FC Dallas beat Real Salt Lake 4-3 in MLS, exploiting transitions between two matching 3-4-2-1 systems despite spending long periods without the ball. Real Salt Lake held 59% possession and registered seven shots on target, but Dallas carried greater efficiency and marginally higher chance quality, producing 1.92 xG. Petar Musa supplied the decisive attacking contribution with two goals, while Ran Binyamin and Joaquin Valiente also scored for the visitors. Morgan Guilavogui and Sergi Solans were among Real Salt Lake’s scorers as the hosts repeatedly found routes through Dallas’s defensive structure but could not control the spaces left behind their wing-backs. Dallas goalkeeper’s 57.14% save rate also mattered in a match where both sides regularly tested the opposing goal, particularly as Real Salt Lake pushed numbers forward in search of a response. The shared formations created direct individual contests across midfield and wide areas, yet Dallas were sharper when those duels opened space for quick forward attacks. Armando Villarrea oversaw a high-scoring contest ultimately settled by Dallas’s superior execution in both penalty areas. Dallas gain valuable momentum from a difficult away victory.