FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake: Player Ratings

FC Dallas won 4-2 at Real Salt Lake. The match ratings have been greatly affected by the red card issued in the match, so the scores look lopsided in favor of the attacking players. This is not the norm, but it is something that can not be avoided for this match. Let’s hand out some ratings to wrap this game up.

Note: 6 is the rating given for an average MLS performance

Man of the Match: Paxton Pomykal (9.0) - Pax just continues to amaze us all with every match he plays. He finished with two goals, two key passes, 92% pass comp rate, 10/19 duels won, and 4/5 tackles won. Here’s both of the goals that Paxton scored, you know, in case you hadn’t already seen them:

If that wasn’t enough, Paxton…