It was a wet and slippery afternoon for FC Dallas on Saturday as the Colorado Rapids made life difficult for Luchi Gonzalez and his army of Homegrowns (Dallas tied their own record by starting five Homegrowns, with two more on the bench). With absences to Bryan Acosta and Carlos Gruezo to international duty, and the team misfiring simple tap ins in front of goal, and the slick field that the players were on, the conditions were ripe for Dallas to slide down the standings by dropping some points.
Instead of the letting the dreary weather dictate the mood for the day, a combination of tactics, identity, youth and veteran leadership pushed Dallas over the clouds to a sunny three point party.