Julio breaks tie in 88th, Real Salt Lake beats Dynamo 2-1
Posted August 19, 2021 7:00 am
SANDY, Utah (AP) - Anderson Julio rolled a shot inside the post in the 88th minute to give Real Salt Lake a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dymano on Wednesday night.
Justin Meram also scored for Real Salt Lake (7-6-6). It has won back-to-back games and has just one loss in its last eight.
Fafà Picault scored for Houston (3-8-9). The Dynamo have lost four games in a row and are winless in 13.
Bobby Wood ran onto a loose ball near midfield and sprinted to the top of the area where he tapped it to Meram for a one-touch finish in the sixth minute.
Picault tied it in the 51st on a header.
Houston Dynamo's Teenage Hadebe kicks the ball next to Real Salt Lake's Bobby Wood during an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Sandy, Utah. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)
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