CARSON, Calif. - The Real Salt Lake Reserves used a goal in second half stoppage time from MF Matias Cordoba to earn a 1-1 draw with the Chivas USA Reserves in a game played this morning at the Track and Field Stadium at The Home Depot Center in Carson. Chivas USA MF Kraig Chiles gave the Red-and-White the lead in the 14th minute of the match, but Cordoba's rebound off MF Brennan Tennelle's header that hit the left post drew the visitors even one minute into added time, allowing Salt Lake to head back to Utah with a point in tow.

The teams traded chances early in the game before Chiles, a rookie midfielder from San Diego State, took a pass from FW Anthony Hamilton and fired a low shot past Real Salt Lake GK Chris Seitz. Chiles almost scored a second goal in the 30th minute, but Seitz got a hand to a 25-yard shot to put it out for a corner.

RSL forwards Yura Movsisyan and Fabian Espíndola linked up for two chances in the first half, but could not beat Chivas USA netminder Lance Parker. Espíndola finally created the goal for Real Salt Lake in the 90th minute when he split a pair of Red-and-White defenders and sent a dangerous cross into the box. Tennelle won a header, which struck the left post, and Cordoba charged in to usher the rebound over the goalline for the equalizer.

After beginning their 2008 Reserve Division season this morning, the Real Salt Lake Reserves (0-0-1, 1 pt.) will have a month off before hosting their 2008 home opener on Sunday, May 4, against the LA Galaxy Reserves (10:00 a.m. MT, site TBA). Meanwhile, the Chivas USA Reserves (0-0-2, 2 pts.) will close out their home-and-home series for the season with FC Dallas at The Home Depot Center on Monday, April 21.

The full Real Salt Lake squad (0-1-1, 1 pt.) will return to Salt Lake City this evening and will have Monday off before resuming training on Tuesday in advance of next Saturday's MLS regular season contest against D.C. United (1-1-0, 3 pts.) at Rice-Eccles Stadium (7:00 p.m. MT, live MLS Direct Kick package and MLSLIVE.tv). A full training schedule for the week will be released by the RSL Communications Department on Monday.

RSL Reserves Match Notes

&149; No less than six players with area ties took part in today's match for RSL. SoCal natives GK Chris Seitz (San Luis Obispo), DF Tony Beltran (Claremont), and FW Yura Movsisyan (Pasadena) all got the start for the RSL Reserves, while MF Brennan Tennelle (San Diego), GK Kyle Reynish (Valencia), and FW Tino Nunez (Long Beach) came into the match in reserve in the second half.

#&149; Reynish, Tennelle & Nunez were officially reunited on the field for the first time since 2006, when the trio helped the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to the NCAA Men's College Cup - Reynish as a senior and Tennelle and Nunez as juniors.

&149; Today's match marked the official RSL debut for MF Matias Cordoba and DF Jamison Olave in addition to all six of the squad's rookies - Beltran, Tennelle, Nunez, MF Alex Nimo, DF David Horst, and MF Kevin Reiman.

&149; The versatile Nathan Sturgis donned the captain's armband for the squad today, beginning the match at the deep midfield spot before shifting to the left side of the backline as substitutions were made throughout the second half.

Chivas USA Reserves 1 : 1 Real Salt Lake Reserves

Track and Field Stadium at The Home Depot Center - Carson, Calif.

Scoring Summary:

CHV - Kraig Chiles (Anthony Hamilton) 14

RSL - Matias Cordoba (Unassisted) 90+

Chivas USA Reserves (4-4-2): Lance Parker; Brent Whitfield (Erik Robert 46), Eric Ebert, Bobby Burling, Gerson Mayen; Keith Savage, Daniel Paladini, Kraig Chiles, Jorge Flores; Anthony Hamilton (Nick Blanco 78), Justin Braun.

Substitutes Not Used: Sam Reynolds

Chivas USA Head Coach: Preki Radosavljevic.

Real Salt Lake Reserves (4-4-2): Chris Seitz (Kyle Reynish 68); Tony Beltran, Jamison Olave, David Horst, Dustin Kirby (Kenny Cutler 57); Alex Nimo (Brennan Tennelle 72), Matias Cordoba, Nathan Sturgis, Kevin Reiman (Tino Nuñez 57); Yura Movsisyan, Fabian Espíndola.

Substitutes Not Used: Nikolas Besagno, Andy Williams

RSL Reserves Coaches: Jeff Cassar, Robin Fraser, Brian Johnson

Cautions:

RSL - Jamison Olave (Reckless Foul) 63

RSL - Fabian Espíndola (caution, Persistent Infringement) 87

Ejections:

None