RSL MATCH PREVIEW:
REAL SALT LAKE v. TORONTO FC – SATURDAY, JUNE 25
See How to Follow Utah Side’s Latest Cross-Conference
Affair on TV, Radio & Online;
MLS Game Guide for RSL v. Toronto FC Now Available
Online
SANDY, Utah (Friday, June 14, 2011) – Real Salt Lake (6-3-5, 23 pts.; 4th in West) will return home to kick off a three-game MLS home-stand tomorrow, Saturday, June 25, when the Utah side will take on Canada’s original MLS side, Toronto FC (2-6-9, 15 pts.; 8th in East). Kickoff at Rio Tinto Stadium is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. for the Claret-and-Cobalt’s third game in eight days – and its fifth consecutive league contest against Eastern Conference opposition.
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here for MLSsoccer.com’s preview of RSL v. Toronto FC
How to
Follow RSL v. Toronto FC
- TV: MLS Direct Kick package – GOLTV Canada feed (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. Toronto FC Now Available Online
Following are the Issuu.com online reader version of and the PDF link to the MLS Game Guide (Game Notes) in advance of Saturday’s contest between Toronto FC and Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. If you have any problems viewing or downloading the documents 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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RSL “Game Note” of the Match: Time to Make a Move
While Real Salt Lake has played fewer games to this point than any other Major League Soccer side, the next 11 games (6 home, 5 away) in June/July/August will define the campaign for Jason Kreis’ side, which has battled key injuries, Gold Cup absences and CONCACAF Champions League disappointment since late April …
Of the next 11 MLS opponents, only 3 have a winning record entering this week (7/9 v DAL; 7/23 v SJ; 8/6 v NY), while one team is an even .500 (7/30 v CLB) … RSL faces all of those sides at home, while the remaining eight foes are currently sub-.500 squads (TOR, NE, @VAN, @KC, @TOR, @HOU and @CHV) … RSL has managed only two points in its last two games against sub-.500 sides DC and CHI.
RSL History v. Toronto FC
While the series between the two sides during MLS regular season play is split down the middle (3-3-2 all-time, 3-1-0 at home), the two clubs met a total of four times last season due to meetings in the Group Stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. Over the course of the 2010 season, the Claret-and-Cobalt amassed an undefeated 2-0-2 record against the league’s original Canadian side and protected their home field by winning both contests at Rio Tinto Stadium.
In their regular season meeting in Sandy on May 1, RSL jumped out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Jamison Olave (14’) and Andy Williams (42’) before surviving Dwayne De Rosario’s 88th minute penalty kick to preserve a 2-1 win. After a scoreless tie in their other league match at BMO Field on Aug. 28, the two sides met in Group A play at Rio Tinto Stadium on Sept. 15, this time with the Reds striking first through Maicon Santos just eight minutes in. However, it was all Claret-and-Cobalt from there on out, as RSL would score four times [Beckerman (21’), Olave (40’), Saborio (69’) and Paulo Jr (80’)] to go on a relatively easy 4-1 victory. The Utah side would head north once again on Sept. 29 for the Group A return match, a Javier Morales free kick goal (67’) evening the proceedings and securing the 1-1 draw that propelled RSL into the knockout stages of the CCL in the team’s first-ever appearance in the regional club championship.
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