SANDY, Utah (Tuesday, July 3, 2018) – Real Salt Lake (7-8-2, 23 pts., 5th West) continues its 14th Major League Soccer season on Wednesday, July 4 at its Rio Tinto Stadium home, celebrating Independence Day with a post-game fireworks show following an 8:00 p.m. MT kickoff against rival Sporting Kansas City (9-3-5, 32 pts., t-1st West). RSL owns a 2-1-6 W-L-T record at Rio Tinto Stadium when celebrating Independence Day, and a 2-2-9 overall mark in its 13 previous early July fireworks games.
RSL Head Coach Mike Petke’s team – nine points ahead of last year’s pace, ahead of a second-half run that saw the team eliminated from playoff contention on the final day – kicks off a stretch that sees RSL play four of its next five (and six of its next eight overall) at home in Sandy, where the Claret-and-Cobalt own a seven-game home unbeaten run and boast a 6-1-1 record so far this MLS season, outscoring opponents 14-5 since an opening-day loss to LAFC. Kansas City won 2-0 in Sandy earlier this year, in a fourth-round Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matchup.
RSL then welcomes the other Western Conference leader, FC Dallas (9-2-5, 32 pts., t-1st West) on Saturday in Sandy, where the club has enjoyed a prominent home-field advantage since building its permanent home known as “The RioT,” boasting a dominant 112-28-45 mark in the world-class venue since opening in October, 2008.
Next Tuesday, July 10, RSL welcomes a third high-profile international opponent to the Wasatch Front in as many years, as German Cup winners Eintracht Frankfurt kick off against Real Salt Lake at 8:00 p.m. MT, following in the recent Utah footsteps of Manchester United (2017) and Internazionale Milano (2016). Tickets available at www.RSL.com/Tickets.
How to Follow Real Salt Lake v. Sporting Kansas City – Wed., July 4, 2018
- Coverage Begins: 7:30 p.m. MT (Kickoff at 8:00 p.m. MT)
- Local TV: KMYU – David James & Brian Dunseth w/ Samantha Yarock
- Digital Streaming: KSL TV app / KSL.com
- English Radio: ESPN 700 AM (7:00 p.m. MT) – Bill Riley & Jay Nolly
w/ Tom Hackett & Spencer Warne (pre-/post-game) - Spanish Radio: 104.7 /107.1 FM – Fernando Hortal, German Hortal & Carlos Artiles
Game Notes for Wednesday’s RSL v. Sporting KC Game Available Online
The link to the Adobe PDF version of the Game Guide in advance of Saturday’s contest between Real Salt Lake and Sporting KC is available HERE. If you have any problems obtaining the document, would prefer to receive it as an attachment, or are seeking more information on the match, please contact Matt Gaschk in the RSL Communications Department via email at mgaschk@RSL.com.
