SANDY, Utah (Friday, June 2, 2017) – Real Salt Lake (4-9-2, 14 points, 10th West) looks to rebound from Wednesday’s 1-5 loss at Houston with a visit to Dallas Saturday evening for a 6:00 p.m. MT kickoff at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, concurrent with the Real Monarchs’ 6:00 p.m MT kickoff at Orange County in USL play and prior to the United States v. Venezuela Rio Tinto Stadium’s 8:00 p.m. MT.
Saturday evening’s contest will be televised locally via KMYU (coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. MT on 2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD) with David James and Brian Dunseth on the call, and can also heard live via RSL outlets ESPN700 AM (English radio coverage starts at 5:00 p.m. MT w/ Bill Riley, Jay Nolly, Spencer Warne & Jeremy Horton) & 102.3 FM / 1600 AM (Spanish, Fernando Hortal & Nelson Moran).
How to Follow Real Salt Lake @ FC Dallas – Sat., June 3, 2017
- Coverage Begins: 5:30 p.m. MT
- Local TV: KMYU – David James and Brian Dunseth
- English Radio: ESPN700 AM (5:00 p.m. MT) – Bill Riley, Jay Nolly, Spencer Warne & Jeremy Horton
- Spanish Radio: 102.3 La Gran D FM / 1600 AM – Nelson Moran & Fernando Hortal
- Online: The @RSLmatchday Twitter feed provides updates
Game Guide for Saturday’s RSL @ Dallas 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 Dallas is available at this link.
Real Salt Lake is now 4-6-0 in the new era under Head Coach Mike Petke, while Saturday’s international friendly between USA and Venezuela will feature a pair of RSL players: GK Nick Rimando and FW Jefferson Savarino. The Venezuelan international boasts two assists in five games since joining RSL on May 9.
Meanwhile, Rimando extends his ownership of several all-time MLS records every time out, including games (434), wins (187), shutouts (132) and saves (1,483). Saturday’s USA v. Venezuela match at Rio Tinto Stadium (8:00 p.m. MT kickoff, tickets available at www.RSL.com or by calling 844.Real.Tix.). The match will mark the first time that RSL teammates have opposed each other in international play on Utah soil.
Following the USA v. Venezuela match at Rio Tinto Stadium, 13 time zones away in Korea will see the same countries’ U-20 sides square off in the FIFA Under-20 World Championship Quarterfinals, at 12:00 a.m. MT (Fox Sports 2). The tourney and the U.S. qualification from the CONCACAF region has featured a quintet of RSL players, as DF Justen Glad, FW Brooks Lennon, DF Danny Acosta, MF Sebastian “Bofo” Saucedo and RSL Academy DF Aaron Herrera have played major roles for Tab Ramos’ team.
The 2017 Real Monarchs / USL season is ongoing, the third-year club still the highest-scoring team in the league with 27 goals scored in just 10 games, claiming second place overall in the USL with a 9-1-0 start and 27 points after Sunday’s 2-1 road win at Vancouver. The Monarchs rode early goals from SLC native Taylor Peay and Captain Nick Besler to rush out to a 2-0 lead, while GK Lalo Fernandez and the defense held strong late to secure a club-record sixth consecutive victory. Head Coach Mark Briggs’ team has allowed three goals in the last 404 minutes, and travels to face Orange County SC Saturday prior to a Rio Tinto Stadium return on Saturday, June 10.
The Rio Tinto Stadium box office is open Mon.-Fri., 10a-6p; more information can be found online at www.RSL.com/Tickets. Current or interested RSL Royalty Season Ticket Members can purchase extra tickets at preferred pricing or gain assistance via the Fan Relations Hotline at 801-727-2702.
Real Salt Lake’s entry into 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup begins with a fourth-round match on Wednesday, June 14 at Papa Murphy’s Park in Sacramento, Calif., against the USL Republic, which won 2-0 last night over Reno 1868 to earn the right to host RSL.
Coming in late Summer, 2017, the Zions Bank Real Academy opens in Herriman, Utah, approximately 20 minutes southwest of Rio Tinto Stadium. The $60 million facility will serve as the daily training home beginning in 2018 for both of the club's professional teams – RSL (MLS) and Real Monarchs (USL) – while centralizing the club's U-18, U-16 and future U-14 development academy youth selections. Including the 5,000-seat Zions Bank Stadium as well as the Zions Bank Training Center, the Herriman campus will provide adjacencies for an on-site charter school opening this Fall, with STEM disciplines (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math) for nearly 300 boys and girls. View our latest feature on the Zions Bank Real Academy here.
In mid-November in North Logan, Utah, RSL Owner Dell Loy Hansen broke ground on the first of a half-dozen regional training centers across Utah and Arizona to be built in the next 2-3 years. Each $5 million RTC houses a classroom, as well as an indoor and outdoor field, dedicated to fulfilling a curriculum consistent with the club's vision and mission for youth soccer training and education, and the continued development of both recreational and competitive pre-Academy (ages 7-12) initiatives across Utah and Arizona.
