Real Salt Lake and Atlanta United met for the first time at Rio Tinto Stadium. While the Claret-and-Cobalt looked to remain perfect under Mike Pekte, Atlanta looked to get back to their early success after two draws and a loss.
Atlanta drew first blood in the ninth minute. The chance was generated when Chris Wingert, under pressure, sent a back-pass to Nick Rimando who then sent a ground pass to midfield in hopes of reaching Luke Mulholland. The Englishman, however, was beaten to the ball by Carlos Carmona.
United lived up to their reputation as the best transition team in the league when the loose ball was collected by U.