- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAFC | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | +15 | 37 |
Real Salt Lake | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | +17 | 37 |
LA Galaxy | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | +11 | 37 |
Colorado Rapids | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | +6 | 31 |
Minnesota United FC | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 29 |
Portland Timbers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | +3 | 27 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | +3 | 27 |
Austin FC | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 27 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | +2 | 25 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | +2 | 25 |
FC Dallas | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | -7 | 19 |
Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | -22 | 11 |