Sandy • As the game between two surging Western Conference teams began, Real Salt Lake was below the playoff line while Minnesota United safely nestled in fourth place. The Loons came in with a four-game winning streak, while Real had won three of the last four.
On paper, Minnesota and Salt Lake were evenly matched at this point in the Major League Soccer season. But with the Loons being the third-highest-scoring team in the league, it goes without typing that Real would have its work cut out forit defensively.
But what was on paper transpired in the game Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium as Real and the Loons played to a 1-1 draw.