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MLS CUP PLAYOFFS
FC DALLAS 2 VANCOUVER 1 – FCD ENDURES THE BATTLE TO ADVANCE

FC Dallas had to wait four years for another playoff win, and they had to fight to the end for this one.
The Vancouver Whitecaps tried to physically intimidate FCD, but it came back to hurt them as FCD drew a penalty kick late, and Michel converted on it in the 84th minute to give Dallas the 2-1 knockout won over Vancouver at Toyota Stadium.
Dallas controlled the tempo for much of the first half in front of a raucous Frisco crowd twirling scarves, and it ultimately led to Tesho Akindele being on the receiving end of a fast break and firing one past David Ousted for the 1-0 lead in the 40th minute.
Showing frustration to times, the Whitecaps kept trying to scratch, claw and foul. Vancouver drew three yellow cards for the game, and then picked up a red card after the referee whistled the game over.
With that physicality, though, came some opportunities that ultimately led to Vancouver equalizing the game in the 62nd minute when FCD could not clear the ball out of their own end, and Erik Hurtado finally found the net.
But Dallas finally was able to get n the attack late, and a handball call in the box in the final 10 minutes led to Michel getting the chance at the penalty kick he needed.
The Vancouver players definitely questioned that handball call, and the frustration boiled over after the final whistle, with Sebastian Fernandez getting a red card that will cause him to miss the first MLS game of 2015.
FCD’s season, meanwhile continues with a Western Conference semifinal matchup with Supporters Shield winner Seattle. The first game of the aggregate series will be at Toyota Stadium on Sunday at 8 pm CT.

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