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RSL Returns to MLS Play with Saturday Match Against Portland Following Tuesday's CCL Triumph

Published on September 19, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release


SANDY, Utah (Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012) - Real Salt Lake (14-11-4, 4 points, West #4) will begin preparing for Saturday's important league match against the Portland Timbers (7-14-7, 28 points, West #8) at Rio Tinto Stadium with a training session on Thursday, Sept. 20 at America First Field in Sandy.

The Claret-and-Cobalt head into Saturday's game against Portland - which will kickoff at 6 p.m. MT and be broadcast nationally on the NBC Sports Network - in fourth-place in the Western Conference, trailing the third-place L.A. Galaxy by virtue of the goals scored tiebreaker. RSL - which has just five MLS matches left this season - will want to climb into at least third by the end of the campaign in order to avoid playing in the four-vs-five, single elimination Wild Card round of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Real Salt Lake is 2-0-0 against Portland this year, scoring two late goals to beat the Timbers 3-2 at JELD-WEN Field on March 31 and getting a hat trick from FW Alvaro Saborio to topple the Cascadia club 3-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium on July 7.

Stay tuned to www.RealSaltLake.com and follow the club on Twitter @RealSaltLake for all the latest news and information on the team ahead of Thursday's match.

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