Real Salt Lake down with two early goals against Sporting Kansas City – Major League Soccer News
Major League Soccer franchise Real Salt Lake lost their second consecutive away outing on Wednesday, August 3. Sporting Kansas City were the opponents this time as they bettered the Real at their new home ground, LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. The ground is fast
becoming famous for the home crowd and the pressure they exert on the away side.
The venue let itself known to the Real right from the start as the home team broke into the Claret and Cobalt defence twice in 29th minute and 34th minute to add two goals to the score sheet.
By the time the match had reached the half-hour mark, Sporting had already done the damage as Utah-based club were not able to overcome the two-goal deficit.
“We have to show a little more heart,” said Arturo Alvarez, who started in place of the injured http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ned-Grabavoy-c27449. Very disappointing with the 2-0 loss, we didn’t come out from the get-go, and we didn’t play our game.”
The most shameful thing for the Royals was the second half performance. The team couldn’t even get past the ten-man Sporting to at reduce the lead. The game then got heated up as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kyle-Beckerman-c21556 in the second half.
“Honestly I thought he could have broken my ankle,” Beckerman told the media following the match. “That kid, he tries to be tough, but then he is the first to act like he got shot on a foul and I’ve just got no time for those kind of players.”
The team is now scheduled to take on New York Red Bulls back in Salt Lake City. The reigning Eastern Conference champions come on the back of an Emirates Cup winning tour of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 and will not team to beat.
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