Played
August 4, 2012 9:10 PM EDT
Dick's Sporting Goods Park — Denver, Colorado
Referee: J. Gonzalez
Attendance: 15218
August 4, 2012 9:10 PM EDT
Dick's Sporting Goods Park — Denver, Colorado
Referee: J. Gonzalez
Attendance: 15218
38′
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MLS Preview: Colorado Rapids - Real Salt Lake
The Rocky Mountain Cup returns to Colorado with the Rapids looking for a first win against RSL in nine meetings.
By Zac Lee Rigg
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Colorado Rapids (4-4-2): Pickens; Freeman, Moor, Wynne, Zapata; Thompson, Larentowicz, Rivero, Mullan; Casey, Hill. |
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OUT: DF Anthony Wallace (L Achilles tear); MF Pablo Mastroeni (headaches)
QUESTIONABLE: FW Edu (R foot contusion)
PROBABLE: FW Conor Casey (L hamstring tightness); FW Omar Cummings (L hamstring tightness)
| Real Salt Lake (4-4-2): Rimando; Beltran, Watson-Siriboe, Borchers, Wingert; Beckerman, Johnson, Steele, Gil; Espindola, Saborio. |
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OUT: DF Chris Schuler (L foot bone stress response); GK Lalo Fernandez (R wrist stress fracture)
PROBABLE: DF Jamison Olave (L hamstring strain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Real Salt Lake trails San Jose atop the MLS standings by two points, with 42 points from 23 games. Colorado, a full 20 points back, is in seventh in the Western Conference.
- The Rapids haven't beaten Salt Lake in eight games. Since May 2009, RSL has won four and drawn four against its Rocky Mountain rivals.
- Salt Lake leads the league with 10 goals between the 46th and 60th minutes.
- Matt Pickens leads the league with 79 saves. He also leads the league with 13 losses, two more than the closes goalkeeper.
- Jamison Olave and Alvaro Saborio are one booking away from a suspension. Saborio has scored six of RSL's seven goals over the last four games. He's tied for second in MLS with 13 goals overall.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Colorado Rapids 1-2 Real Salt Lake
- 33.33 %
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Colorado Rapids 0-2 Real Salt Lake
- 33.33 %
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Colorado Rapids 1-3 Real Salt Lake
- 8.33 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Apr 6, 2013 | Colorado Rapids 1 - Real Salt Lake 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 16, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 1 - Colorado Rapids 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Aug 4, 2012 | Colorado Rapids 1 - Real Salt Lake 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 21, 2012 | Real Salt Lake 2 - Colorado Rapids 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Apr 7, 2012 | Real Salt Lake 2 - Colorado Rapids 0 |
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Colorado Rapids
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| May 11, 2013 | Columbus Crew 0 - Colorado Rapids 2 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | Colorado Rapids 1 - Toronto FC 0 | MLS |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 1 - Colorado Rapids 1 | MLS |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Colorado Rapids 0 - Seattle Sounders FC 1 | MLS |
| Apr 13, 2013 | Chivas USA 0 - Colorado Rapids 1 | MLS |
Real Salt Lake
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| May 11, 2013 | Montreal Impact 3 - Real Salt Lake 2 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | New England Revolution 1 - Real Salt Lake 2 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 2 - Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 0 - Los Angeles Galaxy 2 | MLS |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 1 - Chivas USA 0 | MLS |
| 18 | Matt Pickens | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Drew Moor | Defender |
| - | Luis Eduardo Zapata | Defender |
| - | Joseph Nane | Defender |
| 22 | Marvell Wynne | Defender |
| - | Tyrone Marshall | Defender |
| 20 | Jeff Larentowicz | Midfielder |
| 10 | Martín Rivero | Midfielder |
| 11 | Brian Mullan | Midfielder |
| 23 | J. Castrillón | Midfielder |
| - | Omar Cummings | Striker |
| 31 | Steward Ceus | Goalkeeper |
| - | Tyson Wahl | Defender |
| 15 | W. Thompson | Midfielder |
| 20 | Jamie Smith | Midfielder |
| 32 | Tony Cascio | Striker |
| 13 | Kamani Hill | Striker |
| 24 | Andre Akpan | Striker |
| 18 | Nick Rimando | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Tony Beltran | Defender |
| 3 | Kwame Watson-Siriboe | Defender |
| 6 | Nat Borchers | Defender |
| 17 | Chris Wingert | Defender |
| 5 | Kyle Beckerman | Midfielder |
| 11 | Javier Morales | Midfielder |
| 20 | Ned Grabavoy | Midfielder |
| - | Jonathan Steele | Midfielder |
| 17 | Justin Braun | Striker |
| 15 | A. Saborío | Striker |
| 24 | Kyle Reynish | Goalkeeper |
| 29 | K. Mansally | Striker |
| 30 | Will Johnson | Striker |
| 14 | Yordany Alvarez Oropeza | Midfielder |
| 21 | Luis | Midfielder |
| 9 | Fabian Espindola | Striker |
| - | Emiliano Nicolas Bonfigli | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
Live
Final
scheduled
Suspended
Cancelled
Postponed
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
7 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
