Mike Grella was a surprise scratch from the squad the New York Red Bulls named to play Real Salt Lake - a surprise mostly because his absence was announced minutes before the starting lineup and fans were told to expect him to be out for several weeks.
Typically, an injury which has already been diagnosed as requiring a long spell on the sidelines is revealed well before game day, but the Red Bulls do seem to enjoy keeping opponents guessing: the Grella announcement was the second consecutive week RBNY had announced a key player would be missing from the squad at the eleventh hour, after having given the impression the player would be participating in the match (Kemar Lawrence missed the team's game in Seattle, as revealed shortly before starting lineups were announced on that occasion too).