The weirdest spot in any Utah sports venue provided a perfect view of Real Salt Lake’s biggest goal of the season.
Section 15, Row Z, Seat 1 is just below the concourse on Rio Tinto Stadium’s west side, atop a vertical row of single chairs. Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman’s winning goal last week vs. Houston almost directly followed the sightline from that seat, with a shot from the left side that hit the goalpost and bounced into the net.
In my 10 years of coming to Rio Tinto, the rogue row was a fresh discovery for me, topped only by the greatest find in Fandemonium series history — the street tacos offered on Two Dollar Tuesday at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, where the Real Monarchs play.