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Real Salt Lake Update

Published on May 7, 2013 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release


RSL BEGINS ROAD TRIP WEDNESDAY AT NEW ENGLAND, CONTINUES SATURDAY AT MONTREAL

Fresh off of a three-game home stand, Real Salt Lake will start a three-game road trip this week, taking on the New England Revolution at 6:00 p.m. MT at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday before heading north of the border for a 12:00 p.m. MT Saturday kickoff against the Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo.

Both Wednesday's and Saturday's matches will be broadcast live on CW30, ESPN700 and 102.3 La Gran D FM/1600 AM. CW30 will air the 30-minute Ford Postgame Show immediately after both matches; ESPN700 will air an hour-long postgame show following both contests.

RSL is 7-4-4 all-time against New England, posting a 3-2-2 mark against the Revolution at Gillette Stadium. The Claret-and-Cobalt is 1-0-0 against Montreal, beating the Canadian side 1-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium on April 4, 2012. RSL has never played at Montreal.

REAL SALT LAKE CLOSES HOME STAND WITH VICTORY OVER VANCOUVER

Real Salt Lake closed out a three-game home stand with a solid 2-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, getting second-half goals from MF Luis Gil and MF Javier Morales to defeat the "˜Caps. FW Joao Plata assisted on both of Real Salt Lake's goals.

The Claret-and-Cobalt went 2-1-0 on the home stand, beating Chivas USA 1-0 on April 20 and falling 2-0 to the LA Galaxy on April 27 before downing Vancouver on Saturday.

RSL DF CARLOS SALCEDO BECOMES FIRST RSL-ARIZONA ACADEMY GRADUATE TO PLAY IN MLS

19-year-old Real Salt Lake DF Carlos Salcedo became the first Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy graduate to play in a MLS match when he came on for Plata in the 89th minute of Saturday's victory over Vancouver.

A 2012 graduate of RSL's Casa Grande, Ariz. Academy, Salcedo began training with the first-team full-time last summer. The former Mexican youth international made the 18 for RSL's first three matches of the season before suffering a concussion in the RSL Reserves 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids Reserves at Rio Tinto Stadium on March 16. His appearance in the 18 on Saturday was his first since suffering that injury.

REAL SALT LAKE HAMPERED BY INJURIES AT FORWARD

Real Salt Lake was again shorthanded at forward on Saturday, as leading scorer FW Alvaro Saborio (R quad tear) and FW Robbie Findley (L knee hyperextension) both missed the match due to injury. FW Olmes Garcia (R adductor strain) made the bench on Saturday but did not feature in the match.

Saborio will miss Wednesday's match due to injury, while Findley and Garcia are questionable.

Saturday's starting striker duo of Plata and rookie FW Devon Sandoval was the eighth different starting striker partnership RSL has used in 10 games this year. The Plata-Sandoval pair was the seventh different strike combination that started for RSL in its last seven games.

REAL SALT LAKE FW JOAO PLATA TIED FOR LEAGUE LEAD IN ASSISTS

Real Salt Lake FW Joao Plata assisted on both of RSL's goals on Saturday night against Vancouver. The Ecuadorian attacker now has four assists in eight appearances on the season, tying him for the league lead with Sporting Kansas City MF Graham Zusi. Plata had sole possession of the league lead on Saturday night, holding it until Zusi notched one assist in Kansas City's 4-0 home win over 10-man Chivas USA on Sunday afternoon.

RSL ANNOUNCES LOCAL TRYOUT DETAILS FOR RSL-ARIZONA ACADEMY

Real Salt Lake has announced the local tryout schedule for its RSL-Arizona Academy U-16 and U-18 teams. The tryouts will be held at Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah and will be open to players born between 1995 and 1998.

The full RSL-Arizona Academy staff and RSL Head Scout Andy Williams will be on hand to evaluate the talent on-hand during the tryouts. Players who perform well may be invited back to participate in RSL's youth development program, possibly including an invitation to join the RSL-Arizona residential academy.

TICKETS FOR CONCACAF GOLD CUP DOUBLEHEADER AT RIO TINTO STADIUM ON SALE

Rio Tinto Stadium will host a CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader on July 13, with the U.S. taking on Cuba and Costa Rica facing Belize in Group Stage action. Tickets to the twin-bill are on sale now at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office, online at www.RioTintoStadium.com/events/gold-cup.php or over the phone at 801-727-2700.

Rio Tinto Stadium is the only venue in the country that will host the U.S. Men's National Team twice this summer, with the Stars-and-Stripes playing a World Cup Qualifier against Honduras at the Sandy venue on June 18 before the Gold Cup doubleheader in July.

REAL SALT LAKE INJURY REPORT

Following is the Real Salt Lake injury report for Wednesday's MLS match at the New England Revolution:

OUT: DF Rich Balchan (L shoulder separation), MF Cole Grossman (concussion), FW Alvaro Saborio (L quad strain)

QUESTIONABLE: MF Yordany Alvarez (R ankle contusion), FW Robbie Findley (L knee hyperextension), FW Olmes Garcia (R adductor strain)

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