CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- David Ferreira converted a second-half

penalty kick to help FC Dallas beat Chivas USA 2-1 on Saturday

night.

Ferreira scored in the 61st minute after Chivas' Osael Romero

tied it in the 59th minute with his first MLS goal. Ante Jazic

accounted for FC Dallas' first goal, scoring an own goal late in

the first half.

FC Dallas (4-6-2) scored more than one goal for the second

consecutive match and for just the fourth time in 12 MLS games

this year.

Chivas, meanwhile, dropped its sixth consecutive match to fall

to 3-9-1.

Romero, though, gave the club a bit of offensive spark. Romero

scored on a header in the 59th minute. But on FC Dallas' next

possession, Jazic knocked Marvin Chavez down inside the penalty

area.

Ferreira fired the spot kick into the left side of the net as

Chivas goalkeeper Zach Thornton dived the opposite way. The goal

was Ferreira's second of the season.

Ferreira also was involved on the club's first goal. In the 45th

minute, Ferreira sent a corner kick toward the goal. FC Dallas'

Brek Shea stood outside the 6-yard box with Jazic behind him,

and the ball bounced off Jazic and past Thornton.