Real Salt Lake Earns One Point In Season Opener Against Orlando City SC
Feb 29, 2020, 6:16 PM | Updated: 6:19 pm
RSL defender Aaron Herrera (Courtesy of Real Salt Lake)
(Courtesy of Real Salt Lake)
ORLANDO, Fla. – Real Salt Lake opened its 2020 campaign by earning one point in its season opener against Orlando City SC.
RSL traveled to Florida to play Orlando City SC at Exploria Stadium on Saturday, February 29.
After 94 minutes of scoreless soccer, the two teams ended play with a 0-0 draw and earned one point apiece.
Headed back to Utah with a point.
See you at the home opener next Saturday! pic.twitter.com/33XoF3FwRy
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) March 1, 2020
Orlando City FC owned possession for 51 percent of the match.
Big boy soccer 💪 pic.twitter.com/LEOiNPl2o7
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) March 1, 2020
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Real Salt Lake was only able to attempt five shots including one shot on goal. Orlando outshot RSL with nine shots, two of which were shots on goal.
Orlando had 12 corner kicks in the match compared to 5 for RSL.
New signee Giuseppe Rossi made his Real Salt Lake debut when he subbed in during the 79th minute.
¡@GiuseppeRossi22 debuta con @RealSaltLake! #DaleRSL | #ORLvRSL | #MLSisBack pic.twitter.com/PLFt31S56u
— MLS Español (@MLSes) March 1, 2020
Three of the last six matches between Orlando City SC and Real Salt Lake have resulted in a draw.
Real Salt Lake returns to Utah for its home opener against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday, March 7 at 12 p.m. (MDT).
