Luciano Acosto scores 2 goals, Dallas snaps 6-game skid, beats Sporing KC 4-2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Luciano Acosta scored two goals, his first multi-goal game of the season and the fourth of his career, on Saturday night to help FC Dallas beat Sporting Kansas City 4-2 to snap a six-game winless streak.
Maarten Paes — known simply as 'Maarten' — had three saves for Dallas.
Acosta converted from the penalty spot in the 59th minute and gave Dallas (5-6-6) a 4-2 lead when he scored a goal in the 82nd.
Shapi Suleymanov opened the scoring in the eighth minute when he blasted a shot from near the right corner of the area inside the back post to give Kansas City a 1-0 lead.
Petar Musa put away a one-touch shot from point-blank range to make it 1-1 in the 11th. The 27-year-old played a pass down the right side to Shaq Moore, who played a first-touch cross back to a charging Musa for the finish.
After Musa had his shot from the right side of the area parried by goalkeeper John Pulskamp, Bernard Kamungo tapped the rebound into a wide-open net from point-blank range.
Kansas City played a man down after Khiry Shelton was shown his second yellow card in the 62nd minute.
Santiago Muñóz capped the scoring in stoppage time. The 22-year-old has scored both of his two career MLS goals in the past three games.
Kansas City (4-10-4) has lost back-to-back games following a four-game unbeaten streak.
Dallas beat Sporting 2-1 at home on March 29.
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