"They'll go back and say it was two penalty kicks, and in their eyes it might be tainted, but it wasn't tainted in our eyes."

Real doesn't play another league game until Aug. 9 at Colorado, but it is hosting a U.S. Open Cup match this Wednesday against those same Colorado Rapids.

D.C. opened the scoring in the 36th minute Saturday on Jaime Moreno's 104th career goal. It was no doubt one of the easiest of his career as he knocked Joshua Gros' cross into the empty net from 6 yards out. Real keeper Scott Garlick was forced to come off his line to thwart Gros' breakaway opportunity, but his defenders didn't track back quickly enough to contain Moreno.

Salt Lake nearly equalized just before halftime when newcomer Jack Stewart headed a Klein bending cross just inches wide of the opposite post. RSL acquired the former Chicago defender on Tuesday to help alleviate the strain from the glut of injuries to defenders Daniel Torres, Eddie Pope, Cameron Knowles and Nelson Akwari, and Ellinger praised his performance following his Real debut.

Stewart was eventually replaced by striker Jamie Watson in the 80th minute as Real switched to a 3-5-2 formation to push forward for the equalizer.

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