REAL SALT LAKE MATCH PREVIEW:
RSL v. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC – SATURDAY, MAY 28
TV/Radio/Online Information for How to
Follow Saturday’s Contest;
MLS Game Guide for RSL v. Seattle Now
Available Online
SANDY, Utah (Friday, May 27, 2011) – Real Salt Lake (5-1-2, 17 pts.; t-3rd in West) will kick off another two-game home stand at its fortress of Rio Tinto Stadium this Saturday, May 28, when the Claret-and-Cobalt return to Sandy to take on Seattle Sounders FC (4-4-5, 17 pts.; 3rd in t-3rd in West) in a match-up of third-place sharers on the Western Conference table. Kickoff between RSL and Sounders FC is slated for 7:00 p.m. MT and will be preceded by the Carnival Real pre-game festival on the stadium’s East Lawn at 5:00 p.m.
How to
Follow Real Salt Lake v. Seattle Sounders FC
- TV: MLS Direct Kick package (subscription required)
- 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: Streaming video via Matchday Live on MLSsoccer.com(subscription required), in-match updates via Official RSL Twitter Feed (@RealSaltLake) and MLS MatchCenter live stats monitor on www.RealSaltLake.com
MLS Game Guide for RSL v
Seattle Sounders FC Now Available Online
The scoreless draw last weekend was the 20th in RSL’s 238-game history, and the back-to-back scoreless draws the last two weeks vs HOU and @ DAL are the first in nearly four years … Since losing 0-2 to Kansas City on May 16, 2009, RSL has endured a trio of scoreless draws at home, the last one prior to the May 14 Houston game was back on June 25, 2010, against San Jose … Real Salt Lake has not conceded a goal in 338 minutes, since Kenny Cooper’s goal in the 22nd minute during the 0-1 loss @ POR on April 30 … Nick Rimando has been between the posts for all 338 minutes, giving him the third longest shutout streak of the young 2011 season
Real Salt Lake History v. Seattle Sounders
FC
Real Salt Lake comes into Saturday’s clash with a 1-1-2 record all-time against Sounders FC in the teams’ brief two-year history. Neither team has secured a road win in the series, the teams splitting home triumphs during the 2009 regular season – Seattle’s first in MLS – before settling for ties in 2010.
The two clubs kicked off RSL’s home schedule a year ago in dramatic fashion last April 10, the game ending in a 2-2 draw thanks to a stoppage-time goal from FW Álvaro Saborío. Seattle MF Steve Zakuani opened the scoring in the 11th minute, only to be matched on a diving header from MF Will Johnson in the 53rd minute. Seattle would re-take the lead through DF Tyrone Marshall the 72nd minute, but it was Saborío that would steal the show in his Rio Tinto Stadium debut, marking it in true fashion by netting his first career MLS goal off a MF Nelson Gonzalez corner kick in the game’s dying moments.
The two teams met again on Sept. 9 in RSL’s first trip back to Qwest Field since its MLS Cup 2009 triumph over the LA Galaxy. In front of more than 36,000 raucous Seattle supporters, backup GK Kyle Reynish stood tall in his second career MLS start, making a pair of saves and notching his first professional clean sheet in a gutty 0-0 draw that also featured the MLS debut of DF Chris Schuler.
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