America First Field, Sandy, UT – On a balmy night at the RioT long time rival FC Dallas showed up ready to play. It was a very productive first half for the visitors with 3 goals to their credit. It was Peter Musa with a brace and Joaquin Valiente showing that they planned to show the home club that they are a contender. Sergie Solans tallied the lone goal for RSL in the first half, just enough to keep the crowds hopes alive. The second half was Real Salt Lakes turn to kick things into gear with a strike from Morgan Guilavogui in the 50th minute and a beautiful header past Sirios from Diego Luna in the 63rd minute to give the boys back in contention for some points. It wasn’t until late in the match that it was all settled with 90th minute strike from Ran Binyamin to put Dallas on top for good and a 4-3 scoreline.
It was a painful first half to watch. The home side came out with a lot of energy but that didn’t stop Dallas from finding their groove early. The first blow came in just the 17th minute as Joaquin Valiente sneaking one past Cabaral and giving his side a boost. It was just 3 minutes later that the lead was doubled with a strike from Petar Musa. The Claret and Cobalt looked like they were on the verge of scoring over and over again but they had trouble finding anyone willing take a shot. That changed in the 38th minute as Sergi Solans pulled one back to cut the lead in half but Dallas wasn’t done as they added to their lead late in the half as Petar Musa put up a brace in the 45th minute.
When we returned to the pitch both clubs make some substitutions but the energy remained high and this time it was RSL that struck first. This time it was a shot from Morgan Guilavogui who added to the tally in the 50th minute but Real still trailed by a goal. Pablo must have lit a fire under his squad in the locker room because where they had seemed reluctant to take shots in the opening half there were more shots of the chances created in second and Diego Luna looked to be in great form as he headed the ball into the back of the net in the 63rd minute to level the score. It was all part of a losing effort when Dallas added the game winner in stoppage time to capture the full 3 points.
The Claret and Cobalt hit the road again when they visit Orlando FC Saturday, August 22nd and then return to Leagues Cup 2026 play with home match at Dick’s Sporting Park in Denver. It is official, Zavier Gozo has been transferred to English Premier League club Crystal Palace. After climbing through the academy ranks and then have a remarkable first half of the MLS Season Zavier is following his dream of playing at the highest level in England.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 1 2 3
FC Dallas 3 1 4
Scoring Summary
DAL – Joaquin Valiente – 17′
DAL – Petar Musa – 20′
RSL – Sergi Solans – 38′
DAL – Petar Musa – 45′
RSL – Morgan Guilavogui – 50′
RSL – Diego Luna – 64′
DAL – Ran Binyamin – 90’+1′
Misconduct Summary
DAL – Nolan Norris – 38′ – foul
DAL – Shaquell Moore – 43′ – foul
RSL – Diego Luna – 61′ – foul
RSL – Deandre Yedlin – 75′ – foul
RSL – Pablo Ruiz – 90′ – foul
DAL – Ran Binyamin – 90’+1′ – time wasting
Officials
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant Referee: Corey Parker
Assistant Referee: Kevin Lock
4th Official: Trevor Wiseman
Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Jackson Krauser
Lineups
Real Salt Lake: Rafeal Cabral; Juan Sanabria; Philip Quinton; Juan Arias (Saba Lobjanidze, HT); Lukas Engle; Deandre Yedlin; Diego Luna; Noel Caliskan; Stijn Speiring (Pablo Ruiz, 63′); Morgan Guilavogui (Linekar Rodriguez dos Santos, 78′); Sergi Solans (Victor Olatunji, 78′)
Substitutes Not Used: Sam Junqua; Mason Stadjuhar; Alex Katranis; Aiden Hezarkani; Kobi Henry
Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni
FC Dallas: Jonathan Sirios; Herman Johansson (Sabastien Ibeagha, 69′); Shaquell Moore; Osaze Urhoghide; Nolan Norris; Joaquin Valiente; Kaick (Christian Cappis, 56′); Ramiro Benneti; Bernard Kamunga (Samuel Sarver, 84′); Petar Musa (Logan Farrington, HT); Santiago Moreno (Ran Binyamin, HT)
Substitutes Not Used: Lalas Abubaker; Clay Holstad; Michael Collodi; Patrickson Delgado
Head Coach: Eric Quill
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