MLS Real Salt Lake

RSL Seeks to Extend Four-Game Road Unbeaten and 315-minute Road Shutout Streaks

Published on June 25, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release


SANDY, Utah (Monday, June 25, 2012) - Real Salt Lake (10-5-2, 32 pts.; West #2) resumes training Tuesday at America First Field in Sandy at 11:00 a.m. MT, with media availability immediately afterwards for Head Coach Jason Kreis and the roster. RSL will also train at 10:00 a.m. MT Wednesday at the Sandy venue before departing Thursday for Columbus, leading up to its ninth road match of the season against the Columbus Crew (5-5-4, 19 pts.; East #6) - a recent MLS Cup Playoff and CONCACAF Champions League rival - Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. MT (LIVE on CW30 with the 30-minute RAM TRUCKS post-game show; Bill Riley & Brian Dunseth on the call).

The Claret-and-Cobalt - which dropped back-to-back home MLS matches last week for the first time since October, 2007 - travel to Ohio with an overall 4-2-2 road mark in MLS play this season, just five points shy of the club-record 19 points accumulated away from home in both the 2010 and 2011 seasons. RSL GK Nick Rimando and the RSL defense have not allowed a road goal in 315 minutes during its current four-game road unbeaten streak, both marks the second-longest in club annals (344-minutes in Aug./Sept., 2010; 9 games unbeaten on road from Aug. '10-April '11).

Despite the disappointing one-goal losses Wednesday to Los Angeles and Saturday to San Jose - which leapfrogged RSL to move one point ahead in the Western Conference standings, RSL's current 10-5-2 mark / 32 points mark the franchise's best-ever record and point accumulation through 17 games.

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A limited number of tickets remain for RSL's next home game against Western Conference rival Seattle Sounders FC on Wednesday, July 4 - with an 8:00 p.m. MT kickoff due in part to the post-game Independence Day Fireworks show. On Saturday, July 7, RSL welcomes yet another West opponent, Portland Timbers FC, to Rio Tinto Stadium, with kickoff returning to its normal 7:00 p.m. start time.

Please visit www.RealSaltLake.com/tickets for seating location and pricing options for both games, as well as the remainder of the team's 2012 MLS slate.

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