Real Salt Lake: RSL shakes off blues versus Earthquakes -> Deseret News/James Edward
"I think there was quite a few players, myself included, that wanted to feel sorry for ourselves at that point," said RSL coach Jason Kreis. The moping seemed to last until halftime, but when the players finally got over the early letdown the rout was on. Spurred on by a fantastic performance from second-half substitute Robbie Findley, RSL dominated the rest of the way en route to a 3-1 victory over San Jose in front of 15,977 fans at Rice-Eccles Stadium
Findley's play the difference for RSL Saturday -> Deseret News/Michael Black
He really energized us from the first moment he came on," said RSL coach Jason Kreis. "I thought he was bright and sharp. He has been playing particularly well in the training sessions for the past few weeks. Really, I felt like for a while it was just a matter of time until Robbie puts his best foot forward and tonight he did that."
Real Salt Lake: Players are 'better spaced,' RSL coach says of defense -> Deseret News/James Edward
"The players seem to be better connected, better spaced, we weren't so strung out from top to bottom," said RSL coach Jason Kreis. "I think that we're learning."
San Jose at RSL Player Grades -> DesNews Blog/James Edward
Javier Morales (8) -- The only thing that prevented him from a higher grade was missing a third minute penalty kick, and seemingly pouting about it for about a half hour. He was outstanding in the second half though with a goal and an assist.
RSL: Still unbeaten at home -> Salt Lake Tribune/Michael C. Lewis
"Quite frankly, I thought we were miserable in the first half," coach Jason Kreis said. "Very, very disappointed, because I thought we were going to see 90 minutes of quality soccer tonight. . . . So at halftime, we challenged them quite a bit, and I was very, very proud to see the way they came out and reacted to that challenge in the second half."
RSL roster heating it up -> Ogden Standard Examiner/Jasen Asay
"He has been playing particularly well in the training sessions for the past few weeks so really I felt like, for a while, that it was just a matter of time until Robbie puts his best foot forward and tonight he did that," said RSL coach Jason Kreis.
Real Salt Lake roll past San Jose -> MLSNet/John Coon
Findley came on for starting forward Fabian Espindola in the 45th minute and immediately torched the San Jose Earthquakes -- scoring one second-half goal and setting up another to propel RSL to a 3-1 victory at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday evening.
Quakes lose in Salt Lake City -> San Francisco Chronicle
Robbie Findley scored in the 48th minute and assisted Javier Morales' goal 12 minutes later, leading Real Salt Lake to a 3-1 victory over the Earthquakes on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
Quakes routed by Real Salt Lake -> Monterey Herald/Andrew Aragon
The Quakes were lethargic on offense, managing just two shots on goal in a demoralizing 3-1 loss to Real Salt Lake in front of 15,977 fans at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The loss dropped the expansion Quakes to 2-6-1, and robbed them of a chance to crawl out of the basement in the Major League Soccer Western Conference standings.
Match Photos: Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes -> AYL Soccer/Chris Nicholl
Match Report: RSL 3 San Jose 1 -> AYL soccer/Aaron Bentley
There's No Place Like Home -> RSLBoz
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Real Salt Lake: RSL picks up an ugly, much-needed victory -> Deseret News/James Edward
"Honestly, I think that's probably one of the worst games we've played this season," said Kreis, who watched the game from the Rice-Eccles Stadium press box. "In some ways, maybe that's a good thing. Maybe we need to learn how to win ugly."
Real Salt Lake notes: RSL tweaks formation; Kreis up high -> Deseret News/James Edward
Two weeks ago in a loss at D.C. United, Real coach Jason Kreis wasn't pleased with how his team matched up against D.C.'s 3-5-2 formation. Facing a Dallas team that also likes to utilize a 3-5-2, Kreis thought the best way to match up was to also play a 3-5-2.
It didn't quite work out that way. Dallas came out in a 3-4-3 formation, and Kreis thought about making a change early on. "Against a 3-4-3, it doesn't look so good to play three backs against three forwards," said Kreis.
Real Salt Lake: More field time likely for Cutler -> Deseret News/Dan Rasmussen
"With the way he played tonight, he has to be in consideration to start our very next match."
Real Salt Lake game at a glance -> Deseret News
RSL earns ugly win - Salt Lake Tribune/Tony Jones
"It definitely felt great to get the win," Beckerman said. "This was the first time this season that we were ahead of a team, gave up the tying goal and came back to get the win. That was big for us. We feel like we stepped over a hurdle tonight."
Real hold off FCD in see-saw affair ->MLSnet/John Coon
Real Salt Lake continued to show they have what it takes to win on their home field, a late Kyle Beckerman goal giving them a 2-1 victory against FC Dallas on Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Real Salt Lake tops FC Dallas with late goal -> Ogden Standard Examiner/Jasen Asay
"They put like four or five forwards up there, the same thing they did tonight, and just sent the ball forward and got a goal," Cutler said. "I just kept thinking that this can't be happening again."
Great Match Photos -> RSLBoz
