SALT LAKE CITY - Real Salt Lake invites RSL fans from all across the Wasatch Front to Jerseys, located at 677 South, 200 West in Salt Lake City, for the second "Away Game Watch Party" of the 2007 season.
First kick for tonight's battle between RSL and archrival Colorado Rapids is set for 7:00 p.m. MT, and will be featured on ESPN2's "Prime Time Thursday." Sports Radio 700 the Zone will have the radio call, with Bill Riley and Brian Dunseth. "First Kick" and "Extra Time", the pre and post game show of Real Salt Lake will be broadcasting on-site at Jersey's, beginning and 6:00 p.m. MT and continuing after the conclusion of the match. RSL MF Kenny Cutler will join Spencer Checketts for the broadcast.
The first 30 fans who arrive at Jerseys to watch the game will receive a complimentary RSL hat. Raffles will also be held throughout the evening, giving fans the chance to win tickets to the ESPN Primetime Thursday match at Rice-Eccles Stadium when RSL does battle with FC Dallas on June 14th. One lucky fan will also walk away with an autographed RSL soccer ball.
RSL is coming off a dramatic 3-3 tie against the New York Red Bulls last Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium. In front of 14,722 fans and in the coaching debut of new RSL boss Jason Kreis, Real Salt Lake scored three goals in the second half, two coming after the 90th minute, to escape with the emotional result against a team that previously had not given up a single goal all season long.
The RSL goals came courtesy of Chris Klein (61st minute) Jeff Cunningham (90th minute) and Chris Brown (93rd minute). Klein and Brown's strikes were the first goals of the season for the two, while Cunningham's PK represented his third tally of the 2007 campaign. Cunningham, last year's Golden Boot Award winner with 16 goals during the 2006 season, is currently tied with five other players for second in goals scored in MLS.
Browns brilliant equalizing strike was selected as the "Sierra Mist Goal of the Week" and can be seen by logging onto www.mlsnet.com
Tonight's match is the second installment of the 2007 Rocky Mountain Cup rivalry series between RSL and the Rapids. Colorado came away with a 2-0 victory in Salt Lake on Monday, April 30th after getting goals from Roberto Brown (71st minute) and Kyle Beckerman (76th minute). Colorado leads the all time series 6-2-1.
