Weekly Update: Rest for the winners

Real Salt Lake's third annual July 4th post-game fireworks extravaganza. The RSL-Toronto FC match will be the second of the season to be broadcast live on KSL-TV NBC5, and RSL fans can also follow the action as it happens on the club's radio partners -- KALL-AM 700 "The Zone" (English) and "La Bonita" KXTA-AM 1600 (Spanish). Tickets for the match are available by visiting the club's official website, www.RealSaltLake.com, or by calling 801-924-8585.

RSL Rewind: Findley Forges Ahead in RSL's First Win of 2007
A two-goal effort by newly-acquired FW Robbie Findley would lift Real Salt Lake to its first win of the 2007 regular season, the rookie's brace leading RSL to a 2-1 triumph over visiting D.C. United in front of 16,319 fans last Saturday evening at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The three-point result snapped RSL's 15-match winless streak that dated back to last September, while also ending the seven-game undefeated streak for a red-hot D.C. United squad. Findley's pair of strikes in his RSL debut made him the 11th player in MLS history to score multiple goals in his first match with a new team, which he joined just two days after Real Salt Lake acquired him and D/M Nathan Sturgis in a trade with the Los Angeles Galaxy that sent MF Chris Klein to Southern California.

RSL Trio Helps U.S. U-20s Tune up for World Cup with 2-1 Win over Chile
The three-man Real Salt Lake contingent of MF Freddy Adu, GK Chris Seitz, and D/M Nathan Sturgis all earned starting appearances for the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team in a 2-1 win over Chile last Saturday afternoon at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Adu would be the offensive catalyst for the USA, scoring the squad's opening goal in the 34th minute and assisting on FW Robbie Rogers's 77th minute game-winner, while Seitz and Sturgis would go the full 90 minutes in a physical affair that marked the team's final preparation match for the upcoming 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.

The U.S. team will head north to Montreal on Tuesday in preparation for their tournament opener this Saturday, June 30, against South Korea at Olympic Stadium (3:00 p.m. MT kick-off, live on ESPNU). The USA will continue play in the tournament's tough Group D next Tuesday, July 3, against Poland in Montreal (5:45 MT; live on ESPNU/Galavision) before traveling to Ottawa to wrap up pool play against tournament favorite Brazil on Friday, July 6 (5:45 MT; live on ESPNU/Galavision). For more coverage on the USA's sixth-straight appearance in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, visit www.ussoccer.com.

MF Duke Hashimoto to Miss Rest of 2007 with Torn Left ACL
Real Salt Lake announced last Friday that MF Duke Hashimoto suffered a tear of his left anterior cruciate ligament during training last week, an injury that will force the second-year player to sit out the remainder of Real Salt Lake's 2007 campaign. Hashimoto is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair the tear later this week. The 22 year-old attack-minded midfielder has yet to see action in an MLS regular season contest, but has been a regular for Real Salt Lake during international friendly, MLS Reserve Division, and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup affairs since joining the squad via trade from the Columbus Crew last May.

Real Salt Lake Schedule: June 26-July 1

Real Salt Lake to Host Everton FC and Boca Juniors Over Pioneer Day Weekend
Continuing its growing tradition of bringing a wide and varied selection of the world's best soccer clubs to Utah, Real Salt Lake has announced dates and times the MLS side will square off against a pair of international superpowers -- English Premiership side Everton FC (featuring U.S. Men's national team goalkeeper Tim Howard) and newly-crowned Copa Libertadores champion Boca Juniors -- in friendlies to be contested on Pioneer Day Weekend in late July. Real Salt Lake will host Everton, which finished sixth in the EPL in 2007, at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, July 21, for a 7:00 p.m. MT kickoff, and will welcome Boca Juniors to Salt Lake City just three days later on Tuesday, July 24, in a match slated to start at 8:00 p.m. and be followed by Utah's biggest and brightest Pioneer Day Fireworks show.

Tickets for both contests, ranging from $30-$80, are now available and can be purchased by calling the Real Salt Lake offices at 801-924-8585 or by visiting the club's official website, www.RealSaltLake.com. Real Salt Lake Season Ticket Holders have both matches covered in their 2007 packages, with the Everton match representing "Ticket A" and the Boca Juniors match "Ticket C". Fans that wish to take in both contests can purchase a special ticket package that includes seats for both exhibitions at a discounted price and a complimentary ticket to one of three RSL regular season contests (August 18 vs. Chicago, Sept. 22 vs. Colorado, or Oct. 6 vs. Chivas USA):

* Package includes tickets to Everton FC match, Boca Juniors match, AND one of three RSL regular season contests: August 18 vs. Chicago, Sept. 22 vs. Colorado, or Oct. 6 vs. Chivas USA

Midfielders Andy Williams and Christian Jimenez Join Jerry Seiner RSL Coach's Show Tomorrow
Fresh off his first league win at the helm of Real Salt Lake, Head Coach Jason Kreis will be joined by midfielders Andy Williams and Christian Jimenez for this Tuesday's edition of the "Jerry Seiner RSL Coach's Show" on KALL-AM 700 "The Zone". As always, the radio voice of RSL, Bill Riley, will host the show on location from 6:00-7:00 p.m. MT at the Iceberg Café at the Jerry Seiner Downtown Salt Lake GM Dealership, located at 1530 S. 500 West in Salt Lake City. RSL fans are cordially invited to Jerry Seiner's to ask their questions directly to Coach Kreis, take on an RSL guest in FIFA 2007 on X-Box 360, and enjoy a delicious dinner at the Iceberg Café.