Major League Soccer: Real Salt Lake overcomes Minnesota United 3-0
SANDY. Real Salt Lake was in the end too much to handle for Minnesota United.
SANDY. Real Salt Lake was eventually too strong for Minnesota United with the goal of S. Cordova (7′), J. Savarino (23′) and A. A. Julio Santos (79′).
The match was played at the Rio Tinto Stadium stadium in Sandy on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Drew Fischer with the help of Logan Brown and Eduardo Jeff. The 4th official was Brad Jensen. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 27 degrees Celsius or 80.53 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 27%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Real Salt Lake was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Minnesota United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Real Salt Lake was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Real Salt Lake won the match.
Real Salt Lake shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Minnesota United shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Real Salt Lake received 2 yellow cards (J. Loffelsend and J. Glad). On the other side, Minnesota United received 1 yellow card (A. Benitez).
After playing this match, Real Salt Lake will have 39 points like Nashville SC to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Minnesota United will stay with 44 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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7'7'
S. Cordova
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20'20'
J. Loffelsend
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23'23'
J. Savarino
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32'32'
A. Benitez
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39'39'
J. Glad
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46'46'
O. Fisher
A. Benitez
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46'46'
T. Miller
S. C. Dayne
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46'46'
R. Lod
A. Danladi
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60'60'
B. Oviedo
M. Chang
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60'60'
R. Rubin
J. Meram
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60'60'
L. Amarilla
M. Garcia Torres
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70'70'
K. Arriaga
J. Rosales
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71'71'
A. A. Julio Santos
S. Cordova
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79'79'
A. A. Julio Santos
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81'81'
D. Luna
J. Savarino
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81'81'
N. Besler
S. Caldwell
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Real Salt Lake will play away against Los Angeles FC on the 5th of September with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Los Angeles FC (0 draws).
Minnesota United will host Dallas on the 3rd of September with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Minnesota United (2 draws).
Real Salt Lake: Formation and Lineups
Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Pablo Andrés Mastroeni chose to play with the following team: Zac MacMath , Aaron Herrera , Justen Glad , Marcelo Silva , Andrew Brody , Maikel Chang , Jasper Loffelsend , Scott Caldwell , Justin Meram , Sergio Córdova and Jefferson Savarino .
Substitutes
Real Salt Lake made 5 changes: M. Chang for B. Oviedo (60′), J. Meram for R. Rubin (61′), S. Cordova for A. A. Julio Santos (71′), J. Savarino for D. Luna (81′) and S. Caldwell for N. Besler (81′).
Top player: Jefferson Savarino
The player who no doubt impressed Real Salt Lake the most was Jefferson Savarino.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Minnesota United: Formation and Lineups
Minnesota United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Adrian Heath played with: Dayne St. Clair , Alan Benítez , Michael Boxall , Brent Kallman , D.J. Taylor , Joseph Rosales , Wil Trapp , Jonathan Gonzalez , Bongokuhle Hlongwane , Mender García and Abu Danladi .
Substitutes
Minnesota United made 5 changes: A. Benitez for O. Fisher (46′), S. C. Dayne for T. Miller (46′), A. Danladi for R. Lod (46′), M. Garcia Torres for L. Amarilla (61′) and J. Rosales for K. Arriaga (70′).
Top player: Bongokuhle Hlongwane
Probably the most impressive player in Minnesota United was Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
His rating is with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
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