Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSRookie goalkeeper helps FC Dallas blank Real Salt Lake
Luciano Acosta scored the match's lone goal deep into first-half stoppage time to lift FC Dallas to a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Saturday in a Western Conference match in Sandy, Utah.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 3': Patrickson Delgado (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Nelson Palacio.
- 6': Hand ball by Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas).
- 10': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Ariath Piol is caught offside.
- 16': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Brayan Vera.
- 17': Attempt missed. Léo Chú (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marco Farfan with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Marco Farfan (FC Dallas).
- 21': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Ariath Piol (Real Salt Lake).
- 23': Ariath Piol (Real Salt Lake) is shown the red card.
- 25': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 25': Petar Musa (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
- 26': Attempt missed. Patrickson Delgado (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 27': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Petar Musa (FC Dallas).
- 27': Petar Musa (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 28': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Ramiro (FC Dallas).
- 29': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 29': Lucho Acosta (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Petar Musa with a through ball.
- 30': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Pablo Ruiz.
- 32': Penalty FC Dallas. Lucho Acosta draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 32': Penalty conceded by Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 34': Penalty saved. Lucho Acosta (FC Dallas) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Foul by Petar Musa (FC Dallas).
- 36': Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Shaq Moore (FC Dallas).
- 37': Sam Junqua (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Léo Chú (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Musa.
- 42': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Brayan Vera.
- 42': Foul by Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas).
- 42': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Léo Chú (FC Dallas).
- 45'+3': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 45'+3': Patrickson Delgado (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Patrickson Delgado (FC Dallas).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Offside, FC Dallas. Sebastien Ibeagha is caught offside.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucho Acosta.
- 45'+7': Attempt blocked. Shaq Moore (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Chú.
- 45'+7': Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, FC Dallas 1. Lucho Acosta (FC Dallas) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, FC Dallas 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 0, FC Dallas 1.
- 45': Substitution, FC Dallas. Tsiki Ntsabeleng replaces Patrickson Delgado because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Tyler Wolff replaces Pablo Ruiz because of an injury.
- 46': Offside, FC Dallas. Petar Musa is caught offside.
- 46': Foul by Marco Farfan (FC Dallas).
- 46': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Foul by Forster Ajago (Real Salt Lake).
- 48': Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake).
- 50': Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam Junqua.
- 52': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 53': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Farfan with a cross.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake).
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Petar Musa (FC Dallas).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Hand ball by Forster Ajago (Real Salt Lake).
- 60': Foul by Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake).
- 60': Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tsiki Ntsabeleng.
- 64': Foul by Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake).
- 64': Ramiro (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Osaze Urhoghide.
- 66': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Alexandros Katranis replaces Sam Junqua.
- 66': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Lachlan Brook replaces Nelson Palacio.
- 66': Substitution, FC Dallas. Logan Farrington replaces Léo Chú.
- 67': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Forster Ajago is caught offside.
- 68': Forster Ajago (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 69': Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ramiro.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Forster Ajago.
- 72': Attempt missed. Lachlan Brook (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucho Acosta with a through ball.
- 73': Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Logan Farrington (FC Dallas).
- 74': Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Foul by Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake).
- 75': Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt saved. Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tsiki Ntsabeleng.
- 77': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
- 77': Attempt missed. Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucho Acosta with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Tyler Wolff.
- 78': Foul by Marco Farfan (FC Dallas).
- 78': Tyler Wolff (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Attempt missed. Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 80': Attempt saved. Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Logan Farrington.
- 81': Foul by Forster Ajago (Real Salt Lake).
- 81': Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Kobi Henry replaces Forster Ajago.
- 84': Attempt missed. Lachlan Brook (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 85': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Shaq Moore.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brayan Vera.
- 86': Attempt saved. Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justen Glad.
- 86': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Brook (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Foul by Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake).
- 86': Osaze Urhoghide (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Ramiro (FC Dallas).
- 88': Ramiro (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt saved. Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Justen Glad with a headed pass.
- 89': Foul by Shaq Moore (FC Dallas).
- 89': Kobi Henry (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+1': Logan Farrington (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kobi Henry (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+2': Michael Collodi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, FC Dallas. Lalas Abubakar replaces Sebastian Lletget.
- 90'+5': Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Logan Farrington (FC Dallas).
- 90'+6': Lucho Acosta (FC Dallas) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 90'+6': Lucho Acosta (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Alexandros Katranis is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, FC Dallas 1.
- 0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 0, FC Dallas 1.
Statistics
 DAL |
RSL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 55.6 | Possession | 44.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 384 | Accurate Passes | 276 |
| 455 | Passes | 355 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 34 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 19,650
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 19,650
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 7 | +7 | 16 |
| 2 | San Diego FC | 7 | +7 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 7 | +4 | 14 |
| 4 | Austin FC | 7 | +2 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Real Salt Lake (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael (GK) |
| 4 | Brayan Vera  |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 29 | Samuel Junqua |
| 26 | Philip Quinton |
| 13 | Nelson Palacio |
| 6 | Braian Ojeda |
| 10 | Diogo Gonçalves |
| 7 | Pablo Ruiz |
| 27 | Forster Ajago |
| 23 | Ariath Piol  |
FC Dallas (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Michael Collodi (GK) |
| 3 | Osaze Urhoghide |
| 25 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 17 | Ramiro |
| 4 | Marco Farfan |
| 18 | Shaq Moore |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 6 | Patrickson Delgado |
| 8 | Sebastian Lletget |
| 9 | Petar Musa |
| 7 | Léo Chú |
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