RSL midfielder Douglas Sequeira and Costa Rica fall 3-2 to Iran

SALT LAKE CITY - Real Salt Lake MF Douglas Sequeira played a full 90 minutes in Costa Rica's 3-2 loss against Iran at Azadi Stadium in Teherán, Iran today. Costa Rica's match against Iran was its third friendly leading up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. They came back from 3-0 down in the 35th minute and pulled one back just before half time with a goal from MF Carlos Hernandez in the 44th minute. Costa Rica's final goal was notched in the 60th minute by MF Dany Fonseca.


        Sequeira recently played the final 20 minutes as a second half substitute for Hernandez in Costa Rica's 1-0 win over South Korea at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. on February 11. He was an integral part of Costa Rica qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany from CONCACAF region. The 28-year-old has played at all major levels for the Costa Rican National Team, representing his country at the U-17 (1995), and U-20 (1997) world championships and during the qualifying process for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. </p>


KLEIN ADDS 22nd CAP WITH U.S. MNT: RSL MF Chris Klein played the final two minutes today adding his 22nd cap in the U.S. Men's National Team's 1-0 win over Poland at Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The match's lone goal was tallied in the 48th minute by MF Clint Dempsey off an assist from FW Taylor Twellman. Klein already has two goals and two assists for the U.S. throughout four games for the MNT in 2006. He tallied a goal and two assists to lead the U.S. to a 4-0 rout over Guatemala on February 19, and also scored in the in the 5-0 win over Norway on February 29. The two goals have increased Klein's total to five career goals for the U.S. since October 25, 2000. The schedule for the U.S. MNT 2006 international friendlies and its 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany slate follows:

Day
Date
Matchup
Time (MT)/Result
Location
Sunday
Jan. 22
Canada
T 0-0
Torero Stadium, San Diego, Calif.
Sunday
Jan. 29
Norway
W 5-0
The Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif.
Friday
Feb. 10
Japan
W 3-2
SBC Park, San Francisco, Calif.
Sunday
Feb. 19
Guatemala
W 4-0
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany
Wednesday
March 1
W 1-0
12 p.m.
Fritz-Water-Stadio, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Wednesday
March 22
Germany*
12 p.m.
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany
Tuesday
April 11
Jamaica
5 p.m.
SAS Park, Cary, N.C.
Monday
June 12
Czech Republic#
10 a.m.
FIFA World Cup Stadium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Saturday
June 17
Italy#
1 p.m.
Fritz-Water-Stadio, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Thursday
June 22
Ghana#
8 a.m.
Frankenstadion, Nuremburg, Germany

*All games televised live on ESPN2


2006 FIFA World Cup Germany


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SINGLE-GAME TICKETS FOR ENTIRE SCHEDULE ON SALE: RSL single-game tickets for the entire 2006 season schedule are officially on sale at the University of Utah Ticket Office, located at the Stadium's south end. Previously single-game tickets were put on sale only for the RSL home opener against the MetroStars on Saturday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. RSL single-game tickets prices for the 2006 season are $16 for north goal, $20 for corner flag, $27 for premier east and $32 for VIP west. Beginning in March, KFC's 35 restaurants in Utah will be the exclusive sponsor and distributor of $12 tickets in Sections E40 and E41, which will now be known as the KFC Colonel's Corner. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Utah Ticket Office at 451 South 1400 East, by logging onto www.utahtickets.com or by contacting the Ticket Office at (801) 581-UTIX.


PURCHASE THE NEW 2006 RSL "HIGH-FIVE" PACK: RSL latest ticket plan option, the "High-Five" pack, is now on sale. Fans can now purchase a premium level seat on the East side of Rice-Eccles stadium for five of the 2006 season games plus receive one RSL T-shirt and a full 3x5 ft. RSL Flag with the package ($30 value) for $125. The "High-Five" pack includes our Home Opener against the MetroStars on Saturday, April 15, and the ESPN2 broadcast games against the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, April 29 and Rocky Mountain rivals Colorado Rapids on Saturday, May 27, and RSL's two Fireworks Spectaculars against Chivas USA on Tuesday, July 4 (Independence Day) and FC Dallas on Saturday, July 22 (Pioneer Day). You can purchase the "High-Five" pack by visiting the RSL Ticket Office at 515 South 700 East, #2R, SLC, UT 84102, by logging onto www.RealSaltLake.com or by contacting the Real Salt Lake Ticket Office at (866) 9-SOCCER.


2006 RSL SEASON, HALF SEASON AND FLEX TICKET PACKAGES ON SALE: The RSL 2006 season ticket package features 20 games, including all 16 MLS regular season games and four special bonus games. Real Salt Lake's season ticket pricing remains level with the 2005 prices, and consists of Youth (15 and younger) and Adult in five price levels. Prices for the 2006 season ticket packages are $200 adult ($180 youth) for the North Goal, $300 adult ($240 youth) for the Corner Flag, $400 ($320 youth) for East Sideline, $500 ($400 youth) for VIP and $1,000 ($1,000 youth) Club seats.


The 2006 half season plan features 10 games (to be announced once the MLS 2006 schedule is announced), including nine MLS regular-season games and one special bonus game. Real Salt Lake's mini-plan ticket pricing consists of Youth (15 and younger) and Adult in four price levels. Prices for the 2005 mini-plan season ticket packages are $130 adult ($110 youth) for the North Goal, $180 adult ($150) for the Corner Flag, $220 adult ($180 youth) for East Sideline and $300 adult ($230 youth) for VIP seats.


To add more options for fans, RSL is also offering the flex season ticket package, which is comprised of twenty vouchers of the same price category (North Goal, Corner Flag, Premium and VIP) that allows the purchaser to determine which games they would like to see in the regular reason and how many tickets needed for that game. Prices for the 2005 Flex Package are $280 for the North Goal, $340 for the Corner Flag, $440 for the East Sideline and $560 for the VIP seats. Tickets can be redeemed in the following way: one could use all the vouchers and bring 20 people to one game or 4 people could attend five games. Flex vouchers are discounted from the day of game pricing making it an even greater value.


All tickets can be purchased by visiting the RSL Ticket Office at 515 South 700 East, #2R, SLC, UT 84102, by logging onto www.RealSaltLake.com or by contacting the Real Salt Lake Ticket Office at (866) 9-SOCCER.


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