8:30 p.m. MT Kickoff in Crucial Road Opportunity;
RSL Above Playoff Line w/ One-Third of 2018 Season Remaining;
San Jose Site of Second-Most Road Wins in Club History
SANDY, Utah (Friday, July 27, 2018) – Real Salt Lake (9-9-3, 29 pts., 6th West) hits the road Saturday at San Jose, with an 8:30 p.m. MT kickoff against the Western Conference rival Earthquakes in a game critical to the club’s postseason aspirations. Saturday’s game airs live with pre-game coverage at 8:00 p.m MT on KMYU (2.2 air / 12 satellite / 643 Comcast HD), the RSL on KSL section of the KSL TV app, and KSL.com, with David James and Brian Dunseth joined by Samantha Yarock on the call. RSL flagship ESPN700 AM will also carry Bill Riley and Jay Nolly’s radio call.
RSL arrives in San Jose – the site of the club’s second-highest total of road wins in its 14-year MLS history (five) – looking to bounce back from last weekend’s disappointing, 2-2 home draw with Rocky Mountain Cup rival Colorado. FW Joao Plata assisted on an early Damir Kreilach header and then slotted home a goal of his own – Plata’s third in the last two weeks – to give RSL a 2-0 lead in the 18th minute, prior to a 71-minute lightning delay at Rio Tinto Stadium. A Colorado penalty kick cut the lead just after play resumed, with a late 88th-minute equalizer forcing RSL to settle for the draw.
Head Coach Mike Petke’s team – with a 10-game unbeaten run at home and an overall 2018 mark of 8-1-2 in Sandy (outscoring opponents 22-9), losing only the season opener on March 10 to LAFC –return to the Wasatch on August 4 against Chicago and August 11 against Montreal, the club now boasting a 17-5-5 home mark in MLS action during the Petke era. Next Saturday, Aug. 4 against Chicago will see RSL wear its alternate white kits at “The RioT” for the first time in MLS action, in support of a 20,000-strong “whiteout” game presented by LifeVantage, the first of its kind in Sandy, where the club has enjoyed a prominent home-field advantage since October, 2008, boasting a dominant 114-28-47 mark at Rio Tinto Stadium.
How to Follow Real Salt Lake v. San Jose Earthquakes – Sat., July 28, 2018
- Coverage Begins: 8:00 p.m. MT
- Local TV: KMYU w/ David James & Brian Dunseth, w/ Samantha Yarock
- Digital Streaming: KSL TV app / KSL.com
- English Radio: ESPN 700 AM (7:30 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