Toronto FC's Justin Morrow (2) slide-kicks the ball away from FC Dallas' Je-Vaughn Watson (27) during an MLS soccer game on Saturday, April 19, 2014, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Mark M. Hancock) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, MAGAZINES OUT, TV OUT, INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY
April 19, 2014 - 8:07 PM
FRISCO, Texas - Second-half substitute Blas Perez scored in the 88th minute to lift FC Dallas a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night.
Perez entered in the 70th minute for David Texeira and scored his third goal of the season when the ball fell to his feet 3 yards from the goal line following a long ball in.
The Panamanian rifled the shot off Toronto goalkeeper Julio Cesar's right foot and into the net to give Dallas (5-1-1) an MLS-best 16 points.
Dallas set a franchise record with 16 corners in the game, scoring its first goal from one of the set pieces in the 36th minute when Matt Hedges headed in a Michel corner.
Toronto (3-3-0) opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Issey Nakajima-Farran one-timed a second-chance effort past Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz, with the ball glancing slightly off Dallas midfielder Je-Vaughn Watson on the way.
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