Houston, Texas (Wednesday, May 31, 2017) – Real Salt Lake (4-9-2, 14pts) conceded three first-half goals to the Houston Dynamo, ultimately falling 5-1 on a humid evening at BBVA Compass Stadium.
RSL’s lone goal came in the 63rd minute through FW Joao Plata as he curled home a wonderfully hit free-kick from 20 yards for his second of the year and second in as many games.
A rough first half for the Claret-and-Cobalt saw two strikes from Alex and Mauro Manotas and a Justin Schmidt own-goal fire the Dynamo into a commanding 3-0 lead going into the half.