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Real Salt Lake's match tonight against Houston Dynamo has been postponed until Sunday at 1 p.m., with weather in Houston, Texas — including potential heavy rain and lightning — as the reason.
#HOUvRSL has been postponed until 1 p.m. tomorrow in the interest of fan and player safety due to weather conditions in the area.
— Houston Dynamo (@HoustonDynamo) May 14, 2016
Fans at the stadium weren't being allowed into their seats, with lightning cited as the reason.
@jaimerodd Because when the lightning stops, fans will be allowed in the seating bowl.
— Houston Dynamo (@HoustonDynamo) May 14, 2016
A tweet from RSL play-by-play commentator David James indicated that there is an effort to play the match, but that there was doubt because of the weather.
@Jwilly19 @RealSaltLake @BrianDunseth @HoustonDynamo Every effort made to play, but must be safe with lightning.
— David James (@DavidDJJames) May 14, 2016
And Jordan Allen, in a bit of fun Twitter snark, responded to Justen Glad's tweet about it being "game day."
you thought https://t.co/1BaBVG72Sw
— Jordan Allen (@jayalllen) May 14, 2016
RSL color commentator and all-around legend Brian Dunseth indicated that the game may not go forward, too.
#ViewFromTheBooth as of now... Told that we (most likely) will kick tonight @HoustonDynamo vs @RealSaltLake pic.twitter.com/raU7phlTX3
— Brian Dunseth (@BrianDunseth) May 14, 2016
Hold that thought.
— Brian Dunseth (@BrianDunseth) May 14, 2016
Of course, 30 minutes ago, Houston Dynamo said the match was still set for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff, but with neither team releasing a lineup to this point, that is not just unlikely — it's basically near-certain to not be the case.
No changes in the status of #HOUvRSL at the moment. Still looking at 7:30pm kickoff. Updates as they're available.
— Houston Dynamo (@HoustonDynamo) May 14, 2016