SANDY, Utah -- The Houston Dynamo’s game plan on Saturday was to be solid defensively and see if they could find a goal with their stable of forwards. It was a midfielder—specifically, Alex—who changed that plan, but the result may well have been the same in their 0-0 draw with Real Salt Lake.
Alex was sent off after collecting two yellow cards in a minute. The first came on some extracurriculars with Albert Rusnak before a free kick in the 64th minute, and the second came on the ensuing play when he got a piece of Kyle Beckerman while going for the ball at the top of the RSL box.