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A massive game in the Western Conference is ahead as Real Salt Lake play host to the Colorado Rapids in the second Rocky Mountain Cup clash of the season. If the season ended today, Real would be in the MLS Cup Playoffs while the Rapids would be on the outside looking in - but the teams are separated by just three points.
After suffering back-to-back losses on the road, Real Salt Lake (7-8-6, 27 pts.; 2nd in Western Conference) will have plenty of motivation upon its return to Rice-Eccles Stadium this Friday, August 29, when the Utah side will welcome the Colorado Rapids (7-11-3, T-4th in West) in the second of three installments of the 2008 Rocky Mountain Cup series.
Real Salt Lake have acquired 21-year old FW Will Johnson from the Chicago Fire in exchange for conditional SuperDraft picks in 2009 and 2011. Johnson fills Real Salt Lake's last remaining spot on its 28-man roster as a Senior roster addition.
It's back to the drawing board for Real Salt Lake after a second consecutive road loss. The Columbus Crew took a 2-0 lead in the opening 25 minutes and never looked back for a 3-0 win that avenged a 2-0 loss to RSL in Rice-Eccles Stadium on July 12.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto had a goal and an assist in the first half and later added his league-best 14th assist to lead the Columbus Crew to a 3-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Saturday in Crew Stadium.
Out of all the things that have defined Real Salt Lake in their rise as a contender this season, the club's improved defensive prowess has been its most notable trademark.
Two teams that were out of the postseason hunt a year ago, yet find themselves firmly in the thick of it this year, meet at Crew Stadium when the Columbus Crew take on Real Salt Lake.
Real Salt Lake will continue the most difficult portion of its 2008 schedule this Saturday, August 23, when Utah's MLS side will travel to the Midwest to square off against the Eastern Conference's newly-anointed top squad, the Columbus Crew.
Real Salt Lake returned to MLS play after a three-week layoff with a disappointing 4-3 loss to Houston Dynamo at Robertson Stadium on Saturday evening. The loss ends RSL's long run atop the Western Conference, putting them two points behind Houston in the standings.
Real Salt Lake's month-long ride atop the Western Conference standings ended with a 4-3 loss to Houston Dynamo at Robertson Stadium on Saturday evening. The Salt Lake defense allowed four goals in the first half of play, matching the total number of goals the team had allowed in its previous 10 matches combined.
