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.