RSL Match Preview & Game Notes v. Philadelphia Union

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RSL MATCH PREVIEW & GAME NOTES:
REAL SALT LAKE v. PHILADELPHIA UNION – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
See How to Follow Utah Side’s Rescheduled Showdown against Philadelphia;
MLS Game Guide for RSL v. Union Now Available Online

SANDY, Utah (Thursday, September 1, 2011) – Real Salt Lake (11-7-6, 39 pts.; 5th in West)will look to build upon last Saturday’s victory over Chivas USA when it plays host to the Philadelphia Union (8-6-10, 34 pts.; 4th in East) this Saturday, September 3 at Rio Tinto Stadium.  The match was originally to be played earlier in the 2011 MLS campaign on April 23, however, due to RSL’s schedule congestion during its historic CONCACAF Champions League run, Major League Soccer and the Union agreed to Saturday’s revamped date.


Saturday’s Youth Soccer Night in Sandy – featuring an appearance by U.S. Women’s National Team midfielder Megan Rapinoe – will be presented by KFC, with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. MT and the Carnival Real pre-game festival on the stadium’s East Lawn starting things off at 5:00 p.m.  Tickets for the game are going quickly but 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 gameday beginning at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for the original April 23 date will be honored once the Rio Tinto Stadium gates open to the public at 6:00 p.m. MT.


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How to Follow Real Salt Lake v. Philadelphia Union


MLS Game Guide for RSL v. Union Now Available Online

Following is the MLS Game Guide (Game Notes) in advance of Saturday’s MLS regular season contest between Real Salt Lake and the Philadelphia Union 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.


Click here to download the PDF version of the MLS Game Guide

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RSL “Game Note” of the Match, Part I: Critical Time for September Move

Real Salt Lake kicks off a critical month of September this Labor Day Weekend against East power Philadelphia, with RSL’s six-game MLS run in the penultimate month of the regular season that sees Jason Kreis’ team make up all games in hand over West leaders LA, Seattle & Dallas … All four teams will be even on games played entering RSL’s Oct. 1 visit to Los Angeles.


RSL “Game Note” of the Match, Part II: Depth Continually Tested

While RSL Nation was elated to see FW Paulo Junior return to action for the final 9 minutes @ TOR for first time since mid-April (a span of 17 MLS games, and 20 games in all competitions), several regular starters have missed significant time due to long-term injuries … The good news is that talisman MF Javier Morales – the man who has made the RSL attack click since 2008 – returned to training this week with a “non-contact” decree by Jason Kreis and the doctors … Morales has missed 23 games and counting, as he targets an Oct. 1 return from the broken ankle suffered back on May 7.


RSL History v. Philadelphia

Real Salt Lake has never lost to 2010 expansion side Philadelphia in three contests, including a pair of 1-1 draws in Pennsylvania occurring between the sides since RSL defeated the Union 3-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium last May in the teams’ inaugural meeting.  DF Jamison Olave, Captain Kyle Beckerman and FW Álvaro Saborío each scored in the Union’s lone visit to Utah, while both of the away contests have seen FW Fabian Espíndola provide heroics in erasing early Union leads and allowing RSL to escape PPL Park with a point on each occasion, most recently back on June 11.


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