Real Salt Lake AP Report, October 25: 3-0 Rout of St. Louis City Gives Playoff Push the Edge
According to an Associated Press report on October 25, Real Salt Lake beat St. Louis City 3-0 in a home match on Saturday night to take the edge in the Western Conference playoff race. The match was played in Sandy; Sergi Solans scored in each half and Dominic Marczuk also found the net in the second half. Solans opened the scoring in the 41st minute off an assist from Morgan Guilavogui; St. Louis City's Tomas Ostrak was sent off three minutes later for a second yellow card, leaving the home side a man up from then on. In the 52nd minute, Marczuk finished a pass to extend the lead, and Solans scored again in the 59th minute to seal the win. Goalkeeper Rafael Cabral made two saves for his third shutout in 30 starts this season. With the result, Real Salt Lake's record stands at 11 wins, 14 draws and 6 losses, having entered the match just one place outside the Western Conference playoff spots. Solans has now scored 14 goals this season, passing Duncan McGuire's 13 in 2023 for the second-most goals by a college draft player in a first season. St. Louis City, at 14 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses, remains second in the West but is winless in four matches, with two draws and two losses.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 皇家盐湖城主场美职联比赛，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 2.0
