The first day of the second round of Generation Adidas Cup Central Region qualifying matches took place at Houston Sports Park on Friday evening. Group leaders Toronto FC and FC Dallas took care of business to set up a showdown of undefeateds on Saturday afternoon, while Columbus Crew SC picked up their first win.
FC Dallas 6, Chicago Fire 0
FC Dallas continued their romp through GA Cup qualifying with an easy result over the Chicago Fire in the rain-delayed opening match of the weekend. Left back Alex Bautista started the scoring, getting into the box and finishing with his left foot, and minutes later Brayan Padilla doubled the lead with a free kick from the left side.