After a hard-fought match on Friday on the turf of Aloha Stadium, Real Salt Lake emerged victorious after a late Nick Besler goal lifted RSL to a 2-1 win in the first match of the 2019 Pacific Rim Cup.
Winning wasn’t the top objective in RSL’s first competitive preseason match after two scrimmages the previous two weekends, but finding the winning mentality and habits was still high on the list for Head Coach Mike Petke.
“Begrudgingly to who I am, it was number three on our objective list tonight – getting a win,” Petke said after the match.