Real Salt Lake beats SJ Earthquakes 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SANDY. Real Salt Lake conquers SJ Earthquakes 3-1.

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David Brown
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Real Salt Lake beats SJ Earthquakes 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SANDY. Real Salt Lake prevails over SJ Earthquakes 3-1. SJ Earthquakes lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Rio Tinto Stadium stadium in Sandy on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Filip Dujic with the help of Michael Barwegen and Mike Rottersman. The 4th official was Ramy Touchan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Salt Lake

3 - 1

Team 1

SJ Earthquakes

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 13 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 98 Attack 123
  • 30 Dangerous attack 28
  • 87 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

SJ Earthquakes had a strong ball possession 58% while Real Salt Lake was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Salt Lake was putting more pressure with 30 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Salt Lake won the match​.

Real Salt Lake shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, SJ Earthquakes shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Real Salt Lake received 1 yellow card (Pablo Ruiz). Regarding the opposition, SJ Earthquakes didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

25'
Bryan Oviedo- sub ->Brayan Vera
33'
39'
Pablo Ruiz - Yellow
45'
49'
C. Espinoza(goal)
54'
65'
Benjamin Kikanović- sub ->Cade Cowell
A. Gómez(goal)Bryan Oviedo
80'
Maikel Chang- sub ->R. Méndez
81'
Emeka Eneli- sub ->Bode Hidalgo
82'
Braian Ojeda- sub ->Jasper Löffelsend
82'
83'
86'
84'
O. Bouda- sub ->Jackson Yueill

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this encounter, Real Salt Lake will have 9 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, SJ Earthquakes will stay with 14 points like Dallas to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake will play away against Colorado Rapids on the 20th of October with a 26-15 head to head record in favor of Real Salt Lake (13 draws).

SJ Earthquakes will host Austin on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of SJ Earthquakes (3 draws).

Real Salt Lake and SJ Earthquakes will play the return match on the at the Avaya Stadium

Real Salt Lake – Formation

Real Salt Lake
G
Zac MacMath 18.United States
6.3
D
Marcelo Silva 30.Uruguay
6.8
D
Justen Glad 15.United States
7.7
D
Brayan Vera 4.Colombia
6.6
33'
D
Bode Hidalgo 19.United States
6.5
82'
M
Jasper Löffelsend 28.Germany
7.4
82' Goals39'
M
Pablo Ruiz  7.Argentina
7.3
45'
M
A. Gómez 11.Colombia
7.9
Goals80'
M
J. Savarino 10.Venezuela
7.1
Goals54'
F
Rubio Rubín 14.Guatemala
6.6
81'
F
Anderson Julio 29.Ecuador
6.8
25'
Substitutes
G
Tomás Gómez 24.United States
D
Bryan Oviedo 3.Costa Rica
6.2
33'
M
Emeka Eneli 25.United States
82'
M
D. Luna 26.United States
M
Braian Ojeda 6.Paraguay
6.6
82'
M
Maikel Chang 16.Cuba
6.4
81'
M
Damir Kreilach 8.Croatia
F
Danny Musovski 17.United States
7.3
25'
F
Justin Meram 9.Iraq

Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Pablo Andrés Mastroeni decided to play with the following team: Zac MacMath (6.3), Bode Davis (6.5), Justen Glad (7.7), Marcelo Silva (6.8), Brayan Vera (6.6), Andres Gomez (7.9), Jasper Loffelsend (7.4), Pablo Ruiz (7.3), Jefferson Savarino (7.1), Anderson Julio (6.8) and Rubio Rubin (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Bryan Oviedo (6.4), Tomas Gomez, Emeka Eneli, Diego Luna, Braian Ojeda (6.6), Maikel Chang (6.5), Daniel Musovski (7.3), Justin Meram and Damir Kreilach.

Real Salt Lake could not rely on the presence of Emeka Somto Eneli (injured) and Maikel Chang (injured).

Substitutions

Real Salt Lake made 4 changes: Anderson Julio for Daniel Musovski (25′), Brayan Vera for Bryan Oviedo (33′), R. Méndez for Maikel Chang (82′) and Jasper Löffelsend for Braian Ojeda (82′).

Best player: Andres Gomez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Salt Lake was Andres Gomez.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

SJ Earthquakes – Formation

SJ Earthquakes
G
J. Marcinkowski 1.United States
6.3
D
Jonathan Mensah 4.Ghana
6.8
D
Carlos Akapo 29.Equatorial Guinea
6.6
D
Paul Marie 3.France
6.4
86'
D
Rodrigues 26.Brazil
7.4
M
Carlos Gruezo 7.Ecuador
6.3
83'
M
Jamiro Monteiro 35.Cape Verde
7.1
M
Jackson Yueill  14.United States
7.4
84'
F
C. Espinoza 10.Argentina
7.1
Goals49'
F
Jeremy Ebobisse 11.Cameroon
6.9
F
C. Cowell 44.United States
6.1
65'
Substitutes
G
Daniel 42.Brazil
D
M. Trauco 21.Peru
6.5
86'
D
Tanner Beason 15.United States
D
Tommy Thompson 22.United States
M
J. Skahan 16.United States
M
Michael Baldisimo 55.Canada
M
Judson 93.Brazil
6.5
83'
F
Benjamin Kikanović 28.United States
7.1
65'
F
O. Bouda 25.Burkina Faso
6.5
84'

SJ Earthquakes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Luchi Gonzalez played with: James Marcinkowski (6.3), Carlos Akapo (6.6), Jonathan Mensah (6.8), Rodrigues (7.4), Paul Marie (6.4), Jackson Yueill (7.4), Carlos Gruezo (6.2), Jamiro Monteiro (7.1), Cristian Espinoza (7.1), Jeremy Ebobisse (6.9) and Cade Cowell (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Miguel Trauco (6.2), Daniel de Sousa Brito, Tanner Beason, Jack Skahan, Benjamin Kikanović (7.1), Ousseni Bouda (6.6), Tommy Thompson, Michael Baldisimo and Judson.

Substitutions

SJ Earthquakes made 4 changes: Cade Cowell for B. Kikanovic (65′), Carlos Gruezo for O. Bouda (86′), Paul Marie for Miguel Trauco (86′) and Carlos Gruezo for Judson (84′).

Best player: Jackson Yueill​

The most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Jackson Yueill.

His rating is (7.4) with 77 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​