DC United vs Real Salt Lake played for the Major League Soccer this Saturday, on June 17th 2023. The visitor team achieved a great 1-2 victory, to pick up important points.
Score
It is interesting to highlight the unexpected victory of Real Salt Lake. Before the game, the odds of 4.5 guaranteed a good profit for those who dared to bet on the underdog.
Real Salt Lake took full advantage of the sending off of Steve Birnbaum, at the 26 minute mark. After seeing their rivals down by one, the team went on the attack and made the most of its numerical superiority, scoring in the minute 53 the goal that guaranteed the victory for the team.
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Match Goals
The game was exciting and had good doses of excitement. Pablo Ruiz scored the first goal in the 41 minutes of the game, while Danny Musovski increased the lead at 51 minutes. But who closed the game at 53 minutes was Chris Durkin with a goal that sealed the victory for Real Salt Lake.
Real Salt Lake managed to win despite their poor finishing today. With 18 shots in the 90 minutes of play, they hit only 6 on target to score the 2 victory goals.
Not surprisingly, DC United left the field defeated. With only 2 shots in the match, the team showed little aggressiveness and failed to hold the opposing attack.
Cards
The match referee decided to show 1 red card in this DC United vs Real Salt Lake match. DC United was reduced to 10 players, losing Steve Birnbaum at the 26 minute mark, and was conditioned for the remaining minutes of the match.
DC United vs Real Salt Lake Game Highlights
This match between DC United vs Real Salt Lake, was played under a clear sky, and had no VAR interventions in the 90 minutes.
Featured Players
At the end of the game, the best players of each team were nominated, with the defender Derrick Williams being the best on the field for the DC United side. On the other side, the best player from the Real Salt Lake team was the midfielder Jasper Loffelsend.
Standings
Following this game, DC United is currently in 8th place with 23 points, whereas Real Salt Lake has accumulated 23 points and holds the 7th spot in the league table.
FAQ
DC United vs Real Salt Lake played for the Major League Soccer on Saturday, on June 17th 2023.
The visitor team achieved a great 1-2 victory, to pick up important points.
It is interesting to highlight the unexpected victory of Real Salt Lake. Before the game, the odds of 4.5 guaranteed a good profit for those who dared to bet on the underdog.
The game was exciting and had good doses of excitement. Pablo Ruiz scored the first goal in the 41 minutes of the game, while Danny Musovski increased the lead at 51 minutes. But who closed the game at 53 minutes was Chris Durkin with a goal that sealed the victory for Real Salt Lake.
This match featured a total of 5 yellow cards shown by the match referee M. Badawi.
