A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
429 posts, June 2011 to March 2013
After Javier Morales was taken off the pitch with a horrifying injury, my dad, Steve, made this banner: "DO IT FOR JAVI." It hung behind north goal for every home match since that dark day against Chivas. After Saturday's win over Seattle…
As the joy from that 3-0 throbbing of Seattle boils down and nears a nice simmer until Wednesday, it's important that we take a moment to recognize that it's well and truly not over yet. First, a 3-0 scoreline may perhaps have been the…
Karina sends along photos of her car, Señora Espíndola, her seven-year-old nephew Solomon — a budding soccer player himself — and his dad, Tyler, and one of herself and Solomon as he watches on in excitement. Photos from Karina
Chris, Nick and Tyler take in the atmosphere the RioT when RSL dismantled Seattle in the playoffs. Photo from Chris Jones, @cwinfordjones
Late in the 1st leg of the Seattle Sounders/RSL match, Keller's body language tells the whole story. Photo by Michael Richards, @SaltyGunner
Cameron Brinkerhoff traveled to the Rocky Mountain derby to watch Real Salt Lake retain the Rocky Mountain Cup. Read more about his experience with the away fans . Photo by Cameron Brinkerhoff, @djcamshaft
Kasey Keller let in three goals — it was a real beauty of a match. What a way to start the playoffs! Photo by Matt, Under the Crossbar
It's been far too long since we've seen a performance like that: We dominated every blade of grass on that pitch, and our three goals on another night would have been five or six if not for the work of the sage-like Kasey Keller. But while…
Today, the final day we're likely to see our boys at home, is the day of the all-important playoff match that could very well define our season. The build-up is finally coming to a head, and if we're to be honest, this side is considerably…
It's nearly been a week since our final home match, and I'm buzzing for some gameplay now, as are we all, I'm sure. Would that have been the sole advantage of a wildcard spot? Maybe. We could ruminate on whether going through the East may…