America First Field, Sandy, UT – Real Salt Lake hit the pitch tonight and in the first 4 minutes they had a 2-0 lead. The first was a 1st minute goal from Zavier Gozo and then a 4th minute strike from Diego Luna. Things settled down for a bit as both clubs tried to get into a rhythm and it was Vancouver that found their stride with a 20th minute goal from Brian White and after an RSL handball Brian White leveled the score with a PK. It wasn’t until the 90th minute that the affair was decided with a shot from Pedro Vite took advantage of some sloppy defense from RSL and gave his club 3 points for their effort. RSL continues to struggle at home and away.

The match started off with RSL showing great form and Zavier Gozo added another goal to his tally in just the 1st minute of the match. It was an amazing shot and it looked like it was setting the tone for the match with a followup from Diego Luna in the 4th minute to put his club up 2-0. It really felt like we were seeing RSL return to the form we are used to at home but the tide turned when Brian White pulled one back for Vancouver in the 20th minute and just a short time later Vancouver was awarded a penalty kick earning Brian White his second goal of the match shooting from the spot. There were several chances that should have found the goal but between those misses and some sloppy play the half ended with the score tied at 2-2.

The second half began with neither club making any changes. There was plenty of chances for RSL and it looked like Gozo would find the net a couple of times. But it wasn’t until the waning moments of the match that hope for the home club faded completely when the defensive sloppy play led to a goal from Pedro Vite in the 90th minute. There were still chances for Real but they just could seem to get it done. You have to wonder about what has to change to get back in form again fro the Claret and Cobalt. It definitely feels like all options should be on the table to get the club back to the form fans have become used to. RSL falls to 2-5-1 at home this season and tonight’s performance did not give confidence that we are headed in the right direction.

RSL kicked off their second 3 game week of the 2025 MLS season tonight at America First Field. Real Salt Lake has struggled at home this year with a record of just 2-4-1 and the road record is about the same at 2-5-2. After last year when RSL had the second most points on the road in club history this has been a disappointing year for the Claret and Cobalt. We had hoped that tonight’s match features the return of fan favorite Damir Kreilach to America First Field since he was traded Vancouver however he was not featured in the Vancouver lineup. Up next for RSL is a pair of road trips to wrap up the month of May with a visit to Austin and then on to take on an LA Galaxy squad that has still not notched a win this season.

Goals by Period             1  2  F
Real Salt Lake                   2  0  2
Vancouver Whitecaps    2  1  2

Scoring Summary
RSL – Zavier Gozo – 1′
RSL – Deigo Luna – 4′
VAN – Brian White – 20′
VAN – Brian White – 25′ PK
VAN – Pedro Vite – 90′

Misconduct Summary
RSL – William Agada – 45’+4′ – foul
RSL – Noel Caliskan – 59′ – foul
RSL – Dominik Marczuk – 62′ – foul
RSL – Alex Katranis – 65′ – foul
VAN – Ali Ahmed – 77′ – dissent
VAN – Ralph Priso – 83′ – foul
RSL – Emeka Eneli – 90’+4′ – reason

Officials
Referee: Filip Dujic
Assistant Referee: Felisha Mariscal
Assistant Referee: Diego Blas
4th Official: JD Griggs
Video Assistant Referee: Ismail Elfath
AVAR: Andrew Bigelow

Attendence: 20,359

Lineups

Real Salt Lake: Rafael Cabral; Alex Katranis (Sam Junqua, 71′); Justen Glad; Brayan Vera (Philip Quinton, 56′); Noel Caliskan (Bode Hidalgo, 81′); Emeka Eneli; Pablo Ruiz (Braian Ojeda, 72′); Deigo Luna; Xavier Gozo; Dominik Marczuk; William Agada (Ariath Piol, 71′)

Substitutes Not Used: Mason Stajduhar; Johnny Russell; Nelson Palacio

Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni

Vancouver Whitecaps: Yohel Takaoka; Sam Adekugbe (Tate Johnson, 68′); Bjorn Utvik; Edier Ocampo (Mathias Laborda, 81′); Tristan Beckmon; Jayden Nelson (Emmanuel Sabbi, 68′); Ralph Priso (Jean-Claude Ngando, 85′); Sebastian Berhalter; Ali Ahmed (Daniel Rios, 85′); Pedro Vite; Brian White

Substitutes Not Used: Ranko Velinovic; Giuseppe Bovalina; Isaac Boehmer; Jeevan Badwal

Head Coach: Jesper Sorensen

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