Jesús Ferreira scored on a penalty kick and Nkosi Tafari added his first goal of the season to help FC Dallas beat St. Louis City SC 2-0 on Saturday night.
Maarten Paes had eight saves for Dallas. The 26-year-old had his first shutout since April 27 and his fourth of the season.
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Ferreira opened the scoring from the spot in the 28th minute after Joakim Nilsson fouled Paul Arriola in the area.
Tafari flicked a header, off a corner kick played by Sebastian Lletget, from the center of the area into the net to make it 2-1 in the 81st minute.
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Dallas (4-8-5) snapped its four-game winless streak.
St. Louis (3-5-9) had 56% possession and outshot Dallas 22-10, 8-5 on target. St. Louis City's Roman Bürki stopped three shots.
