SANDY, Utah (Tuesday, June 6, 2023) – Real Salt Lake (5-7-4, 19 pts., 9th West MLS) continues a sixth consecutive three-game week at home on Wednesday against the LA Galaxy in the Quarterfinal round of the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Tickets remain available at www.RSL.com/tickets ahead of kickoff for highly – anticipated sellout at America First Field, with RSL three wins away from its first trophy since 2013 and its first CONCACAF Champions League berth since 2016. The winner of Wednesday’s elimination match will host the winner of Chicago / Houston in the August 25 Semifinal window.
Kickoff between RSL and LA Galaxy begins at 7:30 p.m. MT on the Bleacher Report YouTube page and/or the B/R app w/ Chris Wittyngham and Ricky Lopez-Espin; for local coverage, tune in at 6:30 p.m. MT for KSL Radio pre-game w/ David James & Jay Nolly via www.KSLSports.com / 1280 AM / 97.5 FM and www.KSLNewsRadio.com / 1160 AM).
Last Wednesday, RSL dropped a 2-3 midweek home match to tomorrow’s opponent, the LA Galaxy, ahead of Saturday’s 2-1 road win in Austin. RSL has won three consecutive road matches on its 2023 U.S. Open Cup pathway, winning at Las Vegas, at Portland and at Colorado, the Claret-and-Cobalt’s first-ever away Open Cup wins in its 19-year history.
RSL’s last Open Cup win – a 1-0 victory on May 24 at Rocky Mountain Cup rival Colorado, as FW Jefferson Savarino provided the game-winner in his Open Cup debut – marked the Club’s first USOC shutout since the 2015 Quarterfinal round, a 1-0 home win over LA Galaxy, courtesy an 87’ header from former centerback Aaron Maund.
Real Salt Lake v LA Galaxy – U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal
America First Field – Sandy, UT
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 – 7:30 p.m. MT
Game Notes for Wednesday’s RSL v LAG Open Cup match Available Online
The Adobe PDF version of the 2023 RSL Game Guide in advance of Wednesday’s contest between Real Salt Lake and LA Galaxy can be found here. Media members looking to receive the document as an attachment or have further questions are asked to please contact Meg Van Dyk in RSL Communications via email at meg.vandyk@rsl.com
2023 Records: Real Salt Lake (5-7-4, 19 pts, 9th West); LA Galaxy (3-9-3, 12 pts, 14th West)
RSL v LA GALAXY PREVIEW
Real Salt Lake (5-7-4, 19 pts., 9th West MLS) now focuses on avenging last week’s disappointing home loss to the Galaxy and recapturing its legendary home form, with both matches this week – including Saturday’s MLS contest against visiting New York City FC – played on Utah soil, where RSL historically has earned nearly 2.00 points per game with a .700 winning percentage – after Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni’s side has earned 10 road points in four away games in the last two weeks.
Since April 8, RSL has recorded seven wins, three losses and four draws in its last 14 games across multiple competitions, as the pair of games to be played this week will push the slate of schedule congestion to 16 games in two months across MLS and Open Cup action, during which Mastroeni and the RSL staff have used 25 different players.
