REAL SALT LAKE MATCH PREVIEW:
RSL v. HOUSTON
DYNAMO – SATURDAY, MAY 14
Old Western Rivals Face First
Intra-conference Meeting during 7:00 p.m. MT Kickoff, presented by U.S. Bank;
TV/Radio/Online Information for How to
Follow Saturday’s Showdown;
MLS Game Guide for RSL v. Dynamo Now
Available Online
SANDY, Utah (Friday, May 13, 2011) – Real Salt Lake (5-1-0, 15 pts. – 2nd in West) will continue a stretch of four out of five games at its Rio Tinto Stadium fortress tomorrow, Saturday, May 14, when the Houston Dynamo (3-3-3, 12 pts. – 4th in East) will make their lone visit of the 2011 season to the Wasatch Front. The 7:00 p.m. MT kickoff will be part of U.S. Bank Kids Day in Sandy, with the first 1,000 children through the gates receiving a free RSL Rally Towel, courtesy of U.S. Bank.
Tickets for Saturday’s contest remain available and can be purchased online at www.RealSaltLake.com, over the phone at 801-727-2700 or in person at the Rio Tinto Stadium Box Office on Friday until 6:00 p.m. MT and on gameday beginning at 9:00 a.m.
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Despite holding just a 3-7-4 overall mark against Houston, Real Salt Lake has controlled the series in Utah, going 3-1-3 against the Dynamo at home. Real Salt Lake’s comprehensive 3-1 win over Houston at Rio Tinto Stadium last May 13 broke an eight-match winless streak against the Dynamo, with RSL’s previous win in the series coming all the way back on Aug. 4, 2007 (1-0 W at Rice-Eccles Stadium). In last May’s meeting it was FW Robbie Findley’s 3rd minute goal that set the tone for the home side, while FW Álvaro Saborío followed with goals in the 24th and 60th minutes to give RSL a sizable advantage and the Costa Rican international his first of three braces in MLS play.
How to
Follow Real Salt Lake v. Houston Dynamo
- TV: FOX Soccer – Comcast 401 / DIRECTV 619 / DishNet 149
- Radio:ESPN 700 & ESPN700Sports.com (English)(pre-game coverage begins at 6:00 p.m.MT), ESPN Deportes1600-AM & Juan 106.1-FM (Spanish)
- Online: Live updates via Official RSL Twitter Feed (@RealSaltLake) and MLS MatchCenter live stats monitor on www.RealSaltLake.com
MLS Game Guide for RSL
v. Dynamo Now Available Online
Following is the Issuu online document reader and link to the Adobe PDF file for theMLS Game Guide (Game Notes) in advance of Saturday’s inter-conference clash between Real Salt Lake and the Houston Dynamo at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. If you have any problems obtaining the document, would prefer to receive the document as attachment, or are seeking more information on the match, please contact John Koluder in the RSL Communications Department via email at jkoluder@RealSaltLake.com.
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(PDF link) MLS
Game Guide – RSL v. Houston Dynamo – Saturday, May 14
RSL “Game Note” of the Match: All-time Results without Javier
Morales
Since the talismanic Argentine Javier Morales arrived on the Wasatch Front, RSL has played 27 MLS regular season / playoff, CCL or Open Cup games without its playmaker, posting an 11-8-8 overall mark … Head Coach Jason Kreis‟ team has gone 8-7-6 in MLS reg. season play, 0-0-1 Playoff, 3-0-0 in CONCACAF and 0-1-1 in Open Cup sans Javi … Since the beginning of the 2009 season, that record is 9-5-6, including a surprising ability to score 2+ goals in 10 of those 20 games without Javier … The breakdown:
DATE OPP. RESULT
09/19/2007 Los Angeles T 2-2
09/22/2007 Colorado W 1-0
09/29/2007 at New York T 2-2
10/06/2007 Chivas USA L 2-3
10/15/2007 Houston L 0-1
10/20/2007 at Colorado W 1-0 (2-2-2 overall)
05/15/2008 at Colorado L 0-2 (0-1-0 overall)
04/28/2009 at Seattle L 1-4* USOC
05/06/2009 Los Angeles T 2-2
06/06/2009 Colorado T 1-1
08/26/2009 Chivas USA W 4-0
08/29/2009 at Kansas City W 1-0
09/12/2009 Chicago T 1-1
09/19/2009 at Houston L 2-3
09/26/2009 at FC Dallas L 0-3 (2-3-3 overall)
04/14/2010 at San Jose T 3-3* USOC
04/17/2010 at Los Angeles L 1-2
04/24/2010 at Columbus L 0-1
05/01/2010 Toronto FC W 2-1
05/08/2010 Philadelphia W 3-0
09/15/2010 Toronto FC W 4-1^ CCL
09/18/2010 Chicago W 1-0
09/22/2010 at Arabe Unido W 3-2^ CCL
09/25/2010 Colorado T 1-1
10/19/2010 Cruz Azul W 3-1^ CCL
11/06/2010 FC Dallas T 1-1& Playoff (6-2-3 overall)
04/09/2011 at New England W 2-0 (1-0-0 overall)
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