Real Salt Lake was capable to turn the table against Dallas to win 2-1. It was Dallas to strike first with a goal of M. Hedges at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 80′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Rusnak gave the win to Real Salt Lake in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played on Thursday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath with the help of Jeremy Kieso and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Chris Ruska.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 24 Total 14
- 3 On Target 6
- 21 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 88 Attack 138
- 60 Dangerous attack 66
- 66 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Real Salt Lake had a strong ball possession 55% while Dallas was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Salt Lake was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Salt Lake won the match.
Dallas shot 24 times, 3 on target, 21 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Dallas received 1 yellow card (F. Jara). Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Dallas will stay with 24 points like Austin to stay in the 24th place. Regarding the opposition, Real Salt Lake will have 41 points like Minnesota United to stay in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Dallas will host Austin on the 31st of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Dallas (0 draws).
Real Salt Lake will host SJ Earthquakes on the 30th of October with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of SJ Earthquakes (11 draws).
Dallas – Formation
Dallas started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Ferruzzi decided to play with the following team: Jimmy Maurer , Justin Che , Matt Hedges , José Antonio Martinez , Ryan Hollingshead , Brandon Servania , Edwin Cerrillo , Jader Obrian , Jesús Ferreira , Szabolcs Schön and Franco Jara .
The home team had on the bench: Bressan, Andrés Ricaurte , Freddy Vargas, Bryan Acosta, Edwin Munjoma, Ricardo Pepi , Paxton Pomykal , Nkosi Burgess and Kyle Zobeck.
Substitutions
Dallas made 3 changes: S. Schon for P. Pomykal (66′), J. Obrian for A. Ricaurte (75′) and F. Jara for R. Pepi (82′).
Best player: Jesús Ferreira
The most impressive player for Dallas was Jesús Ferreira.
His rating is with 46 passes (69% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.
Real Salt Lake – Formation
Real Salt Lake started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Regarding the opposition, Pablo Andrés Mastroeni played with: David Ochoa , Aaron Herrera , Erik Holt , Justen Glad , Jonathan Menéndez , Everton Luiz , Nick Besler , Maikel Chang , Albert Rusnák , Bobby Wood and Damir Kreilach .
These were the players on the bench: Zac MacMath, Donny Toia, Pablo Ruiz, Justin Meram , Rubio Rubin , Anderson Julio , Andrew Brody , Ashtone Morgan and Justin Portillo.
Substitutions
Real Salt Lake made 4 changes: B. Wood for A. A. Julio Santos (61′), M. Chang for A. Brody (74′), J. Menendez for J. Meram (74′) and N. Besler for R. Rubin (81′).
Best player: Justin Meram
The most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Justin Meram even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 6 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 74′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Dallas – Real Salt Lake – 1-2
- Sporting KC – LA Galaxy – 2-0
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Minnesota United – 2-1
- Portland Timbers – SJ Earthquakes – 2-0