From Deseret News archives:
RSL blanked for 10th time this season
That's because Real was shut out for the 10th time this season, falling to Chivas USA 1-0 in front of 11,217 fans at the Home Depot Center.
It's not a surprising result. Chivas USA is on pace to finish with one of the best records in MLS, and hadn't lost at home in seven matches prior to Sunday. RSL meanwhile, hasn't won on the road all year and owns the worst record in the league.
Even coach Jason Kreis, who's been the ultimate optimist through this difficult campaign, seemed resigned to the team's postseason fate after the match.
"We are at a place where we're looking one game at a time," he said. "To be completely honest with you, I don't know how many points we need to try and get into the playoffs, because it's not important. What's important is the next game."
For the record, RSL probably needs to win 10 of its last 11 games to have a chance, a seemingly impossible feat. As for the club's next game, it's this Wednesday at home against Kansas City. After that, it's four straight road games. Ouch.
With Sunday's loss, which is the only stat that matters, RSL is also flirting with the worst record in MLS history.
RSL midfielder Kyle Beckerman said the problems started well before the ball got to the forwards.
"Just pass the ball, just play a simple pass, find the next guy, pass it, he finds the next guy, pass it, it's as simple as that," said Beckerman. "Sometimes we acted like we don't know how to pass when we do."
The opening half was dominated by Chivas, outside of a wasted quality scoring chance by RSL's Robbie Findley in the sixth minute.
After that, Chivas enjoyed the better of the play, and if it wasn't for keeper Nick Rimando's stellar effort, it could've become ugly fast. In the 12th minute, Rimando came up with a point-blank reactionary save against Ante Razov, and six minutes later he denied Sacha Kljestan with an even more impressive kick save.
"He was fantastic again, he made a host of saves there to keep us alive," said Kreis.
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