Agada Scores Second Goal To Lead Real Salt Lake Past Houston
Jul 12, 2025, 9:50 PM
Real Salt Lake forwards Zavier Gozo (72) and William Agada (9) battle with Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ralph Priso (13) for the ball during a MLS match between Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field in Sandy on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Brice Tucker, Deseret News)
(Brice Tucker, Deseret News)
SANDY, Utah- William Agada tallied his second goal of the season to lead Real Salt Lake past the Houston Dynamo 1-0, increasing its unbeaten streak to four games.
Real Salt Lake (7-10-4, 23 points) hosted the Houston Dynamo (7-10-5, 26 points) at America First Field on Saturday, July 12.
back-to-back dubs at home 😤#RSLvHOU | @SelectHealth pic.twitter.com/wUkIqSX4UV
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) July 13, 2025
First Half
The Claret & Cobalt welcomed Diego Luna back into the fold following his Gold Cup run with the U.S. Men’s National Team.
Luna immediately leapt into the starting lineup, joining a team that was riding a three-game unbeaten streak, their longest of the season.
Saddling up with these XI#RSLvHOU | @Intermountain pic.twitter.com/yfWmTmUcq8
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) July 13, 2025
The opening 20 minutes were occupied by both sides probing the other, rather than attacking.
Possession was split nearly 50/50 with seven shot attempts between the squads.
Diogo Gonçalves had a near miss in the 21st minute, keeping the match level.
The first yellow came in the 35th minute when Felipe Andrade upended RSL’s Alexandros Katranis late in the midfield.
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😠😠🙂😠😠😠😠 pic.twitter.com/dqgoqEGsKk— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) July 13, 2025
Luna had a chance to create fireworks in the 41st minute, but a leaping, one-handed deflection from Jonathan Bond kept things level.
Seconds later, William Agada took advantage of a set piece, finding the ball at his feet after a corner kick, for a 1-0 lead with his second goal with the team.
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Agada blasted a right-footed shot past Bond for the lead.
Agada scores his second goal in a @realsaltlake kit to give the home side a 1-0 lead at the halftime break #RSL | @kslsports pic.twitter.com/rCURh93pWB
— RSL Show on KSL 🎙️⚡️ (@rslshow) July 13, 2025
Real Salt Lake led 1-0 after 45 minutes, plus stoppage time.
Second Half
Houston had a golden opportunity to even the match 1-1, but Noel Caliskan created a deflection nine yards out, pushing the shot offline.
The Dynamo attack challenged repeatedly in the first 25 minutes of the half but couldn’t break through against a stingy defense.
67' | Ari steps on. Gozo steps off.
1-0 | @SJ_Utah pic.twitter.com/xYbYi6Wwj5
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) July 13, 2025
Agada picked up a yellow in the 72nd minute after a bad tackle. He was subbed out for Philip Quinton in the closing minutes.
Ariath Piol nearly scored an MLS Goal of the Year challenger in stoppage time, but was turned away by a spectacular save.
Ari Piol bicycle kick would’ve been extraordinary 😩#RSL
— RSL Show on KSL 🎙️⚡️ (@rslshow) July 13, 2025
RSL held on for the one-goal victory.
How To Watch Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake hops on a flight to Portland, Oregon, to take on the Portland Timbers on Wednesday, July 16. Kickoff at Providence Park is at 8:30 p.m. MT.
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Brian Preece is a sports.ksl.com insider covering Locals in MLB and the Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian’s Bees and Beehive baseball here. Find Brian on X, Instagram, and BlueSky at @bpreece24.
