Real Salt Lake 3 (4-5-1, 13 points) v. D.C. United 2 (1-5-2, 5 points)
2018 MLS Regular Season
May 12, 2018 – Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT
Attendance: 16,961
Player Notes
- Paul Arriola scored his first MLS goal of 2018 in the 10th minute; it was his first start after returning from suspension.
- Zoltán Stieber recorded his second assist of 2018 in the 10th minute; his second consecutive game with an assist.
- Steven Birnbaum scored his first MLS goal of 2018 in the 83rd minute.
- Nick DeLeon recorded his first MLS assist of 2018 in the 83rd minute.
- Chris Durkin recorded his first career MLS assist in the 83rd minute.
- Steven Birnbaum (30) and Frédéric Brillant (27) are third and fifth respectively in MLS for headed clearances.
- Steven Birnbaum, Frédéric Brillant and Nick DeLeon have started and played 90 minutes in all eight United MLS matches in 2018.
- Bruno Miranda made his second appearance of 2018 as a 72nd-minute substitute.
#RSLvDC Notes
- United are 7-9-5 against Real Salt Lake all-time
- The Black-and-Red are now 1-8-2 on the road against Real Salt Lake
- United have not won on the road against Real Salt lake since Oct. 5, 2005 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Match Notes
- United are 1-3-1 in day games (after 7 PM).
- The Black-and-Red are 0-2-1 against western conference teams this season.
- United are now 0-2-1 against western conference teams in 2018.
HIGHLIGHTS
Goals by Half
<strong>1st Half</strong> |
<strong>2nd Half</strong> |
<strong>Total</strong> |
|
Real Salt Lake |
2 |
1 |
3 |
D.C. United |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Scoring Summary
<strong>Minute</strong> |
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Goalscorer</strong> |
<strong>Assisted by</strong> |
9' |
D.C. United |
Paul Arriola |
Zoltán Stieber |
21' |
Real Salt Lake |
Corey Baird |
Joao Plata, Damir Kreilach |
26' |
Real Salt Lake |
Albert Rusnák |
Brooks Lennon, Jefferson Savarino |
56' |
Real Salt Lake |
Jefferson Savarino |
Albert Rusnák |
83' |
D.C. United |
Steven Birnbaum |
Nick DeLeon, Chris Durkin |
Misconduct Summary
<strong>Minute</strong> |
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Offender</strong> |
<strong>Reason</strong> |
22' (Red) |
D.C. United |
Joseph Mora |
Review |
89' |
Real Salt Lake |
Corey Baird |
Not retreating |
92' |
D.C. United |
Nick DeLeon |
Unsporting behavior |
Box Score
<strong>Team</strong> |
<strong>Shots</strong> |
<strong>Shots on Goal</strong> |
<strong>Corners</strong> |
<strong>Offsides</strong> |
<strong>Possession (%)</strong> |
<strong>Saves</strong> |
Real Salt Lake |
17 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
59% |
5 |
D.C. United |
14 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
41% |
5 |
Real Salt Lake lineup:
Nick Rimando, Justen Glad, Nick Besler, Pablo Ruiz (Luis Silva 79'), Brooks Lennon, Damir Kreilach, Albert Rusnák, Kyle Beckerman, Jefferson Savarino, Corey Baird, Joao Plata (Adam Henley 43')
Unused Substitutes: Connor Sparrow, Taylor Peay, Sebastián Saucedo, Sunny, Ricky Lopez-Espin
D.C. United lineup:
Steve Clark; Joseph Mora, Steven Birnbaum, Frédéric Brillant; Chris Durkin; Zoltán Stieber (Bruno Miranda 72'), Luciano Acosta (Oniel Fisher 28'), Paul Arriola, Ulises Segura (Yamil Asad 81'); Darren Mattocks
Unused Substitutes: David Ousted, Kofi Opare, Ian Harkes, Patrick Mullins
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant Referees: Kyle Atkins, Kevin Klinger
Fourth Official: Alejandro Mariscal
Video Assistant Referee: Jon Freemon
