Second-half goals from Andres Mendoza and Eddie Gaven earned the Columbus Crew a 2-0 home win over ten-man FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

The dismissal of defender Jackson Goncalves in the 34th minute, for two bookable offences, stifled FC Dallas.

Columbus went ahead when Mendoza converted a 53rd-minute penalty after Emmanuel Ekpo fell under a challenge from George John.

Gaven sealed the win in stoppage time with a curling left-footed shot from 20 yards low into the bottom left corner.