Real Salt Lake Looks For Home Redemption Against New York City FC
Jun 9, 2023, 4:19 PM
RSL vs. Colorado Rapids on May 20, 2023. (Courtesy of Real Salt Lake)
(Courtesy of Real Salt Lake)
SALT LAKE CITY – Real Salt Lake will face off with New York City FC for the first and only time this season on Saturday.
The game will be played at America First Field as RSL attempts to defend home field.
time to make more memories at our house
🎟: https://t.co/Udcqc9wfUt pic.twitter.com/xAitlN2NoA
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) June 8, 2023
Real Salt Lake, New York City FC Preview
RSL enters off of an impressive 3-2 home victory over the LA Galaxy in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals.
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The game set a U.S. Open Cup record for the highest attendance in a quarterfinal game.
Quarterfinal Round Breaks Records | #USOC2023
Total attendance: 63,255 | Average: 15,814
*Crushes previous Last Eight record (55,382 from 2022)
**The 20,712 in Utah for @realsaltlake v @LAGalaxy broke single-game Quarterfinal record pic.twitter.com/Bx5H8Ndfr9
— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) June 9, 2023
New York City FC’s last game was a scoreless draw against New England at home.
The last time that RSL and NYC met was in April 2022.
New York pulled out a dominant 6-0 victory behind a four-goal performance from Valentín Castellanos.
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The boys from the Bronx are in town.#RSLvNYC | @EnglandLogistic pic.twitter.com/Nc13Lp19md
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) June 9, 2023
Real Salt Lake is hoping that the U.S. Open Cup win at home can provide some MLS momentum.
The club’s last MLS regular season home win came on April 22 against the San Jose Earthquakes. Since then, they’ve recorded two draws and two losses in front of the home fans.
New York City sits in the East’s 13-seed with a record of 4-7-5. Real Salt Lake holds the West’s 9-seed as they fight to stay in the playoff picture.
A night to remember with the best fans 🤩
🎟: https://t.co/Udcqc9wfUt pic.twitter.com/PaGZL6uXGd
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) June 9, 2023
After NYC, Real Salt Lake will take a two-game road trip until returning home for a match with Minnesota at the end of the month.
How To Watch Real Salt Lake
All Major League Soccer games are broadcasted on Apple TV with MLS Season Pass.
All Real Salt Lake English-language radio coverage for the 2023 season and beyond will be carried on various KSL radio signals. KSL Sports Zone (97.5 FM/1280 AM) and KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM / 1160 AM) are both stations under the Bonneville International umbrella.
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Chandler Holt is a Digital Sports Producer for sports.ksl.com, specializing in all things basketball and football. Follow Chandler on Twitter at @ChandlerHoltKSL.
