Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSUrruti's 2nd-half goal gives Dynamo 1-1 draw with RSL
— Maxi Urruti scored in the second half to help the Houston Dynamo tie Real Salt Lake 1-1 on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 2': Attempt missed. Erik Holt (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 3': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 4': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 4': Attempt saved. Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 4': Attempt saved. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 5': Foul by Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake).
- 5': Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross.
- 10': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 10': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Hand ball by Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake).
- 13': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
- 13': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake).
- 13': Zarek Valentin (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Tim Parker tries a through ball, but Memo Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 14': Derrick Jones (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake).
- 17': Foul by Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 17': Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Pablo Ruiz.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Erik Holt with a through ball.
- 20': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Sam Junqua.
- 20': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 20': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 21': Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Maikel Chang.
- 23': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Marko Maric.
- 24': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Donny Toia.
- 25': Foul by Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 25': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 27': Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz.
- 30': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 37': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Donny Toia.
- 38': Attempt saved. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maikel Chang with a cross.
- 38': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Marko Maric.
- 39': Attempt missed. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Attempt saved. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maikel Chang.
- 42': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 42': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt missed. Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maikel Chang.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 49': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
- 49': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
- 52': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Pasher.
- 55': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Derrick Jones.
- 55': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Derrick Jones.
- 59': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Cerén replaces Matías Vera.
- 60': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Boniek García replaces Joe Corona.
- 60': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Erik Holt with a cross.
- 62': Attempt saved. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maikel Chang.
- 62': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Marko Maric.
- 62': Attempt missed. Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Darwin Cerén.
- 64': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 66': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bobby Wood replaces Rubio Rubín.
- 66': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Maikel Chang.
- 66': Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
- 68': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 70': Boniek García (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 73': Attempt saved. Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Donny Toia with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Ariel Lassiter replaces Tyler Pasher.
- 75': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
- 79': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake).
- 81': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Quintero replaces Maximiliano Urruti.
- 82': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Maynor Figueroa replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 82': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Pablo Ruiz tries a through ball, but Anderson Julio is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram replaces Nick Besler.
- 83': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Andrew Brody replaces Aaron Herrera.
- 84': Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 84': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz.
- 86': Attempt saved. Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Darwin Quintero with a through ball.
- 86': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by David Ochoa.
- 89': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Maynor Figueroa.
- 90': Attempt missed. Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': VAR Decision: No Penalty Real Salt Lake.
- 90'+6': Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Erik Holt (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák following a set piece situation.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Darwin Quintero following a fast break.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
Statistics
 HOU |
RSL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.4 | Possession | 57.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 251 | Accurate Passes | 359 |
| 334 | Passes | 439 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 10 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 29 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 13,588
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 13,588
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 5 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | +12 | 12 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | +6 | 12 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 5 | +8 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Ochoa (GK) |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 20 | Erik Holt |
| 4 | Danny Toia |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera |
| 8 | Damir Kreilach |
| 13 | Nick Besler |
| 6 | Pablo Ruiz |
| 14 | Rubio Rubín |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 16 | Maikel Chang |
Houston Dynamo FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Maric (GK) |
| 29 | Samuel Junqua |
| 5 | Tim Parker |
| 3 | Adam Lundkvist |
| 4 | Zarek Valentin |
| 21 | Derrick Jones |
| 14 | Joe Corona |
| 22 | Matías Vera  |
| 37 | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 19 | Tyler Pasher |
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