NTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: REAL SALT LAKE vs EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (JULY 10, 2018)
Starting XI: Andrew Putna; Adam Henley, Taylor Peay, Shawn Barry, Aaron Herrera; Nick Besler, Pablo Ruiz; Andrew Brody, Jose Hernandez, Joao Plata; Luis Silva.
Bench: Jake Leeker, James Moberg, Michael Gallagher, Rhys Williams, Justen Glad, Brooks Lennon, Danilo Acosta, Sebastian Saucedo, Corey Baird.
Lineup notes:
- Two players from Real Monarchs SLC of the USL will be in the starting lineup – Andrew Putna at goalkeeper and Andrew Brody at right wing. Four more will be on the bench – GK Jake Leeker, DF James Moberg, DF Michael Gallagher and DF Rhys Williams.
- GK Andrew Putna (23 years old/0 games, 0 starts (0, 0)/Real Monarchs) – Has allowed three goals in two matches with Real Monarchs SLC this season, giving him six appearances in two seasons with the USL club. Earned two clean sheets with the Monarchs last season.
- RB Adam Henley (Wales/2 caps/23 years old/5 games, 2 starts (5, 2)/0 goals, 0 assists (0, 0)/Blackburn Rovers (England)) – Appeared in three straight matches from 4/7-21 and then consecutive matches from 5/12-19. RSL is 3-2-0 in his five matches, winning all three substitute appearances. Came to RSL after seven seasons with Blackburn Rovers in England.
- CB Taylor Peay (26 years old/0 games, 0 starts (7, 4)/0 goals, 0 assists (0, 0)/Real Monarchs) – Started three matches thus far for Real Monarchs SLC in the USL while on loan from RSL. Salt Lake City native played 21 matches for the Monarchs in 2017.
- CB Shawn Barry (27 years old/2 games, 2 starts (2, 2)/0 goals, 0 assists (0, 0)/Korona Kielce (Poland)) – Making his first RSL appearance since March 10, when he suffered a knee injury against LAFC. Came to RSL after playing his career in Austria, Germany and Poland.
- LB Aaron Herrera (21 years old/2 games, 0 starts (2, 0)/0 goals, 0 assists (0, 0)/University of New Mexico) – Made his MLS debut on the road against Seattle Sounders FC in May, coming off the bench during stoppage time to see out a 1-0 win over Seattle. Made his first competitive RSL start against Sporting Kansas City in the Fourth Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a 2-0 defeat.
- CM Nick Besler (25 years old/10 games, 5 starts (10, 5)/0 goals, 0 assists (0, 0)/Real Monarchs) – Started in the midfield in a 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo on May 30 after starting four previous matches as a center back. RSL is 3-2-0 in his five regular season starts. Drew the fouls that saw two players ejected for Sporting Kansas City last Wednesday night.
- CM Pablo Ruiz (Argentina/Chile/0 caps/19 years old/7 games, 4 starts (7, 4)/0 goals, 0 assists (0, 0)/San Luis (Chile)) – Played in six consecutive matches from 4/11-5/19.
- RW Andrew Brody (23 years old/0 games, 0 starts (0, 0)/0 goals, 0 assists (0, 0)/Real Monarchs) – A current player for Real Monarchs SLC in the USL, where he has one goal in 14 matches this season, 11 as a starter. In 2017, he started in 22 of his 25 appearances, contributing two goals and four assists. Started in RSL’s match in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in June against Sporting Kansas City.
- AM Jose Hernandez (22 years old/0 games, 0 starts (7, 1)/0 goals, 0 assists (1, 0)/UCLA) – Has yet to make a regular season appearance for Real Salt Lake in 2018. Started in RSL’s lone match in the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a loss to Sporting Kansas City.
- LW Joao Plata (Ecuador/4 caps, 2 goals/26 years old/11 games, 8 starts (180, 151)/3 goals, 2 assists (43, 42)/Toronto FC/TAM) – Last scored on April 21 in a 3-0 win over the Colorado Rapids.
- FW Luis Silva (29 years old/15 games, 7 starts (153, 106)/5 goals, 0 assists (32, 16)/Tigres (Mexico)) – Scored last year in a friendly with Manchester United. Leads RSL with 12 goals in the club’s last 34 matches.
- GK Jake Leeker (22 years old/0 games, 0 starts (0, 0)/Real Monarchs SLC) – Has five shutouts in seven starts for Real Monarchs SLC in the USL, allowing just four goals while deterring five penalties – saving three while two have hit the post.
- DF James Moberg (24 years old/0 games, 0 starts (0, 0)/0 goals, 0 assists (0, 0)/Real Monarchs) – Has made 10 appearances, eight starts, for the Monarchs this season. Played in 27 matches for the Monarchs during the 2017 USL Championship-winning season.
- DF Michael Gallagher (23 years old/0 games, 0 starts (0, 0)/0 goals, 0 assists (0, 0)/Real Monarchs) – In his second season with Real Monarchs SLC. Has started in 11 of 14 appearances for the USL-leading Monarchs this season after logging 15 matches and 11 starts in 2017.
- DF Rhys Williams (24 years old/0 games, 0 starts (0, 0)/0 goals, 0 assists (0, 0)/Real Monarchs) – Has three appearances, making two starts for the Monarchs in his first season with the USL club.
- DF Brooks Lennon (USA/0 caps/20 years old/18 games, 17 starts (43, 32)/0 goals, 3 assists (3, 7)/Liverpool (England)/HGP) – RSL is 9-6-1 in his 16 starts at right back with five shutouts.
- DF Justen Glad (USA/0 caps/21 years old/19 games, 19 starts (72, 70)/0 goals, 0 assists (2, 1)/RSL Academy/HGP) – Only player on the back line to start in all 19 MLS matches this season.
- DF Danilo Acosta (USA/0 caps/20 years old/10 games, 9 starts (27, 25)/0 goals, 1 assist (0, 3)/Real Salt Lake Academy/HGP) – Has started in eight straight regular season matches for RSL, with the club going 5-2-1 in that stretch.
- FW Sebastian Saucedo (21 years old/15 games, 8 starts (44, 14)/2 goals, 3 assists (2, 5)/Real Salt Lake Academy) – Has five straight MLS starts on the wing for RSL and scored his first MLS goal at Rio Tinto Stadium for the Park City, Utah, native, in a 4-2 win over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday.
- FW Corey Baird (22 years old/16 games, 11 starts (16, 11)/5 goals, 2 assists (5, 2)/Stanford/HGP) –Leads all MLS rookies in scoring after scoring his team-leading fifth goal on Wednesday in a 4-2 win over Sporting Kansas City.
