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Sandy • Real Salt Lake reserve goalkeeper Kyle Reynish stood just outside the penalty area in front of his goal as the seconds wound down in what looked to be a draw at home to the seventh-place team in the MLS' Western Conference on Saturday.

He had just given up FC Dallas' second equalizing goal of the night on a routine ball that bounced off his right hand.

With his hands on his hips and his head bowed, he couldn't bear to watch what was happening on the other end of the field as RSL was frantically trying to take the lead for the third time in the second half.

As it turned out, four minutes of stoppage time was all center back Nat Borchers would need to hammer home the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win for RSL at Rio Tinto Stadium, the club's sixth straight home victory against FC Dallas.

"I made a bad mistake," said Reynish, admitting that Borchers' goal took a massive weight off his shoulders. "Luckily, we're a good enough team to cover for each other when guys make mistakes."

Reynish has been with Real longer than any other player on the roster, but his start Saturday was just his second this season and the sixth of his six-year MLS career. He was drafted by RSL in 2007, the same year Nick Rimando arrived in Salt Lake, and he's spent all of his pro career sitting on sidelines, watching Rimando make saves.

With Rimando away on duty for the U.S. national team, Reynish got his chance. Coach Jason Kreis called his performance "strong" but said he "needed to do better" on the 85th-minute freebie Reynish gave to FC Dallas forward Blas Perez.

"I hope the rest of the fellas were giving Kyle a pat on the back," Kreis said. "Especially Borchers."

Borchers gave Reynish that and more as the pair shared a hug after the near-draw that ended up resulting in three points for RSL.

"You come together as a group and you want to help your teammates push through mistakes," Borchers said. "Guys have helped me push through mistakes, and it was no different this time around."