Not even a minute had passed before Real Salt Lake gave up a goal. Minutes later, center back Erik Holt, who started the game after a solid performance last week against LAFC, left with an apparent ankle injury.
Then Damir Kreilach, getting knocked down in the midfield, got up and appeared to head butt an FC Dallas player, causing the referee to show him a red card and eject him from the game. RSL finished with 10 players on the field in the 4-2 loss at Rio Tinto Stadium.
The first 20 minutes against FC Dallas were the polar opposite of the first 30 two weeks ago against D.