REAL SALT LAKE CONCACAF
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH PREVIEW: RSL @ ÁRABE UNIDO (PAN) –
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22
Claret-and-Cobalt Travel South To Panama City for
Pivotal Group A Matchup;
Tomorrow’s Contest to Air via Tape Delay at 9:00 p.m.
MT on Fox Soccer Channel;
Link to RSL Game Notes @ Arabe Unido Now Available Online
SANDY, Utah (Tuesday,
September 21, 2010) –
After arriving in Panama City on Monday, Real Salt Lake(2-1-0, 6
pts. in CCL play) will gear up for Wednesday’s critical Group A Matchweek 4
contest against Árabe Unido (1-2-0, 3 pts. in CCL play), with the 6:00
p.m. MT kickoff from Estadio Rommel Fernández in the Panamanian
capital set to air on tape delay onFox Soccer Channel at 9:00 p.m.
MT. Fans will be able to follow the match live via a streaming video feed on CONCACAF.com (registration required) and RSL’s Official Twitter Feed, located at
www.Twitter.com/RealSaltLake, while radio broadcast information is pending
and will be announced by Wednesday morning by the RSL Communications
Department.
Real Salt Lake is currently tied for the
Group A lead with Mexico’s Cruz Azul on six points midway through the Group
Stage of the regional competition, while Toronto FC and Árabe Unido both sit
within striking distance of the leaders on three points. The other Group A
fixture during Matchweek 4 will take place on Tuesday evening, when Cruz Azul
will try and seek revenge for its opening loss at Toronto FC, the two sides set
to meet at Estadio Azul in Mexico City at 6:00 p.m. MT (Fox Soccer Channel /
TeleFutura)
RSL and Árabe Unido, last year’s
champions of the Panamanian first division, have had one meeting prior to
tomorrow night’s matchup, but the 2-1 win in the Utah side’s first-ever match
in CCL play had enough action and antics for an entire group stage. The script
was certainly not one penned by the Claret-and-Cobalt, their introduction to
international competition starting unkindly when Árabe Unido FW Armando
Cooper scored just eight minutes in for the visitors, who began falling to
the turf en masse shortly thereafter. However, RSL FW Álvaro Saborío
only picked up his play, first equalizing just before the halftime break by
nodding home a pin-point cross delivered by DF Chris Wingert. The CONCACAF
veteran was rewarded for his standout night in the waning moments of the match,
as he put away a penalty kick opportunity early in the eight minutes of
stoppage time tacked on after MF Nelson González was sent to the ground
after receiving a hard challenge inside the Árabe Unido area.
“RSL on the Air”: September 22 v. Árabe Unido (PAN) – 6:00
p.m. MT
TV:
Fox
Soccer Channel
(tape delay airs at 9:00 p.m. MT)
Online: LIVE on CONCACAF.com
(registration required)
Radio: Broadcast times on ESPN700, ESPN Deportes 1600-AM & Homero 106.1-FM - TBD
Real
Salt Lake Injury Report – Tuesday, September 21, 2010
OUT: MF Javier Morales
(R quadriceps strain), FW Paulo Junior (hamstring strain)
DOUBTFUL: None
QUESTIONABLE: None
PROBABLE: FW Fabian
Espíndola (L hamstring strain), FW Robbie Findley (L knee
tendonitis), DF Robbie Russell (head contusion), FW Álvaro Saborío
(R knee swelling)
Game Notes for RSL @ Árabe Unido Now Available Online
Following
is the link to the Adobe PDF file for the Real Salt Lake Game Notes in
advance of Wednesday’s CONCACAF Champions League Group A contest against
Panamanian side Árabe Unido at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City, Panama.
If you have any problems obtaining the document, would prefer to receive the
document as an attachment, or are seeking more information on the match, please
contact John Koluder in the RSL Communications Department via email at jkoluder@RealSaltLake.com.
Real
Salt Lake Game Notes: RSL @ Árabe Unido (CONCACAF Champions League) –
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
CONCACAF Champions
League Group A Standings
Pts. W-L-T
GD GF GA
Cruz
Azul
6
2-1-0 +6
12 6
Real Salt Lake6
2-1-0
+3
10 7
Toronto
FC
3
1-2-0
-1
5 6
Arabe
Unido
3
1-2-0
-8
2 10
Remaining CONCACAF Champions League Group A
Schedule (home team listed first)
Matchweek #4
Tuesday, Sept. 21
Cruz
Azul v. Toronto FC – 8:00 p.m. MT – Fox Soccer Channel / TeleFutura
Wednesday, Sept. 22
Arabe
Unido v. Real Salt Lake – 6:00 p.m.
MT – Fox Soccer Channel (tape-delay @ 9:00 p.m.)
Matchweek #5
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Toronto
FC v. Real Salt Lake – 6:00 p.m. MT –
Fox Soccer Channel
Cruz
Azul v. Arabe Unido – 6:00 p.m. MT – TeleFutura
Matchweek #6
Tuesday, October 19
Toronto
FC v. Arabe Unido – 6:00 p.m. MT – Fox Soccer Channel
Real Salt Lake v. Cruz Azul – 8:00 p.m. MT – Galavision
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