Sandy • The last blow of the whistle allowed the fans clad in gold to lift themselves out of their seats and salute the half of soccer they’d been yearning for, well, quite a long time. So they did. They gave their team a standing ovation.
Because for once, there was no talk of lack of finishing in front of goal, or lack of scoring chances created, or being unable to run the opposition off their home field inside Rio Tinto Stadium. On Saturday night, Utah Royals FC did what it was supposed to do against the worst team in the NWSL: Put the other team to bed.