Weekly update: Rolling in Argentina

Preseason Update: RSL Continues Argentina Trip with 3-0 Win over Jockey Club Rosario


Real Salt Lake picked up the first win of its scrimmage slate in Argentina on Sunday, as the Utah squad used goals by DF Nat Borchers, FW Kenny Deuchar and MF Matias Cordoba to notch a 3-0 victory over Jockey Club Rosario. RSL's first-team took the field for the opening stanza and used the first tallies of the preseason by Borchers and Deuchar to take a 2-0 lead heading into the break. RSL's insertion of eight new players at the half would not change the tide, as the squad's defense and GK Kyle Reynish held on for the clean sheet, while the Argentine Cordoba put the final touches on the result with a conversion from the penalty spot in the closing minute.

RSL Training Camp Notes

• Sunday's match marked the first action in Argentina for MF Kyle Beckerman and FW Yura Movsisyan. Beckerman got back to action for the first time since suffering a bruised left foot while with the U.S. Men's National Team in late January, while Movsisyan rejoined his teammates in Argentina last Friday after paperwork issues delayed his trip to South America.
• Real Salt Lake will close out its stay in Argentina with two more scrimmages, as RSL's reserve side will face off against Central Cordoba (Primera B Metropolitana/Third Division) on Tuesday, while the first team will square off against Rosario Central (Primera División Argentina/First Division) on Wednesday before the squad returns stateside later that evening.
• RSL Communications would like to issue a correction from last Wednesday's game recap against Newell's Old Boys, in which it was stated that RSL scrimmaged both the first-team and the reserve team of the Argentine squad. In the first match of the day, RSL took away 1-1 draw against an NOB squad consisting of primarily reserve team members, not NOB's first-team as previously stated.

Real Salt Lake 3 : 0 Jockey Club Rosario

Rosario, Argentina

Scoring Summary

RSL - Nat Borchers

RSL - Kenny Deuchar

RSL - Matias Cordoba (penalty kick)

Discipline Summary

RSL - Jamison Olave (caution)

RSL - David Horst (caution)

Real Salt Lake Line-up: GK-Kyle Reynish; DF-Chris Wingert (Tony Beltran 30), DF-Matias Mantilla (Jamison Olave 45), DF-Nat Borchers (David Horst 45), DF-Ian Joy (Dustin Kirby 45); MF-Kyle Beckerman (Matias Cordoba 45), MF-Kenny Cutler (Carey Talley 30), MF-Javier Morales (Alex Nimo 45), MF-Andy Williams (Kevin Reiman 45); FW-Kenny Deuchar (Indra Sahdan Daud 45), FW-Yura Movsisyan (Tino Nuñez 45)

2008 Real Salt Lake Preseason Exhibition Results (5-1-3)

2008 Real Salt Lake Preseason Schedule
Feb. 29-March 13: Preseason Trip #3 to Rosario, Argentina
• Tuesday, March 11: Scrimmage (reserves) v. Central Cordoba - TBD
• Wednesday, March 12: Scrimmage (first-team) v. Rosario Central - 10:00 a.m. local
March 14-21: Training in Utah (schedule TBA)
March 22: 2008 Saturn Challenge Cup - RSL v. K.C. Wizards in Norman, Okla. - 5:00 p.m. MT
March 24: Kick-Off Cup - RSL v. Lobos PFC at Skyline H.S. in Salt Lake City - 7:00 p.m. MT
March 29: MLS First Kick 2008 - RSL v. Chicago Fire at Rice-Eccles Stadium - 4:00 p.m. MT

Findley, Seitz & Sturgis Named to U.S. Roster for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament

U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team head coach Peter Nowak has named Real Salt Lake's FW Robbie Findley, GK Chris Seitz, and D/M Nathan Sturgis to the 20-player roster for 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying in advance of the team's first game against Cuba tomorrow, Tuesday, March 11, at 6:00 p.m. MT (8:00 p.m. ET) at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The trio of Findley, Seitz and Sturgis - which marks the most representation of any MLS squad on the USA roster - arrived in Tampa yesterday with the rest of the U.S. squad upon conclusion of the team's nine-day training camp in Bradenton, Fla.

After playing Cuba in their opening game on Tuesday, the U.S. will face Panama on Thursday (6:00 p.m. MT) before finishing Group A play against Honduras on Saturday (5:00 p.m. MT). All three U.S. matches will be the second match of three doubleheaders played at Raymond James Stadium and will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN Deportes. Group B features Canada, Guatemala, Haiti and Mexico facing off on March 12, 14 and 16 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. LP Field in Nashville will host the semifinals on Thursday, March 20. The top two teams from Group A and B will move on to the semifinals in Nashville, Tenn., where the winners will earn berths to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN Deportes will broadcast both semifinal games live on March 20 at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. MT, and the championship match on March 23 at 3:00 p.m. MT. The third-place match on March 23 will be live on ESPN Deportes at 12:00 p.m. MT, but delayed at 1:00 p.m. MT on Fox Soccer Channel.

Roster by Position
GOALKEEPERS (2): Dominic Cervi (out of contract), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (7): Hunter Freeman (New York Red Bulls), Kamani Hill (Vfl Wolfsburg), Patrick Ianni (Houston Dynamo), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United), Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Freddy Adu (SL Benfica), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas), Sal Zizzo (Hannover 96)
FORWARDS (4): Jozy Altidore (New York Red Bulls), Chad Barrett (Chicago Fire), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake)

Real Salt Lake Announces Time Change for April 19 Contest at Toronto FC

Real Salt Lake and Toronto FC have announced a time change for the Utah side's only visit of the season to Ontario on Saturday, April 19, with kick-off now slated for 10:30 a.m. MT / 12:30 p.m. ET (originally scheduled at 1:30 p.m. MT). RSL will release broadcast information for this contest and the remainder of its 2008 schedule in the upcoming weeks.

Individual Game Tickets, Mini-Flex Plans for RSL's 2008 Campaign Now on Sale

With Real Salt Lake's 2008 debut against the Chicago Fire just three weeks away, now is the time to purchase single-game tickets for that and any of the club's 15 home MLS contests during the upcoming season. Tickets for individual games for the 2008 campaign will remain the same as last season, with prices ranging from $17 (North Goal) to $40 (west side VIP).

In addition, Real Salt Lake has also announced the introduction of a new Mini-Flex Plan for the 2008 season, which will consist of one ticket to four fixed dates - D.C. United (April 12), LA Galaxy (May 3), San Jose Earthquakes (June 18), and Toronto FC (July 28) - and allow for the buyer to add up to four of the other RSL regular season games for the same per-game rate (option only available at time of purchase). The RSL Mini-Flex Plan will be offered at two pricing levels - $55 per package for North Goal (bleacher seats) section tickets and $85 per package for Premium (chair-back / midfield seat) section tickets.

2008 RSL Royal Club memberships, single-game tickets and Mini-Flex Plans are available for purchase by calling the RSL Ticket Office at 801-924-8585, visiting the RSL Front Office in the Trolley Corners building in Salt Lake City (515 S. 700 East, Suite #2R), or going online to www.RealSaltLake.com, and clicking on the "TICKETS" link. To see Real Salt Lake's full 2008 regular season schedule, click on the "SCHEDULE" link at the official online home of RSL, www.RealSaltLake.com.