THIS WEEK AT RSL
Week of July 1 – July 7
Real Salt Lake
RSL entered the week hosting eight of the next 11 matches at Rio Tinto Stadium and got off to a hot start to that pivotal stretch with a 2-0 victory over rival Sporting Kansas City. FW Sam Johnson scored both goals while GK Nick Rimando made three saves to preserve the victory in his 147th career MLS shutout, extending his league record in clean sheets and wins (214). The win boosts RSL’s record to 7-8-2 (23 points) on the season, good for eighth in the Western Conference and just three points out of fourth place in a tight Western Conference race.