FC Dallas midfielder Edwin Cerrillo (6) and Los Angeles FC forward Carlos Vela (10) jump to head the ball during an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Frisco, Texas. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
FC Dallas midfielder Paxton Pomykal (19) kicks the ball behind him past Los Angeles FC midfielder Jose Cifuentes (20) to keep the ball in play during an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Frisco, Texas. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
FC Dallas forward Paul Arriola (7) kicks the ball as Los Angeles FC midfielder Denis Bouanga (99) trails during an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Frisco, Texas. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
Los Angeles FC defender Franco Escobar (2) slides under FC Dallas midfielder Paxton Pomykal (19) while kicking the ball to the sideline during an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Frisco, Texas. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
FC Dallas midfielder Sebastian Lletget (12) dribbles the ball up the field against Los Angeles FC during an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Frisco, Texas. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
Los Angeles FC forward Diego Rossi (9) hugs defender Giorgio Chiellini (14) after scoring a goal against FC Dallas during an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Frisco, Texas. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
Los Angeles FC defender Diego Palacios (12) slides to kick the ball from the possession of FC Dallas forward Jáder Obrian (8) during an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Frisco, Texas. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
Los Angeles FC forward Diego Rossi (9) and FC Dallas midfielder Sebastian Lletget jump to head the ball during an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Frisco, Texas. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
FC Dallas midfielder Paxton Pomykal (19) races Los Angeles FC midfielder Denis Bouanga (99) and defender Diego Palacios (12) to the ball in the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Frisco, Texas. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
FRISCO, Texas — Jesús Ferreira scored two goals in the closing minutes to tie the Dallas season scoring record with 18 goals Saturday night in a 2-1 win over LAFC, which played a man short after Ryan Hollingshead was ejected in the 13th minute.
Ferreira tied the game with a goal in the 78th minute, combining with Paul Arriola to catch LA asleep after a free kick was awarded not far from the corner flag. While LA players walked toward the penalty area, Arriola poked the restart to Ferriera, who was at the edge of the 6-yard box and slotted past goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau and inside the far post from an acute angle.
Ferreira scored on a free kick from just to the side of the penalty area in the 81st. He tied the team scoring record set by Jason Kreis in 1998 and matched by Kenny Cooper in 2008.
Dallas (13-8-10) has 49 points through 31 games, a 16-point improvement from last year’s finish. It is the largest one-year improvement in team history, topping a 14-point increase from 1998 to ’99.
Hollingshead with sent off after pulling down a sprinting Arriola just outside the penalty area. Referee Jon Freemon originally showed a yellow card but changed it to red after a video review.
Christian Arango scored for the fourth straight game for LAFC (19-8-3). He flicked the ball over goalkeeper Maarten Paes off Giorgio Chiellini’s first Major League Soccer assist in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time, his 16th goal this season.
