FC Dallas put a little separation for themselves between their first place standing and Sporting Kansas City’s second place. FCD now has a four point cushion between them with three games to play. The magic number for Dallas to enjoy a first round playoff bye is at 6, which Dallas should be able to do fairly comfortably.
But the 2-0 win over Orlando City was anything but a certainty. Both sides started trading blows back and forth in the first half, and Jesse Gonzalez was called to don his Superman cape to bail the team out on a few occasions.