Real Salt Lake Gets Second-Straight Shutout In Draw Against Houston Dynamo FC

SALT LAKE CITY – Real Salt Lake forced their second straight shutout against the Houston Dynamo FC on the road on Saturday.

Prior to the match, Houston was 4-0-0 at home in Shell Energy Stadium.

The draw moved RSL to 3-5-2 on the season.

We end it with a point. pic.twitter.com/gNOOYKDnxL

— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) May 7, 2023

RSL, Houston Ends As Scoreless Stalemate

First Half

Real Salt Lake played stingy defense from the kickoff.

RSL goalkeeper Zac MacMath saved a shot from midfielder Iván Franco in the fourth minute.

BIG SAVE MACMATH 🔥🔥🔥#RSL

— RSL Show on KSL (@rslshow) May 7, 2023

Houston midfielder Amine Bassi missed two shots in the 6th and 7th minutes.

Dynamo got their first save of the night in the ninth minute off of a shot by Maikel Chang that came from the center of the box.

Real Salt Lake had two corner kicks conceded in the 13th minute.

Decent start from #RSL
A few opportunities up top, clean up those easy turnovers and close up the lines defensively a bit more and we’ll feel good about our start in Houston @kslsports #DaleReal

— RSL Show on KSL (@rslshow) May 7, 2023

Both teams picked up the intensity and didn’t allow a shot on goal for over 20 minutes.  Jefferson Savarino had his left-footed shot saved in the 36th minute.

Houston’s Corey Baird and Real Salt Lake’s Bertin Jacquesson both had shots saved just before halftime.

RSL defender Justen Glad was shown a yellow card for a foul in the 45th minute.

Despite losing the time of possession, RSL found as many shot attempts as Houston in the first half.

RSL and Houston hold each other scoreless in the first half. @realsaltlake has taken 7 shots (3 on goal). @HoustonDynamo has 7 shots (2 on goal). #RSL #RSLvHOU #RSLonKSL

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) May 7, 2023

Second Half

Real Salt Lake had three corner kicks in the first ten minutes of the second half.

MacMath saved a shot from Houston midfielder Héctor Herrera in the 55th minute.

Tensions rose in the second half which led to Houston’s Franco Escobar being shown a yellow card.

Getting chippy in Houston. @kslsports | #RSL pic.twitter.com/TKWV83g8Bc

— RSL Show on KSL (@rslshow) May 7, 2023

Andrés Gómez took a shot from the right side of the box which was saved by Steve Clark in the 66th minute.

After a handful of substitutions, Houston took three shots in a span of two minutes. The first missed. The second and third were altered by RSL’s defense.

Houston midfielder Adalberto Carrasquilla missed two shots in the 80th minute.

That Houston heat in effect, guys look gassed. Just have to hold on for a little bit more #RSL

— RSL Show on KSL (@rslshow) May 7, 2023

Real Salt Lake’s Bryan Oviedo was shown a yellow card for a foul in the 83rd minute.

Gómez took a shot in the 95th minute that may have snuck past the right post, but was saved by Clark regardless.

Gomez sooooo close BRO 😫😫#RSL

— RSL Show on KSL (@rslshow) May 7, 2023

Real Salt Lake finished with 13 shots (5 on goal) compared to 16 shots for Houston (4 on goal).

Houston dominated the time of possession at 61%. RSL had nine corner kicks to Houston’s four.

A 0-0 draw against a top MLS team, and then a 0-0 draw against a team who was perfect (4-0-0) at home with no goals conceded. Far from perfect but we’ll take it

Next up, Portland in the Open Cup on Wednesday

Your thoughts on the game? @kslsports #RSL

— RSL Show on KSL (@rslshow) May 7, 2023

On Saturday, May 13, Real Salt Lake will return home to play against LAFC. The Western Conference club is 5-1-3.

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Chandler Holt is a Digital Sports Producer for KSLSports.com, specializing in all things basketball and football. Follow Chandler on Twitter at @ChandlerHoltKSL.

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