SANDY, Utah (Thursday, April 26, 2018) – Real Salt Lake (3-3-1, 10 pts, 5th West) continues its Major League Soccer campaign Friday night with an 8:30 p.m. MT kickoff at B.C. Place against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, kicking off a road-heavy run that sees Head Coach Mike Petke’s side play four of its next five MLS matches away from home. Friday’s broadcast coverage kicks off at 7:30p MT on ESPN700 AM with Bill Riley, Jay Nolly and Spencer Warne & Tom Hackett, while video streaming and broadcast begins at 8:00p MT on KMYU TV and the KSL digital streaming app, with David James and Brian Dunseth again joined by Samantha Yarock, RSL’s pre-/post-game host and sideline reporter.
Earlier this season, RSL won 2-1 over Vancouver, riding goals from FW Luis Silva and FW Jefferson Savarino late in each half, prior to conceding a late Brek Shea goal to determine the final margin. On the road, RSL has won just once in British Columbia, taking a 1-0 result from B.C. Place just three days prior to the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final.
How to Follow Real Salt Lake @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Fri., April 27, 2018
- Coverage Begins: 8:00 p.m. MT
- Local TV: KMYU – David James & Brian Dunseth w/ Samantha Yarock
- Digital Streaming: KSL TV app / KSL.com
- English Radio: ESPN 700 AM (7:30 p.m. MT) – Bill Riley & Jay Nolly
w/ Tom Hackett & Spencer Warne (pre-/post-game)
- Spanish Radio: 104.7 /107.1 FM – Fernando Hortal, German Hortal & Carlos Artiles
Game Notes for Friday’s RSL @ Vancouver Game Available Online
The link to the Adobe PDF version of the Game Guide in advance of Friday’s contest between Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC is available HERE. If you have any problems obtaining the document, would prefer to receive it as an attachment, or are seeking more information on the match, please contact Matt Gaschk in the RSL Communications Department via email at mgaschk@RSL.com.
The 1-7-1 all-time mark at Vancouver – where the Whitecaps have outscored RSL 19-7 on aggregate – is peppered with memorable moments, including a dubious Nat Borchers handball after slipping on the turf, Jason Kreis being forced from the bench due to food poisoning, Javier Morales’ incredible swooping free kick, Olmes Garcia’s long-range equalizer and Elias Vasquez’ miscommunication on a chested-down ball for the ‘keeper.
Last Saturday night, RSL bounced back from a loss in its previous game to win for the third time, improving to 3-1-0 at home this season. The club’s 3-0 win over Rocky Mountain Cup rival Colorado featured second-half goals from FW Joao Plata, MF Damir Kreilach and MF Albert Rusnák – whose scintillating free kick bender is up for the MLS Goal of the Week. The late offensive explosion, with all three goals coming in the final 10 minutes of the game, arrived in support of the RSL defense, which earned its second clean sheet of the season and gave GK Nick Rimando the record-extending 139th of his illustrious career. Rimando – who did not need to make a save against the Rapids behind a starting backline averaging just 21.25 years of age – earned career MLS reg. season win No. 199, extending yet another all-time league mark.
With the win, RSL improved to 13-3-5 at home in MLS play vs. Colorado, including a 10-0-4 all-time record at Rio Tinto Stadium. In Sandy, since 2009, RSL has outscored Colorado 26-6 on aggregate goals. The Colorado Rapids have not won on the Wasatch Front since April, 2007 in MLS play (the Rapids did return to Rice-Eccles that May and won an Open Cup play-in game as well). Overall, the fan-created Rocky Mountain Cup series has seen RSL emerge victorious in 9 of the last 11 campaigns, with Colorado only winning in 2015, 2013 and 2005/06.
