Real Salt Lake was in prime position for its first road win of 2008, but two late goals by FC Dallas FW Dominic Oduro doomed the Utah side to its fifth away defeat in as many tries in a 2-1 loss Saturday at Pizza Hut Park. Substitute FW Fabian Espindola put Real Salt Lake (2-5-2, 8 pts.) up midway through the second half - which was played with 10 men a side after the first half ejections of RSL DF Ian Joy (38') and FCD MF Bobby Rhine (48+') - but FC Dallas (3-3-3, 12 pts.) countered with a sub striker of its own in the person of Oduro, whose goals in the 83rd and 91st minutes gave Dallas interim head coach Marco Ferruzzi a win in his debut at the helm of the Hoops.
Match Notes
• Tonight's result moved RSL's all-time mark at FC Dallas to 0-6-0, with all five contests between the two teams at Pizza Hut Park ending in 2-1 Dallas victories.
• RSL is one of two teams, along with D.C. United, that has yet to claim a point on the road during the 2008 campaign.
• Espindola's 69th minute goal was his third of the season, tying him with MF Kyle Beckerman for the Utah side's scoring lead.
• RSL MF Javier Morales assisted on his countryman Espindola's tally, tying the Argentine playmaker for second place in MLS with five assists. Morales joins David Beckham (LA) and Guillermo Barros Schellotto (CLB) in second place, one helper behind League leader Landon Donovan (LA), who picked up his sixth assist this evening against Kansas City.
