FC Dallas pulled off a much needed win on the road at New England Saturday night. Even after starting without Mauro Diaz and Maxi Urruti and losing Michael Barrios to an injury in the eighth minute, they still managed a 4-2 win with goals from Atiba Harris, Fabian Castillo and two from Tesho Akindele. The win also improved their power rankings, which you can read below.
MLSSOCCER.COM: 3 (Last week: 6)
"No Mauro Diaz, no Maxi Urruti, no Matt Hedges and an early injury to Michael Barrios? No problem. Dallas have answers in depth, most notably jack-of-all trades attacker Tesho Akindele."
SI.COM: 6 (Last week: 8)
"Dallas' rough stretch appears to be over, as Oscar Pareja's side kept last week's good results going with a 4-2 win at New England. The win is much needed for a Dallas team that struggles away from home and that it was achieved despite being down 2-1 within 30 minutes says a lot about the team's mentality."
Soccer America: 2 (Last week: 3)
"Lacking evidence to the contrary it can be assumed FC is destined to be the streaky team of 2016. A dismantling of the Revs for a third straight win follows three straight losses that were preceded by a six-game unbeaten streak (win, win, tie, tie, win, win). Atiba Harris' goal late in the first half tied the match, 2-2, Fabian Castillo chased a long ball over the top to slot the winner, and Tesho Akindele notched his second goal in the final minute."
ESPNFC: 3 (Last week: 5)
"Without Mauro Diaz, FC Dallas earned a big road win - their first of the year - over the wasteful, mistake prone Revolution."