SAINT PAUL. Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United draw 1-1. J. Savarino scored the first goal (28′) for Real Salt Lake. J. Glad equalized (31′) with an own goal.
The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul. In front of 19,912 spectators. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza with the help of Diego Blas and Kevin Klinger. The 4th official was Brandon Stevis. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 3 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 130 Attack 94
- 56 Dangerous attack 46
- 85 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Minnesota United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Real Salt Lake that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Minnesota United was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Minnesota United to win the match.
Minnesota United shot 16 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Real Salt Lake shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Minnesota United received 2 yellow cards (Luis Amarilla and D. Taylor). Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake received 4 yellow cards (J. Glad, B. Ojeda, R. Méndez and Pablo Mastroeni).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Minnesota United will have 19 points like SJ Earthquakes to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Real Salt Lake will have 16 points like Portland Timbers and Austin to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United will play away with Sporting KC on the 20th of October with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).
Real Salt Lake will play away agasint Colorado Rapids on the 20th of October with a 27-15 head to head record in favor of Real Salt Lake (13 draws).
Minnesota United and Real Salt Lake will play the return match on the at the Rio Tinto Stadium
Minnesota United – Formation
Minnesota United
68'
73'
Minnesota United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Adrian Heath decided to play with the following team: Dayne St. Clair , D.J. Taylor , Michael Boxall , Miguel Tapias , Kemar Lawrence , Wil Trapp , Hassani Dotson , Bongokuhle Hlongwane , Franco Fragapane , Joseph Rosales and Luis Amarilla .
The home team had on the bench: Kevin Arriaga, Mender García, Zarek Valentin, Cameron Dunbar, Sangbin Jeong , Eric Dick, Clinton Irwin and Brent Kallman.
Substitutions
Minnesota United made 2 changes: Kemar Lawrence for Jeong Sang-Bin (68′) and Franco Fragapane for Mender García (85′).
Best player: Miguel Tapias
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was Miguel Tapias.
His rating is with 66 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Real Salt Lake – Formation
Real Salt Lake
28'
Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Pablo Andrés Mastroeni played with: Zac MacMath , Bode Davis , Justen Glad , Marcelo Silva , Andrew Brody , Jefferson Savarino , Braian Ojeda , Jasper Loffelsend , Rubio Rubin , Damir Kreilach and Daniel Musovski .
These were the players on the bench: Pablo Ruiz , Scott Caldwell, Maikel Chang , Gavin Beavers , Delentz Pierre, Bertin Jacquesson , Andres Gomez , Emeka Eneli and Brayan Emanuel Vera Ramírez.
Real Salt Lake could not rely on the presence of G. Beavers (injured) and Bertin Jacquesson (injured).
Substitutions
Real Salt Lake made 6 changes: Zac MacMath for Gavin Beavers (46′), Bode Hidalgo for Emeka Somto Eneli (59′), Jasper Löffelsend for Pablo Ruiz (59′), R. Méndez for Maikel Chang (74′), Damir Kreilach for Bertin Jacquesson (74′) and Danny Musovski for Andres Gomez (82′).
Best player: Marcelo Silva
The most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Marcelo Silva.
His rating is with 47 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Sporting KC – Portland Timbers – 4-1
- Seattle Sounders – New York RB – 1-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Dallas – 1-1
- LA Galaxy – Charlotte – 0-1
- Colorado Rapids – Cincinnati – 0-1
- Saint Louis City – Vancouver Whitecaps – 3-1
- Minnesota United – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
- Houston Dynamo – Austin – 2-1
