Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas were supposed to be rivals, but that never really happened.
FC Dallas Vs. Real Salt Lake, 2012 MLS: RSL Comes Back To Earn 1-1 Draw
FC Dallas Vs. Real Salt Lake, 2012 MLS: Brek Shea Penalty Provides 1-0 Halftime Lead
While the penalty may not have been deserved, Dallas definitely had the better of play. They out shot RSL 9-2 and forced Rimando into three saves and seemed to be knocking on the door for at least the final 20 minutes of the half.
Read Article >FC Dallas Vs. Real Salt Lake, 2012 MLS: They Were Almost Rivals

Getty ImagesSalt Lake were supposed to win and advance to the next round, but that wasn’t the big story. The story was in the matcup. Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas was supposed to become the great rivalry of the future for MLS. They were two good and young teams, seemingly primed to throw haymakers as they battled for MLS supremacy for years...then the last two years happened.
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