SALT LAKE CITY - RSL is nine days away from hosting expansion brethren Chivas USA in a grudge match on Friday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m. MT at Rice-Eccles Stadium. In keeping with the Halloween theme, RSL is promoting the match as "Noche de los Muertos" (Night of the Dead) and will be hosting a costume contest, safe trick-or-treating and expects an appearance from RSL's very own "El Chupacabras" (Goat sucker), a Latin-American legendary and mythical creature. The following is the match history of all games between RSL and Chivas USA:
Day Date Matchup Time (MT) Result (scorers)
Sat. May 7 at Chivas USA 8:00 L 0-1
Wed. May 18 vs. Chivas USA 7:30 W 2-0 (Williams 37, Trembly 39)
Sat. July 9 at Chivas USA 8:00 L 1-5 (Mathis 23)
Sat. Aug. 6 vs. Chivas USA 4:00 W 2-1 (Williams 49, Kreis 74)
The game is included in RSL's 2005 full season ticket plan and is marked as "Bonus Game C" in season ticket packages. RSL is offering a one-time special ticket option where fans can now purchase $25 premium tickets for $15 for adults and $10 for kids. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Utah Ticket Office at 451 South 1400 East, logging onto www.utahtickets.com or by contacting the Rice-Eccles Ticket Office at (801) 581-UTIX. Groups of 20 or more should contact Real Salt Lake by calling (866) 9-SOCCER.
THE LEGEND OF THE CHUPACABRAS: The Chupacabras is a creature said to inhabit parts of the Americas-associated particularly with Puerto Rico, where it was first reported-and Mexico. The name, which translates literally from Spanish as "goat-sucker", comes from its reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock. Physical descriptions of the creature vary. Sightings began in Puerto Rico in the early 1990s, and have since been reported as far north as the Carolinas and as far south as Bolivia. Though some argue that the Chupacabras may be a real creature, mainstream scientists and experts generally contend that the Chupacabras is a legendary creature, or a type of urban legend.
EIGHT PLAYERS JOINING RSL ON TRIAL: Real Salt Lake has invited eight players to train with the team beginning Tuesday, Oct. 25.
Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown
Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar MF 5-11 160 04/06/1977 Guadalajara, Mexico
Atiba Harris D/M 6-2 185 01/09/1985 St. Kitts and Nevis
Hwang Ho-Ryung M/F 5-10 159 10/15/1984 Korea
Nathaniel Lamptey M/F 5-8 160 07/07/1983 Ghana
Josiah Seton FW 5-11 175 03/23/1979 Liberia
Khari Stephenson MF 6-2 185 01/18/1981 Kingston, Jamaica
Daniel Torres DF 5-11 158 10/14/1977 Costa Rica
Joey Worthen DF 6-1 185 12/03/1979 Salt Lake City, Utah
RSL HELPS TO 'GET A KICK OUT OF READING' AT UEA CONVENTION:
Real Salt Lake is working with the Utah Education Association in promoting 'Get a Kick Out of Reading', a new literacy event at the UEA Convention at the Salt Palace Convention Center at 100 S. West Temple in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 20 and Friday, Oct. 21. UEA members and their families as well as convention guests can kick a soccer ball into the RSL goal and win a book for their school library at the 'Get a Kick Out of Reading' event. Real Salt Lake players DF Brian Dunseth and FW Jason Kreis appeared on Thursday (1 - 2:30 p.m.) and are scheduled to appear Friday (11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.) respectively to meet the convention attendees and to sign autographs. 'Get a Kick Out of Reading' is a national bilingual reading program launched in 2003 by MLS and the National Education Association. The goal is to create a multicultural program that educates children and families on the importance of reading. MLS, NEA & America Scores and a number of supporting organizations are working together to integrate the sport of soccer into activities that help to change attitudes about reading and deliver positive messages about its fun and its value.
RSL AMONG TOPS IN ATTENDANCE: RSL ranked second in MLS attendance during its 2005 MLS inaugural regular season. Los Angeles led MLS in attendance, marking the third straight season that the Galaxy has led the League. Expansion brethren Chivas USA, which ranked worst in the overall standings, finished fourth. San Jose and New England, the regular season's top teams, finished in the bottom five. After 192 games, MLS has seen an average fan attendance of 15,108 totaling 2,900,716.
TEAM AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE
Los Angeles Galaxy 24,204
Real Salt Lake 18,037
Chicago Fire 17,238
Chivas USA 17,080
D.C. United 16,664
MetroStars 15,077
Colorado Rapids 13,638
San Jose Earthquakes 13,037
Columbus Crew 12,916
New England Revolution 12,525
FC Dallas 11,189
Kansas City Wizards 9,691
CABRERA & GARCIA TO PERFORM POST-GAME AUTOGRAPH SESSION ON OCT. 28:
RSL fans who purchase tickets ($15 east bleachers, $21 for premier east and $27 for VIP west) to bring a group of 10 or more to the Friday, Oct. 28 game against Chivas USA will receive a special invitation for a post-game autograph session featuring RSL and Guatemalan National Team DF Gustavo Cabrera, and Chivas USA and Mexican National Team MF Juan Pablo Garcia at the south end of the field at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Friday, Oct. 28. Tickets must be purchased through Real Salt Lake's office prior to 12 p.m. on Friday, October 28. Fans can purchase group tickets by calling Real Salt Lake at (866) 9-SOCCER or visit www.RealSaltLake.com for more details.
VOTE FOR THE SIERRA MIST GOAL OF THE YEAR WINNER: Voting for the 2005 Sierra Mist Goal of the Year is underway and RSL is represented with seven nominees, three from MF Clint Mathis, three from FW Jason Kreis and one from MF Andy Williams. Fans have the opportunity to vote for the most spectacular goal of the year from a total of 40 nominees, which include all 28 weekly winners of the Sierra Mist Goal of the Week plus 12 additional goals by logging onto to the MLS website at www.mlsnet.com/MLS/mls/events/mls_cup/2005/awards/sierra_mist/goty/. Below are the RSL players with Goal of the Year nominees:
Week Player
7 FW Jason Kreis
13 FW Jason Kreis
15 MF Clint Mathis
17 MF Clint Mathis
19 MF Andy Williams
20 FW Jason Kreis
27 MF Clint Mathis
TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF Oct. 16, 2005:
**All practices are open to Media members. All times and locations are subject to change.
DAY/DATE SITE TIME (MT)
Friday, Oct. 21 OFF DAY
- Monday, Oct. 24
Tuesday, Oct 25 Rice-Eccles Stadium 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct 26 Rice-Eccles Stadium 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 27 Rice-Eccles Stadium 10:00 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 28 EXHIBITION GAME vs. Chivas USA 7:30 p.m.
@ Rice-Eccles Stadium
RSL INJURY REPORT:
PLAYER STATUS INJURY
FW Jason Kreis OUT L knee partial ACL tear
DF Paul Broome OUT L ankle internal derangement
DF Brian Dunseth OUT Second opinion for his left shoulder,
possible surgery
GK DJ Countess OUT L shoulder pain, rehabbing
DF Nelson Akwari PROBABLE L groin strain
MF Seth Trembly PROBABLE L knee contusion
MF Nikolas Besagno PROBABLE R ankle sprain
RSL INJURY NOTEBOOK:
RSL goalkeeper D.J. Countess is receiving conservative therapy for three weeks for his left shoulder pain and will be reevaluated Tuesday, Nov. 15. DF Brian Dunseth is rehabbing his left shoulder and will be reevaluated on Tuesday, Oct. 25. DF Paul Broome is in a walking boot until Tuesday, Oct. 25 and will be reevaluated at that time. Broome will be moving onto rehabilitation during the month of November and will not be having surgery.
ACCESS REAL: Real fans can now receive up-to-date information on the team by signing up for the RSL Weekly Newsletter at the fans section of RealSaltLake.com.
