SANDY, Utah (Saturday, June 29, 2019) – Real Salt Lake (7-8-2, 23 points) claimed a 2-0 victory over rival Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. The win moves RSL to a 5-2-0 home record on the year, starting a stretch of eight-out-of-11 matches at Rio Tinto Stadium with a victory.
FW Sam Johnson scored a first-half brace to solidify the victory for RSL in front of 18,933 fans at Rio Tinto Stadium.
In the opening 15 minutes of the match, RSL maintained possession in both halves of the field and were rewarded with a goal in the 15th minute.