FC Dallas' Ema Twumasi, left, and San Jose Earthquakes' Paul Marie fight for the ball during the first half of an MLS match in Frisco, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Jesús Ferreira scored twice in the first half and FC Dallas breezed to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.
Ferreira took a pass from Alan Velasco just three minutes into the match and scored to give Dallas (10-7-9) the early lead.
Marco Farfan notched his first goal of the season, scoring in the 20th minute, and Ferreira polished off a brace in the 41st with his 14th goal to give Dallas a 3-0 halftime lead.
Velasco found the net in the 57th minute with his fourth goal of the campaign to stretch the lead to 4-0 before Jeremy Ebobisse put San Jose (5-11-9) on the scoreboard with a goal - his 14th - three minutes later.
Maarten Paes finished with one save for Dallas. JT Marcinkowski had two saves for the Earthquakes.
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FC Dallas' Sebastian Lletget, left, and San Jose Earthquakes' Paul Marie vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS match in Frisco, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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San Jose Earthquakes' Benji Kikanovic, left, and FC Dallas' Jose Martinez vie for possession of the ball during the first half of an MLS match in Frisco, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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San Jose Earthquake's Christian Espinoza, left, crosses the ball past FC Dallas's Katlego Ntsabeleng during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Frisco, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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