CREATE TABLE table_1253396_5 (goals_for VARCHAR2, overall_record VARCHAR2)

The Dallas Burn had a 12-9-7 record and what number of goals for?
SELECT goals_for FROM table_1253396_5 WHERE overall_record = "12-9-7"
SELECT "goals_for" FROM "table_1253396_5" WHERE "12-9-7" = "overall_record"