[MONTERREY-REAL SALT LAKE REPORT CARD] Not for lack of effort, Real Salt Lake lost the second leg of the Concacaf Champions League final, 1-0, to Monterreydespite good games by several players and especially defender Jamison Olave and midfielder Will Johnson. StartersRATING/PLAYER5 Nick Rimando. Collected the few testing crosses and balls over the top that Monterrey […]
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Sayonara, Real Salt Lake
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Monterrey beat Real Salt Lake, 1-0, to win the 2011 Concacaf Champions League, 3-2, on aggregate. Chilean star Humberto Suazo scored for the Rayados just before halftime, and they held off RSL in the second half. The MLS club dominated play couldn’t get more thanhalf-chances. With the victory, Monterrey advances to the […]
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RSL-Monterrey: what it means
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Real Salt Lake can win the Concacaf Champions League title against Monterrey Wednesday at Rio Tinto Stadium (10 p.m. ET, Fox SoccerChannel) with a win or tie. The aggregate is tied, 2-2, and RSL will win on away goals if the second leg ends 0-0 or 1-1. Here is what RSL players […]
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'Ageless' Andy Williams wants to lift trophy at home
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Midfielder Andy Williams is one of many key players who has adapted his game with Real Salt Lake, which playsMonterrey of Mexico in the Concacaf Champions League finals Wednesday (10 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel) at Rio Tinto Stadium. He played with Williams in Chicago, yet not until he became an assistantcoach […]
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Alvarez deal symbolizes RSL's acumen
Like many players, Arturo Alvarez has been around, and like a select few who currently wear the colors of Real Salt Lake, may have found the right fit at thefoot of the Wasatch Range. Formerly of FC Dallas and San Jose, used as both a forward and wide midfielder, and once hopeful of a spot […]
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Kreis labels Beckerman yellow card 'travesty'
Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis said the yellow card captain Kyle Beckerman received in the 2-2 tie with Monterreyin Wednesday’s first leg of the Concacaf Champions League final was a travesty. The card came in the 65th minute on a challenge in midfield. It means Beckerman, who picked up his secondcard of the knockout […]
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Rimando, Borchers and Espindola earn high marks
[MONTERREY-REAL SALT LAKE REPORT CARD] Goalie Nick Rimando pulled off several fine saves, defender Nat Borchers scored a rare goal and forward Fabian Espindola was a thorn in the side of the opposing defense to earn thehighest marks as Real Salt Lake earned a 2-2 away tie with Monterrey of Mexico in the first leg […]
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Monterrey-Real Salt Lake recap
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] An MLS team still hasn’t won in 25 away games against Mexican clubs in Concacaf play, but Real Salt Lake will take its 2-2 tie withMonterrey at the Estadio Tecnologico, twice rallying from a goal down. Summary: April 20 in Monterrey Monterrey 2 Real Salt Lake 2. Goals: De Nigris 18, Suazo […]
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Twelve players carry cards into final
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Twelve players carry yellow cards into Wednesday’s first leg of the Concacaf Champions League final between Monterrey and Real SaltLake. They will miss next week’s second leg at Rio Tinto Stadium if they pick up a caution in the first leg. Real Salt Lake: JavierMorales Kyle Beckerman Jamison Olave Robbie Russell Monterrey: […]
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Monterrey matches RSL's strengths
[SCOUTING REPORT] Real Salt Lake’s Mexican foe in the Concacaf Champions League final, which begins Wednesday (TV, 10 p.m. ET, live, Fox Soccer Channel),isn’t as well known to most American fans as Guadalajara, Club America or Pachuca, but Monterrey has emerged as one of its league’s top teams in the past few seasons. Withoutdeviating from […]