Real Salt Lake and Houston play to scoreless tie in opener

Actual Salt Lake midfielder Pablo Ruiz, entrance left, makes an attempt a slide-tackle as Houston Dynamo FC ahead Sebastian Ferreira, entrance proper, jumps out of the best way in the course of the first half of an MLS soccer match Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Houston.

Michael Wyke, Related Press

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Dynamo FC and Actual Salt Lake performed to a scoreless tie in a Main League Soccer opener on Sunday.

The Dynamo, beneath first-year head coach Paulo Nagamura, had an opportunity to attain within the sixtieth minute when Adam Lundqvist despatched a shot on purpose from 18 yards out that was knocked away by Zac MacMath. Lundqvist grabbed the rebound, however his header sailed vast.

Goalkeeper Steve Clark made his debut for Houston — deflecting a shot by Maikel Chang within the 73rd minute and touching away Pablo Ruiz’s cross to low season acquisition Sergio Córdova within the eightieth to protect the tie.

Houston’s Darwin Quintero had his shot bounce off the crossbar within the 82nd minute.