- Javain Brown - 24'
- Justen Glad - 70'
- Damir Kreilach - 73'
Kreilach, Glad each score a goal, RSL beats Whitecaps 2-1
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- — Damir Kreilach scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win for Real Salt Lake over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.
Real Salt Lake is unbeaten (7-0-7) in its last 14 openers — the longest streak of its kind in MLS history — despite 13 of those games coming on the road. FC Dallas, which also went into Saturday as winners of 13 straight on opening day, lost to Minnesota.
Kreilach’s game-winner came in the 73rd minute to put RSL up 2-1. Jefferson Savarino assisted the goal.
RSL also got one goal from Justen Glad.
Javain Brown scored for the Whitecaps. The 23-year-old defender in his third MLS season went into the game with one goal in 53 career appearances.
The Whitecaps outshot RSL 18-11, with each team recording seven shots on goal.
Zac MacMath saved six shots for RSL. Yohei Takaoka had five saves in his debut for the Whitecaps.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Ismir Pekmic
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Salt Lake | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | +13 | 28 |
Minnesota United FC | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 24 |
Austin FC | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 22 |
LA Galaxy | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | +4 | 22 |
LAFC | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | +5 | 21 |
Colorado Rapids | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 21 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 19 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 16 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
Portland Timbers | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
FC Dallas | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
Sporting Kansas City | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -11 | 10 |