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Scoreless in Seattle… (I couldn’t resist)
By: Rocky Cole |
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RSL came into Seattle with eyes wide open after watching the Sounders thump the Red Bulls a week ago, but even with an additional week of prep, it wasn’t enough to beat the Sounders and Real Salt Lake fell 2-0. By my count, the Sounders have now scored 5 goals on MLS teams and have [...]
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RSL’s Season 2008.1 – Sounders, here comes Real Salt Lake
By: Rocky Cole | 1 Comment
Laurie, who blogs for the Seattle Sounders has a nice preview of today’s first match of 2009 for real Salt Lake as they face the league’s newest team. She saw the same thing that struck me about RSL’s approach to the 2009 MLS season, which could be summed up as: “If it works, don’t f*@!k [...]
The Good News, The Bad News… and The Best News
By: Rocky Cole | 3 Comments
Due to the odd number of teams in the MLS this year (15 until Philadelphia comes on line in 2010) RSL had no MLS opponent during last weekend’s First Kick. Thus, RSL’s record stands at a unique 0-0-0. RSL opted not to take the weekend off, but rather held a well attended ‘open house’ and [...]
Category: Team NewsReal Salt Lake takes the Carolina Challenge Cup
By: Rocky Cole | 4 Comments
Saturday, 14 March 2009 – Yura Movsisyan and Clint Mathis scored first half goals and held off Toronto FC 2-1 to take the sixth annual Carolina Challenge Cup with a perfect 3-0 tournament record. Toronto FC’s Dwayne De Rosario’s scored his new team’s only goal on a dead ball play set up by a [...]
Category: Team NewsCaptain Courageous Comes Through!
By: Rocky Cole | 2 Comments
On March 11th, Real Salt Lake’s captain, Kyle Beckerman showed some offensive flair late in the game against the Charleston Battery of the USL, scoring the game winning goal after a Yura Movsisyan take away deep in the Battery’s territory. Previously, RSL’s Clint Mathis had scored off a free kick, as had the Battery’s Ian [...]
Category: Team NewsRSL wins opening match of the Carolina Challenge Cup beating DC United 3-0
By: Rocky Cole | 4 Comments
Real Salt Lake started the pre-season Carolina Challenge Cup strong, with a 3-0 win over DC United. Luis Escalada, Yura Movsisyan and Andy Williams all scored in the second half of play, while RSL’s defense continued to shine as it has done throughout pre-season. The Carolina Challenge Cup is in its 6th year and has [...]
RSL Strikes First But Falls to Swedish BK Hacken Late in Match
By: Rocky Cole | 1 Comment
Real Salt Lake struck first in a hard-fought match against Swedish first division team BK Hacken, but ultimately fell when BK Hacken scored two goals late in the game. RSL looked to have the game won and keep the team’s outstanding pre-season run going – having scored fifteen goals while giving up zero goals – [...]
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