On a week when Real Salt Lake was expert in keeping possession, left back Demar Phillips stood out among the rest. After completing 90% of his 69 total passes with a team-high six recoveries, Phillips was named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week as RSL came back for a 1-1 draw with the Montreal Impact on Saturday.
It was his heads-up play that led to RSL’s equalizing penalty, too, as he raced to the endline and worked to keep the ball in play before Joao Plato was felled in the box for the spot kick.
Phillips has nine starts among his 14 appearances this season, connecting on two assists in that time.