Real Salt Lake 3 vs. New England Revolution 2_
March 12, 2022; Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Real Salt Lake (2-0-1, 7 points); New England Revolution (1-1-1, 4 points)_
Man of the Match: After an injury in the first 15 minutes of the game, Sergio Cordova was tasked with stepping in to fill the void left by Maikel Chang. Cordova led RSL in shots with four, and shots on target with two. His goal in the 78th minute sparked the team’s comeback, cleaning up a loose ball inside the box to earn his first goal as a member of the Claret and Cobalt.
Telling Stat: Real Salt Lake’s three goals marked the most scored by the Claret and Cobalt in a single match since October 16, 2021 when the team defeated Colorado Rapids 3-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium. However, this time RSL was able to do so in just 12 minutes, the fastest RSL has scored three goals since September 1, 2018 when the team scored three goals against LA Galaxy in just 10 minutes during a 6-2 victory for RSL.
What You Missed: Real Salt Lake earned a dramatic come-from-behind 3-2 victory on the road against the 2021 Supporter’s Shield winning New England Revolution. Second-half goals from Sergio Cordova, Justen Glad and Tate Schmitt helped secure the three points and keep the team undefeated.
What’s Next: Real Salt Lake returns home to host Nashville SC at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. MT. The game will mark just the second matchup between the two sides since Nashville joined the league in 2020, the first resulted in a 0-0 draw on May 15, 2021 at the RioT.
