FRISCO. Dallas and Real Salt Lake draw 1-1. A. Velasco scored the first goal (7′) for Dallas. A. A. made it even (69′).

The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in Frisco on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ramy Touchan with the support of Ian Anderson and Michael Barwegen. The 4th official was Elijio Arreguin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.1 degrees Celsius or 84.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Dallas

1 - 1

Real Salt Lake

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 12 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 116 Attack 94
  • 38 Dangerous attack 48
  • 57 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Dallas was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Real Salt Lake that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Salt Lake was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Real Salt Lake to win the encounter​.

Dallas shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Dallas received 1 yellow card (A. Velasco). On the opposite side, Real Salt Lake received 2 yellow cards (J. Loffelsend and M. Chang).

Match Timeline

Alan Velasco (goal)
7'
36'
45'
Maikel Chang- Yellow
51'
Alan Velasco - Yellow
56'
62'
62'
Anderson Julio- sub ->S. Cordova
68'
D. Luna- sub ->J. Meram
69'
Anderson Julio(goal)
75'
84'
Bryan Oviedo- sub ->A. Brody
84'
Scott Caldwell- sub ->J. Loffelsend
86'
86'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After this match, Dallas will have 43 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Real Salt Lake will have 39 points like Nashville SC to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Dallas will host Sporting KC on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head statistic in favor of Dallas (10 draws).

Real Salt Lake will host Portland Timbers on the 9th of October with a 13-11 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (9 draws).

Dallas – Formation

Dallas
G
M. Paes 30.Netherlands
6.9
D
Matt Hedges 24.United States
7.0
D
José Antonio Martinez 3.Spain
6.5
D
Marco Farfán 4.United States
6.4
D
Ema Twumasi 22.Ghana
7.0
75'
M
Sebastian Lletget 12.United States
6.4
86'
M
Paxton Pomykal 19.United States
6.5
51'
M
Edwin Cerrillo 6.United States
7.0
86'
F
Paul Arriola 7.United States
7.0
F
J. Ferreira 10.Colombia
7.0
F
Alan Velasco 20.Argentina
8.1
56' 7'
Substitutes
G
Jimmy Maurer 1.United States
D
Nanu 31.Guinea-Bissau
6.8
75'
D
Nkosi Tafari 17.United States
M
Facundo Quignón 5.Argentina
7.0
86'
M
Brandon Servania 18.United States
6.6
51'
M
Kalil ElMedkhar 21.United States
F
Tsiki Ntsabeleng 16.South Africa
F
Jáder Obrian 8.Colombia
6.8
86'
F
Beni Redzic 14.USA

Dallas started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Nicolás Estévez Martínez decided to play with the following team: Maarten Paes (6.9), Ema Twumasi (7.0), Matt Hedges (7.0), José Antonio Martinez (6.5), Marco Farfan (6.4), Paxton Pomykal (6.5), Edwin Cerrillo (7.0), Sebastian Lletget (6.4), Paul Arriola (7.0), Jesús Ferreira (7.0) and Alan Velasco (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Facundo Quignon (7.0), Jader Obrian (6.8), Nanú (6.8), Jimmy Maurer, Brandon Servania (6.6), Kalil ElMedkhar, Nkosi Burgess and Benjamin Redzic.

Dallas could not rely on the presence of B. Servania (injured).

Substitutions

Dallas made 4 changes: P. Pomykal for B. Servania (51′), E. Twumasi for Nanu (75′), E. Cerrillo for J. Obrian (86′) and S. Lletget for F. Quignon (86′).

Best player: Alan Velasco​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dallas was Alan Velasco.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 43 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Real Salt Lake – Formation

Real Salt Lake
G
Zac MacMath 18.United States
6.4
D
Marcelo Silva 30.Uruguay
7.2
D
Justen Glad 15.United States
7.2
D
Andrew Brody 2.United States
7.4
84'
D
Aarón Herrera 22.Guatemala
7.4
M
Maikel Chang 16.Cuba
6.1
62' 45'
M
Pablo Ruiz 6.Argentina
7.9
M
Jasper Löffelsend 28.Germany
6.7
84' 36'
M
Justin Meram 9.Iraq
7.0
68'
F
J. Savarino 11.Venezuela
7.4
F
S. Córdova 10.Venezuela
6.8
62'
Substitutes
G
Tomás Gómez 81.United States
D
Bryan Oviedo 36.Costa Rica
6.5
84'
D
J. Kappelhof 4.Netherlands
M
Bode Hidalgo 19.United States
M
N. Besler 13.USA
M
Scott Caldwell 12.United States
6.5
84'
M
D. Luna 26.United States
6.6
68'
F
Rubio Rubín 14.Guatemala
7.1
62'
F
Anderson Julio 29.Ecuador
7.4
62' 69'

Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Pablo Andrés Mastroeni played with: Zac MacMath (6.4), Aaron Herrera (7.4), Justen Glad (7.2), Marcelo Silva (7.2), Andrew Brody (7.4), Maikel Chang (6.1), Jasper Loffelsend (6.7), Pablo Ruiz (7.9), Justin Meram (7.0), Sergio Córdova (6.8) and Jefferson Savarino (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bode Davis, Bryan Oviedo (6.5), Nick Besler, Rubio Rubin (7.1), Scott Caldwell (6.5), Johan Kappelhof, Anderson Julio (7.4), Tomas Gomez and Diego Luna (6.6).

Real Salt Lake could not rely on the presence of D. Luna (injured) and S. Caldwell (injured).

Substitutions

Real Salt Lake made 5 changes: M. Chang for R. Rubin (62′), S. Cordova for A. A. Julio Santos (62′), J. Meram for D. Luna (68′), A. Brody for B. Oviedo (84′) and J. Loffelsend for S. Caldwell (84′).

Best player: Pablo Ruiz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Salt Lake was Pablo Ruiz.

His rating is (7.9) with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork twice times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​