Real Salt Lake dropped important points against Vancouver Whitecaps tonight, conceding a late goal from Julian Gressel in a disappointing 1-1 draw.
Gressel’s goal came near stoppage time, with RSL battling to keep a 1-0 lead at home — but with a puzzling array of substitutions, including one that saw Rubio Rubin playing at left wing, the team seemed perennially on the back foot.
The goal in question came from a deep cross, marked loosely by the never-a-winger Rubin, with Erik Holt marking Gressel in the box. He didn’t anticipate the cross well and didn’t impact Gressel winning the ball, and it was a simple header past a static Zac MacMath, who didn’t react to the header.