MLS : Real Salt Lake beats Houston 2-1
UNITED STATES, Apr. 30, 2016 (AMP) — MLS: After losing 5-2 to LA Galaxy on April 23, the Royals bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Houston Dynamo this Saturday.
Houston Dynamo made Real Salt Lake doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Allen Jordan ('62) and Movsisyan Yura ('71).
Real Salt Lake climbed to second place with 17 points from 8 games, tie on points with Colorado Rapids.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Rapids | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 17 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Orlando City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | DC United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | New York City | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Seattle Sounders FC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | New England | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Portland Timbers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 9 |
| 17 | New York Red Bulls | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 9 |
| 18 | Columbus Crew | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 8 |
| 19 | Chicago Fire | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : MLS 2016
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Overview
Real Salt Lake
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:Real Salt Lake 2-1 Houston Dynamo (30 Apr.)
- Previous game:LA Galaxy 5-2 Real Salt Lake (23 Apr.)
- Next game:Colorado Rapids - Real Salt Lake (7 May.)
Houston Dynamo
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Houston Dynamo 5-0 FC Dallas (12 Mar.)
- Previous game:Columbus Crew 1-0 Houston Dynamo (23 Apr.)
- Next game:
Real Salt Lake
2:1
Houston Dynamo
2:1 (0:0)
- 30 April 2016
- Salt Lake City
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colorado Rapids | 17 |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 17 |
| 3 |  FC Dallas | 17 |
| 4 |  San Jose Earthquakes | 15 |
| 5 |  LA Galaxy | 14 |