| Show FC Dallas Wins Big Over Real Eric Larson Sports After an emotional win in their first home ever-home game last week Real Salt Lake looked to build on the momentum Saturday when they traveled to face of against FC Dallas They must have left the momentum home as FC Dallas jumped out of the gates early and never looked back After Dallass Dallas's Carlos Ruiz was fouled teammate Richard took a direct kick and was able to sneak the shot past a diving Real goalie DJ Countess The goal came in only the fourth minute of the game and that was just the beginning Real found themselves with witha a chance to even things up in inthe inthe inthe the 22 minute when Real midfielder midfielder midfielder mid mid- fielder Clint Mathis sole a pass Mathis managed to get the ball up to forward Jason Kreis who then returned the ball to Mathis for the shot that narrowly sailed over the goal FC tried to take advantage of Reals Real's miscue moving the ball back when Ruiz pounded a shot that hit the lower right goalpost bouncing right to teammate Carey Talley But Countess made a great recovery stopping stopping stopping stop stop- ping Talleys Talley's attempt Real wasn't able to capitalize capital capital- ize on Countess's effort finally finally finally final final- ly giving up a goal in the 35 minute when hit striker Eddie Johnson who blasted a left footed shot through the left corner comer of the goal Real came out strong in the second half narrowly missing on a shot attempt early but that's the closest they would get to scoring Then in the 63 minute Dallas sealed the game by scoring their third goal The goal came when Ruiz took a ashot ashot ashot shot after a foul was called Ruiz used a fake to freeze Countess putting the ball in inthe inthe inthe the right comer corner Reals Real's biggest sign of life came in the 73 minute when defender Eddie Pope was ejected for a tackle from behind The penalty was deemed a serious foul play and came with the automatic ejection The loss drops Reals Real's record to 2 1 and leaves them fifth in the Western standings Real hopes to regroup this week as they return to Rice Eccles Stadium to square off against the San Jose Earthquake where another large turnout is expected After the impressive turnout of more than fans in their first home game Real has developed some promotions promotions promotions pro pro- motions to help keep the fans coming This includes giving students special prices on tickets when they are purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased in advance Ticket prices range between 14 north goal section and go up to 27 west side VIP seats Anyone interested should call the Real ticket office at and ask for David Hunter After huge lines forced fans fansto to miss several minutes of their first game Real officials recommend arriving one hour early to avoid long waits |
