Houston Dynamo Defeat Real Salt Lake 2-1 in First Game of MLS Playoffs Series

Dynamo's Amine Bassi's decisive goal in the 79th minute puts team one win away from the conference semifinals, with Game 2 set for November 6 in Sandy, Utah.

• Héctor Herrera scored the first goal for Houston Dynamo in the 22nd minute, chest-trapping a pass from Adalberto Carrasquilla and slipping a low shot into the net.
• Real Salt Lake's Diego Luna equalized the game in the 54th minute with a low shot inside the right post, courtesy of a counter-attack initiated by Anderson Julio.
• Amine Bassi netted the decisive goal in the 79th minute for Houston Dynamo, following a save from Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Zac MacMath. This was a put-back from the center of the penalty area.
• Houston Dynamo now stands a win away from making it to the conference semifinals, with Game 2 of the best-of-three first-round MLS Cup Playoffs series set to be held in Sandy, Utah on November 6.
• This was the first-ever postseason meeting between Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake, with Dynamo being the fourth seed in the West and Real Salt Lake being the fifth.

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