SANDY, Utah — Playing to 0-0 draw at home isn’t exactly exciting, especially for the announced 8,529 fans in attendance, but against the North Carolina Courage (14-1-4), the top team in the NWSL, it’s an outcome the Utah Royals FC (5-6-7) will take after dropping their previous three matches. The Courage have proven to be […]
Author: Kinberly Brenneisen
Real Salt Lake head coach Mike Petke could have gotten out of Minnesota without addressing his second-half ejection. During his postgame press conference following RSL’s 3-2 loss to Minnesota United FC, no one asked Petke what exactly led to that moment. But when someone asked if he had anything he wanted to add, he was […]
SANDY, Utah — After scoring an early goal, Real Salt Lake looked to have a win in the books over a Bundesliga club. Instead, the night ended on a bit of a sour note when Eintracht Frankfurt scored a stoppage-time goal as the game finished in a 1-1 draw. Eintracht Frankfurt is competing in a […]
SANDY, Utah — Here are three things we learned from Real Salt Lake’s 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt. 1. Petke is continuing to prioritize the MLS season RSL head coach Mike Petke approached this game with somewhat of the same mindset that he approached the U.S. Open Cup game earlier this summer — that the […]
Here are three things we learned from Real Salt Lake’s 2-0 win over FC Dallas. 1. Real Salt Lake plays well on a quick turnaround After competing on the Fourth of July and playing its third game in eight days, Real Salt Lake could have run out of gas. And to be fair the team […]
SANDY, Utah — There doesn’t seem like a better way to celebrate a birthday than to score in front of 17,319 fans in Rio Tinto Stadium en route to a 2-0 Real Salt Lake (9-8-2) win over FC Dallas (10-3-5). Albert Rusnák may not have been able to deliver on a penalty kick earlier in […]
SALT LAKE CITY — When a wholesaler brought up “RS Ale” as a potential name for Uinta Brewing Company’s soon-to-be released beer in partnership with Real Salt Lake, the pun made people in meetings laugh. But the more it was mentioned, the more people started to realize how good of a play, albeit a simple […]
Here are the three biggest surprises from Real Salt Lake’s season so far. 1. How quick of a turnaround RSL has made Real Salt Lake started the season on a rather sour note as it allowed 14 goals through its first six matches. The most jarring of those results included when LAFC gutted Real Salt […]
Here are three things we learned from Real Salt Lake’s 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes. 1. RSL needs to capitalize early in the game Real Salt Lake held 72 percent possession in the first half — 64.2 percent overall — yet the home squad could not find a way to score. With four […]
SANDY, Utah — A beautiful set piece was exactly what Real Salt Lake (7-7-2) needed early in the second half against the San Jose Earthquakes (2-9-5) on Saturday night. After both teams went scoreless in the first half, even with RSL dominating possession at 62.4 percent and shot attempts — the home team had 28 […]