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Gozo Scores Twice as Real Salt Lake Beats Dynamo 3-0

The result bolsters Salt Lake’s home dominance ahead of the World Cup break.

Overview

  • Real Salt Lake, which beat the Houston Dynamo 3-0 Wednesday in Sandy, improved to 7-4-1 with a 6-1-0 mark at home.
  • Houston controlled the first half with a 10-3 shot edge and four shots on target, but keeper Rafael Cabral blocked the best chances to keep it level.
  • The breakthrough came after halftime when Duane Holmes turned DeAndre Yedlin’s long throw into his own net.
  • Zavier Gozo added goals in the 57th and 64th minutes, finishing passes from Yedlin and Stijn Spierings for his first MLS brace.
  • The result snapped Houston’s two-match league win streak and lifted RSL to fourth in the West with two more home games before the World Cup break.