MLS

FT Saturday, March 15, 2025
Real Salt Lake LLWLW 2
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Houston Dynamo FC LLLDL 1
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HOU101
Shell Energy Stadium · 15,263 att. · MLS Season Pass

Match Report

Real Salt Lake score 2 first-half goals, beat Dynamo

Real Salt Lake scored two goals in the first half and successfully held on to defeat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 for a road victory Saturday night.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
3
47.8
Possession
52.2
10
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
369
Accurate Passes
398
440
Passes
464
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
8
12
Crosses
30
0.0
Cross %
0.3
46
Long Balls
28
30
Accurate Long Balls
9
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
6
32
Effective Clearances
23
32
Clearances
23

Highlights

00:51 Diogo Gonçalves gets on the scoresheet for Real Salt Lake Watch on ESPN 00:38 Ezequiel Ponce finds the back of the net for Houston Dynamo Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

HOU leads series 3-2

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Andrew TarbellG
  2. 24Obafemi AwodesuCD-L
  3. 4Ethan BartlowCD-R
  4. 2Franco EscobarLB
  5. 25Griffin DorseyRB
  6. 8Amine BassiAM
  7. 21Jack McGlynnLM
  8. 6ArturRM
  9. 10Ezequiel PonceF
  10. 27Sebastian KowalczykAM-L
  11. 20Nicolás LodeiroAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Michael HallidaySUB
  2. 17Gabriel SegalSUB
  3. 1Jimmy MaurerSUB
  4. 30Júnior UrsoSUB
  5. 5Daniel SteresSUB
  6. 33Exon ArzúSUB
  7. 35Brooklyn RainesSUB
  8. 18Ibrahim AliyuSUB
  9. 16Erik DueñasSUB

RSL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1RafaelG
  2. 4Brayan VeraCD-L
  3. 15Justen GladCD-R
  4. 29Samuel JunquaLB
  5. 19Bode HidalgoRB
  6. 10Diogo GonçalvesAM
  7. 14Emeka EneliLM
  8. 6Braian OjedaRM
  9. 23Ariath PiolF
  10. 8Diego LunaAM-L
  11. 11Dominik MarczukAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Pablo RuizSUB
  2. 26Philip QuintonSUB
  3. 27Forster AjagoSUB
  4. 13Nelson PalacioSUB
  5. 17Lachlan BrookSUB
  6. 98Alexandros KatranisSUB
  7. 16Tyler WolffSUB
  8. 91Javain BrownSUB
  9. 31Mason StajduharSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, Real Salt Lake 1. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emeka Eneli.
  2. 16' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 37' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Jimmy Maurer replaces Andrew Tarbell because of an injury.
  4. 45'+5' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Real Salt Lake 2. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Marczuk.
  5. 45'+5' Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45'+8' Bode Hidalgo (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Tyler Wolff replaces Dominik Marczuk.
  8. 58' Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Nelson Palacio replaces Braian Ojeda.
  10. 68' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Forster Ajago replaces Ariath Piol.
  11. 75' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Erik Dueñas replaces Nicolás Lodeiro.
  12. 79' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Pablo Ruiz replaces Diego Luna because of an injury.
  13. 81' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Daniel Steres replaces Franco Escobar.
  14. 81' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Gabriel Segal replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk.
  15. 90'+2' Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.

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