Frisco, Texas – Roberto Mina scored twice, helping FC Dallas clinch a playoff berth with a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Sunday.
FC Dallas (11-9-6) also snapped a 10-game winless streak and won for the first time at Pizza Hut Park.
Mina’s second goal in the 52nd minute turned out to be the deciding goal, handing Real Salt Lake (5-17-4) its sixth straight loss.
Ramon Nuñez started the sequence when he dribbled around Real Salt Lake defenders and passed to Bobby Rhine. Rhine tapped a pass from the front of the Real Salt Lake net to Mina, who fired a shot from the top of the goalie box for his fifth goal of the season and a 2-0 FC Dallas lead.
Real Salt Lake responded minutes later when Jamie Watson headed the ball into the FC Dallas net from about 5 yards away in the 54th minute. Melvin Tarley had the first assist on Watson’s goal off a corner kick, which Robert Scarlett headed to Watson, who cut Salt Lake’s deficit to 2-1.
Mina’s first goal came in the 17th minute, when he fired a shot that hit the crossbar and bounced behind the left post into the net.
