SANDY, Utah (Wed., Oct. 14, 2026) – Real Salt Lake (9-14-6, 33 points, 11th West / 20th MLS Shield) drew 1-1 Wednesday with San Jose Earthquakes (13-8-8, 47 points, 5th West / 9th MLS Shield), conceding a last-minute goal to drop points at America First Field.
The midweek game saw Real Salt Lake come out of halftime with a dominant performance, punctuated by a 79th-minute goal for Canadian World Cup centerback Luc de Fougerolles, making his home debut and providing his second goal contribution in as many games. Unfortunately, a stoppage-time goal from San Jose’s Jack Jasinski tied the game late for the final 1-1 scoreline.
RSL Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni made three changes to the starting lineup following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Subaru Park. 21-year-old Canadian international de Fougerolles made his first-ever RSL / MLS start, replacing former USMNT defender DeAndre Yedlin. Uruguayan international JuanMa Sanabria replaced veteran defender Sam Junqua, and Georgian international Saba Lobjanidze in place of RSL academy product Aiden Hezarkhani.
Late in the first half, Morgan Guilavogui saw his shot from outside the penalty area force the Earthquakes’ goalkeeper into a quick stop to his right to keep the game level at 0-0.
At the start of the second half, RSL looked to capitalize on an early mistake from the Earthquakes, with strong midfield play sending the ball out wide for Sanabria, who whipped a dangerous cross into the penalty area. German-born midfielder Noel Caliskan ran into the box and shot a powerful header, forcing the San Jose ‘keeper down to his right side to deny RSL the lead.
Moments later, Guilavogui’s wide-open look from the top of the penalty box saw the chance caught calmly by Angus Gunn. A second scoring opportunity fell to the head of rookie phenom Sergi Solans, who nearly scored the opener off another threatening cross swung in by Sanabria.
One of the best scoring chances of the night fell to Kobi Henry, who attempted a sliding volley from five yards out off a cross flung in by Caliskan. Henry’s effort had the Earthquakes goalkeeper rooted to the ground but the ball flew inches over the crossbar. RSL kept up the momentum with a powerful, low-driven shot from Lobjanidze that stung the hands of Gunn.
In the 79th minute, Hezarkhani played the ball into Sanabria, who was waiting near the edge of the box. The Uruguayan international turned quickly out wide to lay the ball off to de Fougerolles, who hammered home a driven shot into the bottom corner for the apparent game-winner.
At the last possible second, San Jose found an equalizer five minutes into stoppage time off a first-time volley by Jack Jasinski to level the game at 1-1.
Real Salt Lake now head to Sporting Park this Saturday, October 17, in a Western Conference rivalry match against Sporting Kansas City. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. MT, streaming on Apple TV.
GOAL-SCORING SUMMARY:
RSL 1 : 1 SJE
RSL: Luc de Fougerolles (Juan Manuel Sanabria, Aiden Hezarkhani) 79’: De Fougerolles scored a beautiful low, driven shot off the far post and into the back of the net to give RSL the lead.
SJE: Jack Jasinski (Unassisted) 90+4’: The ball got deflected up in the air off of Sanabria and fell kindly to the feet of Jasinski for a volley that flew into the bottom left corner to tie the game.
NOTES FROM RSL 1 : 1 SJE
- de Fougerolles recorded his second goal contribution in as many games, scoring in his first-ever home start after assisting in Saturday’s RSL/MLS debut
- When scoring first during the five-year Pablo Mastroeni era, RSL is now 57-12-23 (W-L-T) since August, 2021
- RSL’s record against San Jose is now 17-16-13 (W-L-T) in all time head-to-head
- RSL’s home record is now 11-4-4 (W-L-T) across all competitions this season, and 18-7-6 on Utah soil dating back to June 1, 2025
LINEUPS:
Real Salt Lake (5-4-1): Rafael Cabral ©; Dominik Marczuk, (Zach Booth, 57’), Luc de Fougerolles, (DeAndre Yedlin, 82’), Philip Quinton, Kobi Henry, Juan Sanabria; Saba Lobjanidze, (Aiden Hezarkhani, 74’), Morgan Guilavogui, Stijn Spierings, Noel Caliskan; Sergi Solans, (Ari Piol, 74’)
Subs not used: Mason Stajduhar, Colin Guske, Sam Junqua, Luca Moisa, Alex Katranis
Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni
San Jose Earthquakes (5-3-2): Angus Gunn; Paul Marie, (Eduard Löwen, 46’) Max Floriani, Dave Romney ©, Reid Roberts, Jamar Ricketts, (Vitor Costa, 68’); Ian Harkes, Nick Fernandez, (Timo Werner, 59’) Beau Leroux, (Jack Jasinski, 59’); Preston Judd, Ouessei Bouda
Subs not used: Earl Edwards Jr., Daniel Munie, Luka Jovanovic, Ronaldo Vieira, Noel Buck
Head Coach: Bruce Arena
Stats Summary: RSL / SJQ
Shots: 22 / 16
Shots on Goal: 8 / 2
Saves: 3 / 3
Corner Kicks: 5 / 5
Fouls: 11 / 9
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:
RSL: Ari Piol (Yellow Card - 90+1’)
