July 12, 2025; Sandy, Utah, USA; Real Salt Lake Forward William Agada (9) celebrates the team with teammates after scoring a goal in the first half against Houston Dynamo FC in the first field of the US. Compulsory Credit: Jamie Sabou-Imagon Picture William Agada scored in the 42nd minute and Real Salt Lake pushed Houston Dynamo a late to win a 1-0 win at Sandy, Utah on Saturday night.
Real Salt Lake (7-10-4, 25 points) increased his season-Best unbeaten line to four games (3–0-1) after winning the last seven competitions.
Rafael Cabral made four savings for his fifth career MLS shutout and helped Real Salt Lake score three points and escaped from 18 shots efforts by Houston.
Dynamo (7–10–5, 26 digits) accepted RSL 14 shots in the initial half and 17 total, but they were unable to win three directly for the first time since 16–30, 2024. Houston captured 56 percent of the competition.
Houston’s goalkeeper Jonathan Bond made four savings.
Real Salt Lake finally broke late in the first half in which he attempted 14 shots. Bond rescued a little from outside the box on Diego Luna’s right -leg shot, but resulted in corner kick.
After the corner kick by Pablo Ruiz, Agada initially blocked the header by Houston Defender Franco Escobar. Agada captured with his right leg and put a shot from the box in the upper right corner by defenders Pablo Orties and Brooklyn Rain and for his second goal of the season.
Houston tied the match twice during the first half stops time, but Cabroll denied the head of the box before the shots of Jack McGlin and Felip Andrade.
Ponsar shut down a shot to the crossbar after Ponsar was blocked by Noel Caliskon in the 54th minute, and Escobar and McGlin missed the net on frequent sequences. In the 66th, Escobar saw a clean form, but looked at his slot Carom from the correct post, and three minutes later Andred was rejected by Cabral.
Real Salt Lake scored his second goal during the stoppage time of the second half, but Bond made a jump on the bicycle kick by Arith Pial.
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