SALT LAKE CITY - Real Salt Lake (4-10-4, 16 pts. 6th West) hits the field for two home games this week looking rebound from a crushing 1-0 defeat at the hands of Western Conference leaders FC Dallas (11-5-3, 36 pts., 1st West) at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday. RSL controlled the flow of play for much of the match, only to see their effort wasted by virtue of a goal by Dallas FW Abe Thompson in the 93rd minute of play. The match official had indicated three minutes of stoppage time, so the goal was literally scored in the game's final seconds.
WESTERN CONFERENCE RIVAL CHIVAS USA COMES TO TOWN: RSL's first game this week is a critical match against Western Conference rival Chivas USA (7-6-4, 25 pts. T-3rd West) at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Wednesday, July 26 with a kickoff time of 7:00 p.m. MT. Chivas is currently tied for third place overall with the Colorado Rapids in the Western Conference standings and leads the season series with RSL, having captured four points from the two matches between the clubs compared to one point for Real Salt Lake.
On April 2nd, Real Salt Lake's first game of the 2006 season, Chivas captured a convincing 3-0 victory at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. behind two goals from FW Ante Razov and one from MF Juan Pablo Garcia. The two teams met again at Rice-Eccles Stadium on July 4th in front of 20,752 fans, this time with the game ending 0-0. The match featured several close scoring chances for RSL, including two goals called back on off-sides calls, but neither team was able to find the back of the net and the game ended in a scoreless draw.
READY FOR FREDDY: The second home match this week for RSL features Eastern Conference leader D.C. United, currently the best team in MLS with a record of 13-1-6 (45 pts., 1st East). D.C.'s visit to Salt Lake on Saturday, July 29th at 7:00 p.m. MT also marks the only chance this season for Utah soccer fans to see MF Freddy Adu, the 17-year old prodigy who was recently named to the Sierra Mist MLS All-Star team, joining six of his DC United teammates along with head coach Peter Nowak on the squad that will face Chelsea F.C., of the English Premier League on Saturday, August 5th at 4:30 p.m. MT live on ESPN.
GOVERNOR JOHN M. HUNTSMAN JR. TO HEADLINE "SOCCER ROCKS UTAH": Real Salt Lake is pleased to announce that Governor John M. Huntsman Jr., along with his daughters Maryanne and Abby will perform at the upcoming "Soccer Rocks Utah," a benefit concert hosted by RSL MF Seth Trembly that will take place this Friday, July 28, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sandy Amphitheater. The Huntsman family has always been great supporters of Real Salt Lake, and RSL has teamed with First Lady Mary Kaye Huntsman to support her "Power in You" program, joining her as she speaks to students at schools all throughout Utah. For tickets and additional information, please call Jamie Barton at (801)924-8580.
RSL TO HOST FOURTH ROUND OF "LAMAR HUNT US OPEN CUP": Real Salt Lake is pleased to host MLS Western Conference foe and Rocky Mountain Cup rival Colorado Rapids at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Wednesday, August 2nd at 7:00 p.m. MT for a fourth round match in the 2006 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Real Salt Lake advanced to the fourth round of the cup by virtue of a 2-1 victory over the Virginia Beach Mariners at Rice Eccles Stadium on Tuesday, June 20th. For tickets, fans are encouraged to call 866-9-SOCCER. For more information on the US Open Cup, the longest running cup tournament in the United States, log onto www.usopencup.com.
TICKETS FOR REAL MADRID AUTOGRAPH SESSION NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH US OPEN CUP "GROUP FLEX PLAN": Real Salt Lake is pleased to announce that on Friday, August 11th Real Madrid will host an exclusive team autograph session, which will include David Beckham. (All members of the Real Madrid roster, effective August 3, are expected to travel)!!! This private event will be tightly restricted to the first 200 people who order the following:
$300.00:
1 ticket to the Real Madrid Practice Session on Friday, August 11th
1 ticket to the Autograph Signing on Friday, August 11th
20 VIP/Premium level tickets to the RSL vs. Colorado Rapids U.S. Open Cup game on August 2nd
In order to become one of the 200 lucky participants, please RSVP to <b>kkat@realsaltlake.com</b> or call detailing your interest in being contacted about this event (please include a good contact number for us to reach you at). You may also call 866-9-SOCCER and ask for Kris Katseanes. Payment will be required in full at the time of the call. No tickets to this event can be reserved or held for a later time without payment! You will receive a call in the order that your RSVP is received. </p>
SINGLE GAME REAL MADRID TICKETS NOW ON SALE: Real Salt Lake and the University of Utah are pleased to announce that single game tickets for the "Xango Cup" featuring Real Salt Lake vs. Real Madrid taking place at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, August 12th,are now available to the general public! Fans are encouraged to call 866-9-SOCCER or 581-UTIX to purchase tickets either through Real Salt Lake or the University of Utah Ticket Office. Fans may also log onto www.utahtickets.com to purchase tickets through the University of Utah website. Ticket prices for the historic match-up are as follows: Corner Flag: $49, Premium $79, VIP: $109.
2006 RSL TICKET PACKAGES ON SALE: RSL 2006 ticket packages are on sale and fans can now purchase full season, half season, the "High-Five" pack and flex season 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. Fans can also purchase single-game tickets 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. Finally, fans can purchase The KFC Colonel's Corner $12 ticket voucher, the club's most affordable single-game ticket, by visiting any of the 36 KFC® restaurants in Utah.
MLS CAMPS: The Official Camp and Clinic of Major League Soccer is NOW the Official Camp & Clinic of Real Salt Lake! NEW for 2006, Fantasy Camp and focused Team Training experiences. To find out more about all of RSL's Youth Development Programs, call Scott Reynolds at (801) 924-8575 or by email at SReynolds@RealSaltLake.com. To partner with RSL to host MLS Camps in your community, call us today.
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.
