Real Salt Lake Drops Road Match To Chicago Fire FC
Oct 23, 2021, 8:34 PM
A general view of Soldier Filed is seen with the Chicago sky line in the background is seen in action during a match between the Chicago Fireand the New England Revolution on April 17, 2021 at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – After winning the Rocky Mountain Cup a week ago, Real Salt Lake suffered a road loss to Eastern Conference foe Chicago Fire FC.
Chicago hosted RSL at Soldier Field on Saturday, October 23.
The Fire beat Real Salt Lake, 1-0.
#RSL falls in the Windy City ⚽️
FT@ChicagoFire 1@realsaltlake 0#RSLonKSL #CHIvRSL
📷: Getty Images pic.twitter.com/rng0UCVcCS— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 24, 2021
RSL fell in the match after struggling for most of the first half and allowed Robert Beric to score the contest’s only goal before halftime during the 45th minute of action.
.@ChicagoFire strike first and go up 1-0 in the 45th minute.#RSLonKSL #RSL #CHIvRSL pic.twitter.com/NM91CAQQmp
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 24, 2021
Despite owning the time of possession, RSL was outshot by Chicago.
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The Fire controlled the ball only 48 percent of the time but had 25 shots compared to RSL’s 16.
The home club also had 10 shots on goal while Real Salt Lake only had five attempts on target.
Real Salt Lake’s next match is on the road against FC Dallas on Wednesday, October 27 at 6 p.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on the KSL Sports app and on KSLSports.com.
