Real Salt Lake To Play Japanese Club In Hawaii For Preseason Action
Dec 3, 2018, 3:21 PM | Updated: 3:21 pm
Real Salt Lake midfielder Damir Kreilach (6) pumps his fist as he celebrates a RSL goal during the New England Revolution versus Real Salt Lake at soccer match at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. (Deseret News)
(Deseret News)
SANDY, Utah – For the first time in the club’s history, Real Salt Lake is set to make a trip to Hawaii.
RSL will be competing in the 2019 Pacific Rim Cup in Honohulu along with fellow MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps and V-Varen Nagasaki and Iwaki FC of Japan.
In the first game of the mini-tournament, RSL will play Iwaki FC on Feb. 8th with the winner moving on to play the winner between Vancouver and V-Varen Nagasaki.
It will be the first trip to Hawaii for RSL, who has played preseason games in Argentina, California, Florida, South Carolina and Arizona.
