April 25, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Real Salt Lake News Release
HERRIMAN, Utah – Real Salt Lake (3-5-0, 9 pts, MLS 9th West) kicks off its 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Wednesday night, one of 18 Major League Soccer sides entering the 110-year old tourney in the 64-team Third Round this week. RSL travels to Las Vegas – site of the Club’s first Open Cup road match since 2017 – to face the USL Championship Las Vegas Lights at historic Cashman Field, with an 8:00 p.m. MT kickoff.
Real Salt Lake (MLS) at Las Vegas Lights (USL-C)
Cashman Field – Las Vegas, Nev.
Wednesday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m. MT
Wednesday’s match will be broadcast locally via the KSL+ App, www.KSLSports.com and KSL radio. Spanish-speaking fans can tune in on KBMG Latino 106.3 FM, La Gran D 102.3 FM and KTUB 1600 AM for the local radio broadcast.
2023 Records: Real Salt Lake (3-5-0, 9 pts, MLS 9th West); Las Vegas Lights (0-1-4, 4 pts, 12th USL Championship West)
RSL @ LAS VEGAS LIGHTS: Wednesday’s contest is the second of what could be a 13-game, 45-day stretch that sees Real Salt Lake manage multiple competitions, with several potential Open Cup and MLS three-game weeks on the horizon … In order to do so, however, RSL will have to snap a seven-game overall winless streak in the U.S. Open Cup dating back to 2015, and snap a 10-game winless streak on the road in Open Cup play …
A year ago, a mixed group of RSL / Monarchs dropped a shocking 0-1 home decision to the USL League One expansion Northern Colorado Hailstorm, despite 19,301 fans at what is now America First Field in Sandy … That loss marked the Claret-and-Cobalt’s second home loss to a lower-division squad in its Open Cup annals, RSL’s all-time mark falling to 6-2-1 (W-L-T) against USL/NASL teams on Utah soil, outscoring those visitors 20-12 on aggregate … In RSL’s last Open Cup road trip, in June 2017 at Sacramento, a young side guided by Mike Petke lost 4-1 to USL Republic FC in what was RSL Academy HomeGrown starlet Jordan Allen’s last professional game …
Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni’s side – coming off back-to-back 3-1 home victories in recent weeks, along with a strong performance at Dallas in a 2-1 loss 10 days ago – resumes its MLS schedule later this week by hosting West rival Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday, in a game that could sell out at America First Field … Tickets remain available at www.RSL.com/tickets, with a sellout expected this weekend …
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