Houston Dynamo FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
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87': Justen GladMacmath makes four saves in Real Salt Lake's scoreless tie
Zac Macmath had four saves in Real Salt Lake’s 0-0 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake).
- 2': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 3': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Ashtone Morgan.
- 4': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Ashtone Morgan.
- 5': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Bobby Wood.
- 10': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 11': Attempt saved. Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 11': Attempt saved. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 11': Foul by Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake).
- 11': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Tim Parker tries a through ball, but Mateo Bajamich is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake).
- 14': Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Hand ball by Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake).
- 24': Attempt saved. Mateo Bajamich (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a through ball.
- 26': Hand ball by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Vera.
- 28': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Justen Glad.
- 28': Attempt missed. Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 28': Attempt missed. Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mateo Bajamich.
- 33': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mateo Bajamich following a fast break.
- 35': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 39': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 40': Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 40': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 40': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
- 43': Attempt missed. Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aaron Herrera.
- 45': Attempt saved. Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bobby Wood.
- 45'+2': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Marko Maric.
- 45'+2': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 46': Foul by Mateo Bajamich (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 46': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 47': Mateo Bajamich (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Mateo Bajamich (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Corona.
- 52': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Aaron Herrera tries a through ball, but Bobby Wood is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Cerén with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Ashtone Morgan.
- 59': Foul by Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake).
- 59': Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake).
- 61': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Corey Baird replaces Joe Corona.
- 62': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Tyler Pasher replaces Mateo Bajamich.
- 63': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 63': Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Jonathan Menéndez replaces Maikel Chang.
- 66': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 66': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 66': Jonathan Menéndez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 67': Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 67': Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 70': Attempt saved. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Pasher with a through ball.
- 71': Attempt missed. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tyler Pasher with a cross.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Corey Baird.
- 72': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Justen Glad.
- 73': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Bobby Wood.
- 74': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Rubio Rubín replaces Bobby Wood.
- 75': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Justin Meram.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 77': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 78': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Menéndez with a cross.
- 82': Attempt missed. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 83': Foul by Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 83': Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Derrick Jones replaces Griffin Dorsey.
- 85': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Ashtone Morgan (Real Salt Lake).
- 86': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 87': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 87': Second yellow card to Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
- 90': Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Erik Holt replaces Damir Kreilach.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Everton Luiz replaces Albert Rusnák.
- 90'+3': Erik Holt (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Everton Luiz.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+4': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Zac MacMath.
- 90'+5': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Corey Baird tries a through ball, but Memo Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
Statistics
 RSL |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 55.5 | Possession | 44.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 414 | Accurate Passes | 319 |
| 489 | Passes | 376 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 21 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 13,462
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 13,462
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Maric (GK) |
| 18 | Teenage Hadebe |
| 5 | Tim Parker |
| 29 | Samuel Junqua |
| 4 | Zarek Valentin |
| 22 | Matías Vera |
| 14 | Joe Corona |
| 24 | Darwin Cerén |
| 7 | Mateo Bajamich |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
Real Salt Lake (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Zac MacMath (GK) |
| 30 | Marcelo Silva |
| 15 | Justen Glad  |
| 3 | Ashtone Morgan |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera |
| 8 | Damir Kreilach |
| 13 | Nick Besler |
| 9 | Justin Meram |
| 16 | Maikel Chang |
| 7 | Bobby Wood |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
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