RSL Drops 0-2 Decision in Power-Outage Delayed Game at Crew Stadium
Published on July 1, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio. - Real Salt Lake (10-6-2, 32 points, West #2) dropped its third consecutive MLS match and suffered its fourth loss out of five games across all competitions, with an 0-2 loss Saturday night at Crew Stadium. The match kicked off an hour late following a massive power outage that affected 300,000+ people across Central Ohio, including Crew Stadium, which saw power restored only three hours prior to a scheduled 8:00 p.m. ET kick.
RSL allowed a pair of first-half goals en route to the setback, which snapped a four-game road unbeaten streak, the second-longest in club history. Crew MF Tony Tchani slammed home a pass from teammate Emilio Renteria in the 16th minute, collecting a ball eight yards out for the eventual game-winner. The Tchani goal also snapped the RSL road shutout streak at 331 minutes, also the second-longest in club annals.
As the half came to a close, Crew icon Eddie Gaven found the back of the net on another sloppy mess in the box, as a Chris Birchall corner kick was redirected to the top of the six-yard box by Josh Williams, eluding the RSL defense. The 44th-minute strike provided the final margin, the fifth goal of the year conceded in either first or second-half stoppage time.
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