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Pugilists On The Puget

Pugilists On The Puget

[ 0 ] May 12, 2012

RSL dropped the Sounders 1-0 with a goal and clean sheet in their first meeting of the year Saturday. Both teams came out fighting at the opening whistle. Seattle maintained good possession and defensive marking for the first ten minutes of the game. RSL caught on to Seattle’s tactics and were able to bring the [...]

Winding Down In The Windy City

Winding Down In The Windy City

[ 0 ] May 9, 2012

Real Salt Lake earned a 0-0 draw in Chicago after a rather disappointing game. Salt Lake had some lineup changes thanks to injury and suspension. Kyle Reynish in for Nick Rimando, who hurt his shoulder in the last game against New England. Paulo Jr up top, replacing Fabian Espindola, who did not travel with the [...]

RSL Rebel Against Revolution

RSL Rebel Against Revolution

[ 0 ] May 5, 2012

Real Salt Lake defeated the New England Revolution 2-1 Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium. Salt Lake looked ready to score a goal within the first few minutes of the match. Early passes from Chris Wingert to Alvaros Saborio and then from Fabian Espindola to Saborio nearly resulted in goals. Salt Lake continued to maintain [...]

RSL Victory Over Struggling Toronto

RSL Victory Over Struggling Toronto

[ 0 ] April 28, 2012

Real Salt Lake defeated Toronto FC 3-2 in a last minute clincher at Rio Tinto Stadium Saturday night. Salt Lake got its offense started quickly. In the 6th minute a corner kick from Javier Morales was headed by Jamison Olave and put in the back of the net by Kyle Beckerman, giving the side a [...]

Delicious Draw Down In Dallas

Delicious Draw Down In Dallas

[ 0 ] April 26, 2012

RSL leaves Texas with one point and are happy for it. Almost perfect weather for tonight’s match between old rivals Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas. Game started with RSL dominating possession for the first fifteen and getting a very good shot on goal. Paulo managed a back pass to Saborio who put a shot [...]

Referee Gifts Earthquakes Win Over RSL

Referee Gifts Earthquakes Win Over RSL

[ 0 ] April 22, 2012

Real Salt Lake fell 3-1 to San Jose Saturday night. A pair of red cards and two stoppage time goals gave the quakes the full three points. The first half saw RSL mostly back on their heels chasing the ball and battling crosses. Nick came up big in deflecting a few good chances. Chances on [...]

Sporting Kansas beats Real Salt Lake

Sporting Kansas beats Real Salt Lake

[ 0 ] April 14, 2012

Real Salt Lake lost 1-0 to Sporting Kansas City in a very physical game at LiveStrong Sporting Park Saturday. Both teams fought for the ball and were able to maintain possession equally throughout. Salt Lake’s defense had to stay focused on their defensive position because Kei Kamara and CJ Sapong took every single open field [...]

Real Salt Lake Defeat Colorado Rapids

Real Salt Lake Defeat Colorado Rapids

[ 0 ] April 7, 2012

Real Salt Lake defeated the Colorado Rapids 2-0 with a dominating performance Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium The Rapids came in with a great record this season, second place behind RSL in the Western Conference standings. Still, Salt Lake dominated the match from start to finish, earning a good result. In the fifth minute [...]

Montreal vs. Salt Lake

Montreal vs. Salt Lake

[ 0 ] April 4, 2012

Real Salt Lake uses a penalty goal to beat Montreal 1-0 at the Riot in a foul fueled match. RSL began with a very offensive focused game. Paulo Jr. looked very dangerous early on and was a thorn in the impacts flank. Montreal was on their heels as they defended their half against attacks from [...]

RSL snatch one from the gaping maw of defeat

RSL snatch one from the gaping maw of defeat

[ 0 ] March 31, 2012

Real Salt Lake rallied to beat the Portland Timbers, gutting out a 3-2 win against an obstinate home team. RSL maintained the majority of the possession with 58.2% at halftime and 61% at the end of the game. They consistently pulled forward and fought to have the ball on the opposition’s side. The first goal [...]