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A (somewhat) fond farewell Real Salt Lake prepares for final Rice-Eccles game
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Kenny Cutler is one of the few remaining original team members from that first season, and he, too, has mixed feelings about the stadium on the hill.
"It's been our home, my home, for four years, so there are some definite emotions and feelings there," said Cutler. "To be moving into the new stadium is so exciting that we are thinking more about that than leaving Rice-Eccles. I feel like Rice-Eccles will always be a part of this team, since we started there. We still drive by it all the time and think about all the games.
"One of the best memories for me was in that first year we had a friendly against a Chilean club," continued Cutler. "It was one of my first times getting out on the field, and I scored a goal. Up to that point, I hadn't really had a chance with the first team, but that was when I think I showed I could play. I went on to start a lot of games that year and that was my moment."
One of the world's most famous soccer clubs paid a visit to the stadium in 2006 as Real Salt Lake hosted Real Madrid. Players such as Ruud VanNistelrooy, David Beckham, Raul and Robinho were present on the pitch.
For coach Kreis, his greatest memory was a personal achievement.
"My hundredth goal, no doubt about it," said Kreis of his favorite Rice-Eccles memory. "There was a huge crowd that night. It was the first opportunity I had. To sit on 99, and then the very next game to take the opportunity to score No. 100 was big to me. The way the crowd reacted, you could tell that they knew what was going on; they knew that was the 100th and they gave me an awesome, awesome response."
While the team had its struggles at home in its first three seasons, Real has turned the tables in 2008 and is the only team without a loss at home.
"I think that if we were sitting in the same place as we have the prior three years, every word out of our mouths right now would be bad about that place," added Kreis.
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