In a game that had a distinct playoff feel, FC Dallas defeated LA Galaxy 1-0 at Toyota Stadium on Saturday in the teams' first MLS regular season meeting of 2016.
Defender Walker Zimmerman scored his fourth goal of the season to win it for the hosts, but there was a silver lining for LA, who officially clinched their Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs berth due to other results around the league.
The game was fairly open in the first half, with Steven Gerrard and Michael Barrios each missing narrowly wide of the far post for their respective teams in the first 30 minutes. Maxi Urruti also had a shot clang off the post in the final minutes of the first 45.
A few minutes later, Zimmerman notched the game's only goal, heading in Mauro Diaz's corner kick to put the hosts ahead 1-0 in the 39th minute.
From there, the hosts dictated most of the play in the second half and shut down LA's opportunities to hold on for the one-goal victory.
