Houston Dynamo FC 2-1 Real Salt Lake: final score
MLSFinal
Houston Dynamo FC beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: Guilherme Augusto 57', Saba Lobjanidze 76', Mateusz Bogusz 87'.
Houston Dynamo FC sit 5th on 48 points.
Real Salt Lake sit 10th on 39 points.
Houston Dynamo FC have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Real Salt Lake have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Houston Dynamo FC won 2, Real Salt Lake won 3, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- MLS
- Start time
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 8:30 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Where to watch
- Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)
The match in numbers
- Houston Dynamo FC beat Real Salt Lake 2-1.
- Guilherme Augusto opened the scoring for Houston Dynamo FC on 57'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
- 90'+5'Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Kobi Henry.
- 90'+5'Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5'Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5'Foul by Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+1'Duncan McGuire (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Foul by Kobi Henry (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+1'Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Owen Anderson replaces Colin Guske.
- 90'+1'Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nick Markanich replaces Guilherme.
- 90'+1'Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Duane Holmes replaces Lawrence Ennali.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 89'Foul by Duncan McGuire (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 89'Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88'Attempt blocked. Noel Caliskan (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Colin Guske.
- 87'Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1. Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Guilherme following a set piece situation.
- 85'Matthew Arana (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85'Foul by Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake).
- 85'Attempt blocked. Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Arana.
- 84'Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 84'Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rafael Cabral (Real Salt Lake). Assisted by Guilherme.
- 81'Foul by Kobi Henry (Real Salt Lake).
- 81'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80'Offside, Real Salt Lake. Juan Jose Arias is caught offside.
- 80'Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Duncan McGuire replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 80'Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Matthew Arana replaces Héctor Herrera.
- 79'Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 79'Attempt saved. Lineker Rodrigues (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top left corner by Jonathan Bond (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 76'Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Saba Lobjanidze (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lineker Rodrigues following a fast break.
- 73'Offside, Real Salt Lake. Aiden Hezarkhani is caught offside.
- 72'Colin Guske (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72'Foul by Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 70'Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Alexandros Katranis replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
- 70'Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Lineker Rodrigues replaces Jason Shokalook.
- 70'Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Saba Lobjanidze replaces Diego Luna.
- 69'Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Diadié Samassékou replaces Agustín Bouzat.
- 69'Foul by Juan Jose Arias (Real Salt Lake).
- 69'Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67'Colin Guske (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67'Foul by Colin Guske (Real Salt Lake).
- 67'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66'Attempt blocked. Aiden Hezarkhani (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Manuel Sanabria.
- 59'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59'Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Real Salt Lake).
- 58'Foul by Franco Negri (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 58'DeAndre Yedlin (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57'Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lawrence Ennali.
- 55'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55'Delay in match because of an injury Noel Caliskan (Real Salt Lake).
- 54'Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53'Attempt blocked. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aiden Hezarkhani.
- 52'Attempt missed. Colin Guske (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Noel Caliskan.
- 51'Handball by Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 50'Attempt saved. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Bond (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 49'Foul by Lucas Halter (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 49'Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47'Lucas Halter (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 46'Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Real Salt Lake).
- 45'Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45'Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Philip Quinton replaces Lukas Engel because of an injury.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45'+1'Attempt missed. Lawrence Ennali (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guilherme.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'Attempt missed. Agustín Bouzat (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 44'Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rafael Cabral (Real Salt Lake). Assisted by Agustín Bouzat.
- 43'Attempt missed. Jason Shokalook (Real Salt Lake) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aiden Hezarkhani with a cross following a corner.
- 43'Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Lucas Halter.
- 41'Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41'Foul by Jason Shokalook (Real Salt Lake).
- 38'Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Antônio Carlos.
- 37'Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Lawrence Ennali.
- 37'Attempt blocked. Juan Manuel Sanabria (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.
- 35'Foul by Agustín Bouzat (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 35'Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35'Attempt saved. Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rafael Cabral (Real Salt Lake). Assisted by Guilherme.
- 33'Juan Jose Arias (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33'Foul by Juan Jose Arias (Real Salt Lake).
- 32'Offside, Real Salt Lake. DeAndre Yedlin is caught offside.
- 30'Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30'Lucas Halter (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30'Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 27'Jonathan Bond (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 26'Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Aliyu (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
- 25'Antônio Carlos (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25'Foul by Jason Shokalook (Real Salt Lake).
- 23'Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23'Foul by Kobi Henry (Real Salt Lake).
- 17'Aiden Hezarkhani (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Foul by Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 14'Foul by Jason Shokalook (Real Salt Lake).
- 14'Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12'Foul by Colin Guske (Real Salt Lake).
- 12'Mateusz Bogusz (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10'Attempt missed. Franco Negri (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Guilherme.
- 8'Offside, Real Salt Lake. DeAndre Yedlin is caught offside.
- 5'Foul by Jason Shokalook (Real Salt Lake).
- 5'Artur (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4'Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Lawrence Ennali is caught offside.
- 1'Attempt saved. Guilherme (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Rafael Cabral (Real Salt Lake). Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
Houston Dynamo FC · 4-4-2
Substitutes
37Gilberto RiveraSUB
33Vinicius Rodrigues Da SilvaSUB
17Nicholas MarkanichSUB
Real Salt Lake · 3-4-2-1
1RafaelG
Substitutes
77Ruben MessallesSUB
31Mason StajduharSUB
Game stats
HOURSL
51.5Possession (%)48.5
12Shots9
6Shots on target4
1Corners4
7Fouls18
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
1Offsides4
2Saves4
Last 5 games
Houston Dynamo FC
W@ Vancouver Whitecaps1-0Aug 19, 2026
L@ St. Louis CITY SC2-1Aug 22, 2026
DSan Jose Earthquakes0-0Aug 29, 2026
D@ Charlotte FC0-0Sep 5, 2026
WReal Salt Lake2-1Sep 9, 2026
Real Salt Lake
L@ Orlando City SC2-1Aug 22, 2026
L@ León3-0Aug 25, 2026
L@ Colorado Rapids1-0Aug 29, 2026
DLAFC2-2Sep 5, 2026
L@ Houston Dynamo FC2-1Sep 9, 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Houston
0
Draws
3
Salt Lake
Last meetings
May 13, 2026Real Salt Lake3 – 0Houston Dynamo FC
Jul 12, 2025Real Salt Lake1 – 0Houston Dynamo FC
Mar 15, 2025Houston Dynamo FC1 – 2Real Salt Lake
Sep 14, 2024Houston Dynamo FC4 – 1Real Salt Lake
Aug 5, 2024Houston Dynamo FC3 – 0Real Salt Lake
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | +31 | 55 | LDDWL |
| 2 |  Dallas | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | +11 | 54 | WLWDW |
| 3 |  St. Louis | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | +12 | 51 | WWDLL |
| 4 |  San Jose | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | +7 | 48 | WDDDL |
| 5 |  Houston | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | +2 | 48 | WLDDW |
| 6 |  LAFC | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | +15 | 46 | DLDWD |
| 7 |  Seattle | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | +2 | 43 | WWLDD |
| 8 |  Colorado | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | +1 | 42 | LDDDW |
| 9 |  LA Galaxy | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 40 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Salt Lake | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 39 | LLLDL |
| 11 |  Portland | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 37 | LDLDW |
| 12 |  San Diego | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 35 | DLDDD |
| 13 |  Minnesota | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 35 | LDDWD |
| 14 |  Austin | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -17 | 34 | DLLLW |
| 15 |  Kansas City | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | -40 | 22 | LDLLL |
MLS: upcoming games
FAQ
What was the score in Houston Dynamo FC vs Real Salt Lake?
Houston Dynamo FC beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Wednesday, September 9 (MLS).
Who scored in Houston Dynamo FC vs Real Salt Lake?
Goals: Guilherme Augusto 57', Saba Lobjanidze 76' and Mateusz Bogusz 87'.
When do Houston Dynamo FC play next?
Houston Dynamo FC play Seattle Sounders FC on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:30 PM (ET).
When do Real Salt Lake play next?
Real Salt Lake play Austin FC on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:30 PM (ET).
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