FC DALLAS 1, COLORADO RAPIDS 0
COLORADO RAPIDS HEAD COACH FERNANDO CLAVIJO
On the game:
"I'm a little disappointed. I do not think we played with the urgency that we needed to from the very beginning. We didn't play well, we didn't play quick enough. At the end of the day they scored a goal and Bouna [Coundoul] had to come out with two really great saves. We have to keep making changes and keep working as a team. We have a roster that we need to play and need to tweak because right now we are too slow. The message was clear: Put pressure on the defenders and attack, and we had chances but we were too slow in the middle. I am very unhappy but we will find a solution."
COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPER BOUNA COUNDOUL
On the goal:
"About the goal, you can't fall asleep. It was quick and it was very close to me. A lot of time we make bad mistakes and that is how the other teams score. A goal is a goal. They got the goal and the win so they are happy. This has been a rough month for me and I just want to put it behind me."
FC DALLAS HEAD COACH STEVE MORROW
On the game:
"I am very pleased, I thought it was a good road performance from the team, we had a game plan going into the game of what we wanted to do. We wanted for everyone to get behind the ball and get compacted, and possess the ball well when we had it. I feel like we did that very well throughout the game, we defended when we had to. Their best chances came in the second half from set plays. A lot of credit to our defense, they did a great job tonight. At times in the game, we needed a little extra, the substitutions worked out well for the team, the guys who came off the bench deserve a lot of credit, they came in and did a really good job for the team when needed. That's our philosophy, everyone contributes when needed. Credit goes to everyone who played tonight."
FC DALLAS DEFENDER CLARENCE GOODSON
On the game:
"After an absolute crap effort in Toronto, we were determined to come out tonight. And we did a great job, we got the job done. I was very pleased with the effort throughout the 90 minutes."
