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Real Salt Lake Secures 2-1 Victory Over Houston Dynamo With First-Half Goals

Diogo Gonçalves and Diego Luna scored decisive first-half goals as RSL earned their first road win of the season.

  • Diogo Gonçalves opened the scoring for Real Salt Lake just 43 seconds into the match, marking his first goal of the season.
  • Houston Dynamo equalized in the 16th minute with a header by Ezequiel Ponce, assisted by Jack McGlynn on a free kick.
  • Diego Luna scored the game-winning goal for RSL in first-half stoppage time, connecting on a header off a Dominik Marczuk cross.
  • Houston dominated possession in the second half and outshot RSL 18-10 but struggled to convert opportunities into goals.
  • RSL goalkeeper Rafael Cabral made a critical save late in the match to preserve the win, while Houston's Andrew Tarbell recorded three saves.
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