Match Report


Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake     Inter MiamiInter Miami
Brendan DaoBrendan Dao John Diffey John Diffey
Juan HerreraJ. Herrera69
G
1captain
G
76Ricardo VargasR. Vargas
Henrique AdailtonH. Adailton71
D
2
D
77Darrell PerkinsD. Perkins
Augusto EscobedoA. Escobedo74
D
3
D
83Vasco EdmundoV. Edmundo
Cristián ZúñigaC. Zúñiga69
D
4
D
79Tristan NovielloT. Noviello
Bastián FuentesB. Fuentes69
M
captain5
M
79Manuel MolinaM. Molina
Ezequiel RodriguezE. Rodriguez68
M
6
M
80David PetroneD. Petrone
Jordan KnightonJ. Knighton76
M
7
M
78Diego Luis ChávezD. Luis Chávez
Paolo AriasP. Arias77
M
8
M
78Sal BalboaS. Balboa
Omar CastroO. Castro70
A
9
A
75Russell SippolaR. Sippola
Sixto CarmonaS. Carmona70
A
10
A
78Diego VeizagaD. Veizaga
Martins AmorosoM. Amoroso69
A
11
A
75Benício GónzalezB. Gónzalez
 
Daniel MillerD. Miller56
G
12
D
73Bastián FuentesB. Fuentes
Samuel SaldanaS. Saldana71
D
13
M
78Renato PeleR. Pele
Alejo CaniggiaA. Caniggia74
A
14
A
72Franklin FerrariF. Ferrari

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Rio Tinto Stadium where Real Salt Lake play host to Inter Miami. A crowd of 17,764 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Real Salt Lake and Inter Miami are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Carter.


0.00
The first half starts with Real Salt Lake kicking off!
4.09
Sal Balboa sees Diego Veizaga in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Diego Veizaga lofts in a cross ball towards Russell Sippola. Russell Sippola finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Cristián Zúñiga steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
8.36
With a delightful solo run, Ezequiel Rodriguez stretches the opposition's defence. Ezequiel Rodriguez passes the ball forward but Omar Castro is offside!
9.25
David Petrone catches Cristián Zúñiga on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cristián Zúñiga hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.10
Ezequiel Rodriguez catches Diego Luis Chávez on the ankles. Ezequiel Rodriguez is shown the yellow card! Diego Luis Chávez runs off the knock.
12.20
Henrique Adailton makes a strong solo run forward. Henrique Adailton threads a neat ball through to Omar Castro. Omar Castro shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Ricardo Vargas!
20.45
Inter Miami are playing very defensively.
21.56
Darrell Perkins takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Tristan Noviello. Tristan Noviello knocks the ball forward to Sal Balboa. Sal Balboa passes the ball forward to Diego Veizaga. Diego Veizaga knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Herrera who gathers it comfortably.
24.26
Jordan Knighton changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jordan Knighton controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Omar Castro through on goal. Omar Castro shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Ricardo Vargas has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
28.50
Ezequiel Rodriguez sees a break and surges forward. Ezequiel Rodriguez whips in a cross ball towards Omar Castro. Omar Castro shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Darrell Perkins is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
33.25
Darrell Perkins flicks a high pass forward. David Petrone holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Petrone threads a neat ball through to Diego Veizaga. Diego Veizaga knocks in a cross ball towards Russell Sippola. Russell Sippola directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
34.03
Diego Luis Chávez threads a neat ball through to Diego Veizaga. Diego Veizaga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristián Zúñiga.
36.51
Darrell Perkins hacks Omar Castro from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Omar Castro runs off the knock.
38.02
Vasco Edmundo makes a beautiful solo run. Vasco Edmundo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Russell Sippola. Russell Sippola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.16
Paolo Arias flicks a high pass forward. Martins Amoroso controls it well on his chest. Martins Amoroso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
42.41
Manuel Molina catches Jordan Knighton on the ankles. The referee calls over Manuel Molina and shows him a yellow card! Jordan Knighton stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Ezequiel Rodriguez flicks a high ball forward to Omar Castro who takes it down. Omar Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Vargas who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Salt Lake appear unchanged since the first half. Inter Miami have changed their lineup with Bastián Fuentes replacing Vasco Edmundo and Renato Pele replacing David Petrone. The Inter Miami players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Inter Miami get the second half underway!
49.56
Benício Gónzalez clumsily knocks into Henrique Adailton. The referee warns Benício Gónzalez to calm down! Henrique Adailton stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.02
Darrell Perkins threads a neat ball through to Sal Balboa. Sal Balboa flicks a high pass forward. Russell Sippola holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Russell Sippola finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Juan Herrera. Excellent save.
67.13
Jordan Knighton brings the ball forward. Jordan Knighton makes a great pass forward. Omar Castro runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
69.49
Diego Luis Chávez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Benício Gónzalez. Benício Gónzalez whips in a cross ball towards Diego Veizaga. Diego Veizaga heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but Henrique Adailton is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
70.41
Sal Balboa takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Renato Pele. Renato Pele deftly flicks the ball on. Ezequiel Rodriguez reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
73.58
Renato Pele threads the ball through to Russell Sippola. Russell Sippola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.37
Sal Balboa knocks the ball forward to Russell Sippola. Russell Sippola runs straight at the defence! Russell Sippola shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
77.39
Inter Miami have made a substitution with Franklin Ferrari replacing Diego Veizaga .
78.48
Diego Luis Chávez runs up as Sal Balboa takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Diego Luis Chávez makes a simple pass to Franklin Ferrari. Franklin Ferrari lofts in a cross ball towards Russell Sippola. Russell Sippola gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.34
Bastián Fuentes kicks a strong pass forward to Omar Castro. Omar Castro shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
87.44
Renato Pele makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Benício Gónzalez. Benício Gónzalez shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Real Salt Lake

Inter Miami
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
27%
50%
23%

Scorers
Omar Castro 24
Russell Sippola 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Russell Sippola of Inter Miami

Match Ratings