• This was FCD's second consecutive win, bringing the team's record to 2-0-2, 8 pts. FCD is now in first place in the Western Conference, and is the only undefeated team in MLS.
FCD is now 6-3-4 all-time versus Chivas USA. With a tie and win, FCD has won the season series for the first team since 2005.
• Dallas is now 1-0-1 on the road this season. It was the team's second consecutive shutout and first on the road since a 1-0 win at Colorado on June 23, 2007.
• Cooper's fourth goal of the year places him in second place in MLS behind Landon Donovan's five goals.
Cooper has now scored at least one goal in three consecutive games, the first time he's accomplish the feat in his career. He has scored nine goals in 12 career starts during the month of April.
• And, FCD is now 15-0-3 all-time when Cooper scores a goal.
• Abe Thompson scored his first goal of the year and 12th of his career.
• Dax McCarty, who led the team with seven assists in 2007, recorded his first assist of the year. Ricardinho, making his first start of the year, registered his second career assist.
• Rookie Brek Shea made his MLS debut. The 18-year old joined the team in Los Angeles on Saturday night, arriving from Portugal after playing 75 minutes for the U.S. U-20 team against the home country on Friday.
Adrian Serioux, Duilio Davino, and Dario Sala have played every minute of all four games this year. Cooper has played all but three minutes; and Blake Wagner has played all but four minutes.
• Dallas midfielders Pablo Ricchetti (right groin), Juan Toja (right quadriceps), Bobby Rhine (hip), and David Wagenfuhr (concussion) were not available due to injury.
• FCD wore the new blue-and-white striped road uniforms.
• The attendance was 10,237.
• FC Dallas returns home to face the New England Revolution on Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. CT live on ESPN2 from Pizza Hut Park.
• Steve Morrow on the game: "I think we started the game very well; we possessed the ball well early on. I think as each game has gone on through the start of the season we've started to move the ball a little better. We came in here with some big players missing as well; we left Toja behind, Ricchetti behind, Bobby Rhine behind, so to put in the performance that we did is a credit to the guys. The subs came on and did a good job as well. It was a real team effort tonight.
