Three goals in seven minutes lifted Dallas past San Jose

A goalless game turned on a late burst, and FC Dallas also had far more of the chances than they usually do.

Nothing had been settled at Toyota Stadium until the 83rd minute, and then the match changed in seven minutes. Bernard Kamungo's pass set up Petar Musa for the first goal at 83, Musa scored again from the penalty spot at 88, and Santiago Moreno finished a move involving Ramiro in the 90th minute. San Jose went from level to 3-0 down before the final whistle.

The late goals were not a fluke of finishing, because the chances had been Dallas's for a long time. They had 52% of the ball, well above the 44% they usually keep at home, and took 15 shots against their usual 12.5. Their expected goals, a rough measure of how likely each shot was to go in, reached 2.37, far above the 1.28 they average at home. Across the league a typical side sits at 1.47, so this was a very strong return.

San Jose had far less of the threat. Their three shots produced an expected goals figure of 0.36, a long way short of the 1.21 they usually manage on the road, and only one of those efforts was on target. The visitors also had 48% of the ball, which was close to their normal share away from home, so the difference lay in what they did with it rather than how much of it they held.

Discipline was the other thread. Reid Roberts was booked in the 28th minute and Angus Gunn in the 64th, both yellow cards, and neither player was sent off. Dallas received no cards at all, so the match stayed eleven against eleven throughout and the scoreline was decided by quality rather than numbers.

At the other end, Dallas gave nothing away. They usually concede 1.4 goals at home, and this time they conceded none. Musa was the difference: two goals, three shots and all three on target, and a match rating of 8.2, the best on the field. Oumar Urhoghide also stood out quietly, winning nine duels, which shows how often he was in the middle of the action.

The visitors' problems ran in both directions. On the road they usually score 1.3 goals per match, and they scored none. They also usually concede one away from home, and they conceded three. Those are the kind of figures that make a side look busy without getting anything from it, and that is exactly how the afternoon looked on paper.

Dallas now sit third in the table on 51 points, three clear of fourth-placed San Jose on 48.

Player of the matchP. Musa2 goals8.2

O. Urhoghide9 duels won7.8

Ramiro1 assist7.7

B. Kamungo1 assist7.7