Real Salt Lake’s loss to LAFC was perhaps unsurprising, but the manner of defeat may have been.
Both sides went down to 10 men; first LAFC, then RSL. Certainly the home side could have capitalized better during that time, and one would also think RSL’s red card was wholly unnecessary.
Here are a handful of Saturday night’s winners and losers.
Despite giving up two goals, Nick Rimando was absolutely essential in keeping Real Salt Lake competitive — fingertip saves, a double-save that included a near-own-goal. He was a fantastic figure on the night, and it’s a shame the field players couldn’t save him a clean sheet.