league's official Web site.

Colorado is fourth in the West, two points back of third-place
Seattle.

The Rapids went 2-0-1 against Dallas last season after going
winless in the prior 11 meetings. They took the only matchup at
Dick's Sporting Goods Park last year, 2-1 on June 1.

Dallas, seventh in the conference, is looking to win consecutive
games for the first time since September.

Kenny Cooper scored on a penalty kick seven minutes after Eric
Avila netted his first career goal in the 80th minute, rallying
FCD to a 2-1 win over Columbus on Saturday.

"Hopefully we're back on track, it's a big win against the
defending (MLS Cup) champion Crew," Cooper said.

Cooper, named to the U.S. roster for the Gold Cup, is tied with
Seattle's Fredy Montero for third in MLS with seven goals after
scoring a career-high 18 last year. The forward has three goals
in the last four games after coming up empty in the previous
five.

Cooper has three goals in eight games against Colorado.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:54:31 GMT</pubDate>
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