Real Salt Lake (2-2-0, 6 points, 8th West MLS) banished the painful memories of its recent history in Houston with a hard-fought 2-1 victory against the Dynamo away at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston on Saturday night.

Midfielder Diogo Gonçalves opened the scoring for RSL only 43 seconds into the contest, while USMNT star Diego Luna restored the Claret-and Cobalt lead just prior to the stroke of halftime with his first goal of the MLS season, a ferocious header from the middle of the penalty area, to help RSL record its first away victory in South Texas since August, 2018, and just its fourth in 21 years (4W-14L-6T all-time).

For Saturday night’s contest, head coach Pablo Mastroeni made a total of three changes to his side from the team’s previous outing at home against San Diego, with defenders Bode Hidalgo, Brayan Vera, and Sam Junqua all being handed their first MLS starts of the season.

In search of a rebound from the previous weekend’s home defeat, RSL got off to the perfect start with the opening goal less than 60 full seconds after the initial whistle, when captain Emeka Eneli squared the ball across to teammate Gonçalves in the area, the RSL DP planting a first-time finish past Houston GK Andrew Tarbell and to round off an impressive team passing sequence, RSL’s sixth-ever score inside the first minute of play.

The advantage would be short-lived, however, as the hosts found a response only 15 minutes later, with Houston striker Ezequiel Ponce heading an out-swinging cross from a freekick towards the back post past Rafael Cabralto even the score at 1-1.

In a hotly-contested affair, RSL then managed to retake the lead right on the cusp of halftime, when Luna ghosted into the box before applying a strong header to divert a driven far-post shot from teammate Dominik Marczuk towards the goalkeeper’s near post and into the net for what would prove to be the visitor’s winning goal.

The victory marks RSL’s first triumph in Houston against the Dynamo in the teams’ last 10 meetings across all competitions since 2023, as well as RSL’s first road win in Houston since August 2018, also a span of 10 games played there.

Next up for RSL is a home clash against former fan favorite Anderson Julio and FC Dallas at America First Field on Saturday, March 22. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. MT.

Utah Royals start 2025 season with draw

Utah Royals FC notched a 1-1 draw with expansion sibling Bay FC to kick off the 2025 NWSL season at America First Field in Sandy.

URFC remained unbeaten against Bay holding a 2-0-1 all-time series lead.

our of the newest members of Royalty debuted for the Blue-and-Gold in the 2025 NWSL season opener, two in the starting XI; Bianca St-Georges earned the start and made her presence known early opening her URFC account in the 13′, Nuria Rábano also appeared in the starting XI logging a full 90′ shift.

Janni Thomsen was the first off the bench subbing on for captain Paige Monaghan in the 34th minute while Aisha Solorzano made NWSL history becoming the first Guatemalan to compete in the NWSL after subbing on in the 62′.

St-Georges opening goal came on the tail end of a Mandy McGlynn goal kick, McGlynn’s first career assist in NWSL competition.

URFC remains unbeaten since its return in matches where the club has scored first, improving to 7-0-3.

URFC hits the road for a two-game road trip first visiting the San Diego Wave on Sat. March 22nd before visiting KC Current on Sat. March 29th. URFC will host Portland Thorns FC on April 11. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. MT.

Utah Warriors rugby wins at Miami

The Utah Warriors continued their strong start to the 2025 season by heading across the country and knocking off Miami, 36-19, at Baptist Health Community Field in Miami on Saturday.