PREGAME FACTS AND INFO SHEET
REAL SALT LAKE vs. CSD MUNICIPAL
TUES., OCTOBER 20, 2015 – 8:00 pm MT
on FOX SPORTS 2, ESPN700 & 102.3 LaGranD
0 – goals conceded by veteran RSL GK Nick Rimando in his last 436 minutes played in the competition, last conceding in the 14th minute of RSL’s 0-1 loss at Herediano in July 2012 … When RSL’s defense allowed the 60’ goal on Sept. 24 against Santa Tecla, that snapped the club’s overall shutout streak at 586 minutes, a new CCL record … RSL also shares the competition record of 5 straight clean sheets with Alajuela (CRC) and Pachuca (MEX) … RSL allowed 7 goals in its first two all-time SCCL matches (2010: 5-4 loss @ Cruz Azul; 3-2 win v Arabe Unido), but has allowed a total of only 7 goals in its last 9 SCCL games …
1 – previous advancement to the CCL knockout stage, RSL becoming the first-ever non-Mexican team to win its 4-team group back in 2010, overcoming Cruz Azul (MEX), Toronto FC (CAN) and Arabe Unido (PAN) to kick off the club’s magical run in 2010/11 to the CCL Final, losing to Monterrey (MEX) 2-3 on aggregate after eliminating Columbus Crew (USA) and Saprissa (CRC) … With a single point tonight, RSL can join 3 other MLS sides – LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders and D.C. United – in the 2016 Quarterfinals, which will kick off in late February …
2 – assists by RSL MF Javier Morales off the bench in the club’s last SCCL match, leading the Claret-and-Cobalt to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Santa Tecla … Morales – despite a hip flexor strain that kept him out of a league game 72 hours later in San Jose – set up goals five minutes apart by both Olmes Garcia & Juan Manuel Martinez in the final half-hour against the Salvadoran side to boost RSL atop Group G entering tonight’s final matchday …
3 – all-time road wins in CCL play by RSL in its 10 away games in the 2010/11, 2012/13 and 2015/16 tournaments, the August win in Guatemala 5 weeks ago the first coming outside of Panama (2010 at Arabe Unido, 2-1; 2012 at Tauro FC, 1-0) … RSL’s all-time road mark in the tourney is now 3-3-4 after the Sept. 20th 0-0 draw in El Salvador, with the losses coming in 2010 at Cruz Azul (4-5 at group stage), 2011 at Saprissa (gaining critical away goal to advance with a 1-2 loss in Semifinal stage) and in 2012 at Herediano (0-1 loss in group stage after 55’ Nat Borchers red card) … RSL drew in trips to Toronto FC (1-1 in 2010 group), Columbus Crew (0-0 in 2011 Quarterfinal) and at Monterrey (2-2 in 2011 Final) …
4 – goals in CCL play by RSL’s maestro, MF Javier Morales, the club’s active leader in the tournament … Morales, a 35-year old Argentine, hit on a deadly free kick in Toronto in the 2010 group stage to secure passage to the knockouts, and also provided the critical road equalizer in the first leg at Monterrey of the 2011 final … Current RSL Captain Kyle Beckerman owns 3 career CCL goals, as does DF Jamison Olave … Former RSL man Alvaro Saborio scored 10 goals in 14 CCL games for the Claret-and-Cobalt …
7 – all-time home CCL wins for RSL in its previous two iterations, the club amassing a dominant 7-1-1 mark in group and knockout play … The club’s overall record of 10-4-5 includes two heartbreaking home blemishes –the 0-1 home loss to Monterrey (MEX) in the 2011 Final Second Leg, as well as the 0-0 home draw against Herediano (CRC) in the 2012 group stage, when RSL just needed any scoring draw to advance – forever leaving a mark, preventing advancement …
26 – all-time wins on Utah soil against international opponents in either CCL play (7-1-1, with an 18/6 goal advantage), exhibitions (7-4-4, 20/17 difference) or against visiting Canadian MLS teams (12-2-3, with a 32/14 +/-) … At Rio Tinto Stadium, RSL has 21 wins, 2 losses and 6 draws against int’l clubs or in CCL competition …
60 – number of players in RSL’s 11-year, 126-player, 353-game league history to have scored at least one MLS goal for the Claret-and-Cobalt, now that FW Juan Manuel Martinez opened his MLS account Sept. 12 in Houston … Martinez, nicknamed “El Burrito,” joins a group that includes Brian Dunseth, Robbie Findley, Matias Mantilla, Kenny Deuchar, Pablo Campos, and Luke Mulholland to have scored in their first-ever MLS start for RSL, while three players – Luis Tejada, Kyle Brown and Paulo Junior each scored in debut starts outside of league play …
73 – span of home games dating back to June, 2012, since RSL suffered back-to-back losses at Rio Tinto Stadium, the same season that RSL also suffered consecutive shutouts at home (October, 2012, a span of 62 games) …
97 – home wins since 2008, as RSL has amassed a 97-22-39 mark on home soil in all competitions in its last 158 home matches, during which it has outscored opponents by 167 goals (282-115) … Tonight marks RSL’s final home match of 2015 at Rio Tinto stadium, the club amassing a 77-17-36 record in MLS reg. season games (231-95 goals), and a 7-1-1 CCL mark (19-6), a 5-2-2 playoff resume (11-4), and an 8-2-0 ledger in Open Cup (21-10) …
126 – players to have appeared in an MLS game for RSL in 11 seasons, as Jeff Cassar has given several players – Justen Glad, Phanuel Kavita, Boyd Okwuonu, Elias Vasquez, Demar Phillips, Sebastian Saucedo & Pecka – opportunities this season … 28 players have seen league minutes this year, meaning everyone on the roster except GK Lalo Fernandez (MF Fito Ovalle was on a season-long loan to the USL Monarchs) have participated in league action …
210 – Morales made his 210th MLS reg. season appearance against DAL, extending his lone possession of 3rd place all-time, joining a 200+ reg. season games played-group that includes Nick Rimando (249), Kyle Beckerman (231), Nat Borchers (205) and Chris Wingert (204) ... Morales now has a franchise-high 18 game-winning assists (1 ahead of Captain Kyle Beckerman) and 76 assists overall to go with his 45 career goals, the Argentine MF responsible for nearly 25% of the club’s all-time 472 MLS goals, despite missing all of the 2005/06 seasons and most of both 2007 & 2011 …
379 – career MLS regular-season appearance for RSL Captain Kyle Beckerman, the most amongst all-time field players in the 20-year old MLS annals … Saturday against Dallas, Beckerman surpassed former Tampa Bay Mutiny and New England Revolution icon Steve Ralston (378) in career games played; next season, Kyle needs 22 starts and 1,732 minutes played to match Ralston in those service categories, with the Crofton, Maryland native looking up to only MLS goalkeepers Kevin Hartman (416 GP / 411 GS / 37,260 minutes) and longtime teammate Nick Rimando (395 / 395 / 35,703) …
