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Real Salt Lake Closes Out Preseason with 3-2 Loss to Phoenix

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (Saturday, February 22, 2020) – Real Salt Lake’s comeback effort fell short in a 3-2 loss to Phoenix Rising FC on Saturday in the final match of the 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup at Casino Arizona Field.

Damir Kreilach got the scoring started early when he put away a ball from Aaron Herrera in the 11th minute. However, Phoenix scored twice before halftime to take a 2-1 lead. Rising would add a third in the 57th minute before RSL saw a late surge. Giuseppe Rossi had a near-miss late in the second half, then Justin Meram cut the lead in half at 3-2 in the 87th minute.