Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Western Conference Playoffs - Round One

· Game 2, RSL wins 5-4 on penalties

Real Salt Lake

70': Jefferson Savarino

FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Game 2, RSL wins 5-4 on penalties

Houston Dynamo FC

28': Amine Bassi

RSL stay alive with penalty shootout win over Dynamo

RSL beats Houston in penalties to take Game 2

Real Salt Lake's Diego Luna scored the deciding penalty in a shootout against the Houston Dynamo to extend the first-round Western Conference playoff series to a third match.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Andrés Gómez tries a through ball, but Jefferson Savarino is caught offside.
3': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake).
5': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake).
7': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
8': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Andrés Gómez.
10': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake).
10': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake).
12': Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake).
15': Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
17': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
17': Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Attempt missed. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross following a set piece situation.
20': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
21': Foul by Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake).
21': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake).
26': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
26': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Penalty Houston Dynamo FC. Franco Escobar draws a foul in the penalty area.
26': Penalty conceded by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) after a foul in the penalty area.
27': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Penalty saved. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
28': Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
33': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
33': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
36': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
37': Attempt missed. Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross.
42': Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC).
43': Attempt blocked. Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
43': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Héctor Herrera.
43': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Diego Luna tries a through ball, but Jefferson Savarino is caught offside.
45': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake).
45'+1': Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC).
45'+4': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 0, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
47': Foul by Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake).
47': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
48': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Braian Ojeda tries a through ball, but Andrés Gómez is caught offside.
50': Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC).
51': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nelson Palacio.
52': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake).
52': Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Attempt saved. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
54': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
54': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Nelson Quiñónes.
55': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Cristian Arango replaces Anderson Julio.
56': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Micael.
56': Attempt missed. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross following a corner.
56': Attempt saved. Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
57': Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
58': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Luna.
58': Foul by Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake).
58': Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Corey Baird tries a through ball, but Nelson Quiñónes is caught offside.
61': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Nelson Palacio tries a through ball, but Andrés Gómez is caught offside.
63': Delay in match because of an injury Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake).
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
66': Attempt blocked. Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justen Glad.
66': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brayan Vera.
67': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
68': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Aliyu Ibrahim replaces Corey Baird.
68': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
69': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
71': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC).
71': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake).
72': Delay in match because of an injury Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Teenage Hadebe replaces Franco Escobar because of an injury.
76': Attempt missed. Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
76': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Foul by Artur (Houston Dynamo FC).
77': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
77': Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Attempt blocked. Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Amine Bassi.
79': Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake).
80': Attempt saved. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
81': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
83': Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Aliyu Ibrahim (Houston Dynamo FC).
84': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
84': Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Micael (Houston Dynamo FC).
85': Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Delay in match because of an injury Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC).
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Nelson Palacio.
90': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Nelson Palacio.
90': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake).
90': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artur.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
90'+3': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
90'+3': Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake).
90'+4': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Aliyu Ibrahim.
90'+4': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Damir Kreilach replaces Andrés Gómez.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
90'+6': Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
90'+6': Foul by Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake).
90'+6': Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
90': Penalty Shootout begins Real Salt Lake 1, Houston Dynamo FC 1.
91': Penalty saved. Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
91': VAR Decision: Other Decision Confirmed.
92': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1(1), Houston Dynamo FC 1. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
93': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1(1), Houston Dynamo FC 1(1). Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
94': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1(2), Houston Dynamo FC 1(1). Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
95': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1(2), Houston Dynamo FC 1(2). Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
95': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1(3), Houston Dynamo FC 1(2). Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
96': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1(3), Houston Dynamo FC 1(3). Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
97': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1(4), Houston Dynamo FC 1(3). Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
98': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1(4), Houston Dynamo FC 1(4). Nelson Quiñónes (Houston Dynamo FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
99': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1(5), Houston Dynamo FC 1(4). Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
99': Penalty Shootout ends, Real Salt Lake 1(5), Houston Dynamo FC 1(4).
0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 1(5), Houston Dynamo FC 1(4).

Statistics

HOU		RSL
14	Fouls	21
5	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
4	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	4
46.1	Possession	53.9
7	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	3
0.7	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
237	Accurate Passes	314
314	Passes	371
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.3
53	Long Balls	53
19	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	11
19	Tackles	24
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	7
18	Effective Clearances	12
18	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 20,251

Line-Ups

Real Salt Lake (4-4-2)

No.	Name
18	Zac MacMath (GK)
4	Brayan Vera
15	Justen Glad
3	Bryan Oviedo
2	Andrew Brody
13	Nelson Palacio
6	Braian Ojeda
26	Diego Luna
11	Andres Gomez
29	Anderson Julio
10	Jefferson Savarino

Real Salt Lake Substitutes:

Maikel Chang, Emeka Eneli, Cristian Arango, Kevon Lambert, Gavin Beavers, Rubio Rubín, Damir Kreilach, Jasper Löeffelsend, Daniel Musovski.

Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Steve Clark (GK)
31	Micael
28	Erik Sviatchenko
2	Franco Escobar
25	Griffin Dorsey
8	Amine Bassi
16	Héctor Herrera
6	Artur
11	Corey Baird
21	Nelson Quiñones
20	Adalberto Carrasquilla

Houston Dynamo FC Substitutes:

Luis Caicedo, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Thorleifur Úlfarsson, Ethan Bartlow, Teenage Hadebe, Andrew Tarbell, Daniel Steres, Ibrahim Aliyu, Ivan Franco.

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