MLS Playoffs: Houston beat Real Salt Lake to reach Western semi-finals

• The Dynamo won 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw
• Houston will face Sporting Kansas City in conference semi-finals

Griffin Dorsey scored the decisive penalty to give the Houston Dynamo a 4-3 shootout victory over Real Salt Lake, after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw in the rubber match of the first-round MLS Cup series on Saturday. The Dynamo will advance to the Western Conference semi-finals.

Houston, the fourth seed in the West, will play No 8 seed Sporting Kansas City in the conference semi-finals. The second-seeded Seattle Sounders host defending champion and No 3 seed Los Angeles FC in the other semi-final.