Real Salt Lake, Crew tie 0-0 in CONCACAF first leg

By Shawn Mitchell

For the Deseret News

Published: Tuesday, Feb. 22 2011 11:56 p.m. MST

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Real Salt Lake opened its season with a scoreless draw against the Columbus Crew Tuesday night in the opening leg of a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series.

"More than anything it was the conditions," Kreis said. "It's just difficult. When that happens you don't possess the ball well and you don't create chances."

The winner of the series will advance to a semifinal series against Olimpia of Honduras or Saprissa of Costa Rica.

No American team has previously advanced to a Champions League semifinal since they changed the format to the current.

The winner of the Champions League will face some of the world's best professional teams in the FIFA Club World Cup that will be played in Japan in December.

The Crew or Salt Lake is guaranteed to play a Mexican team in the final if either advances. Four teams from the Mexican first division occupy the other half of the bracket.

Mexican teams have won the past five CONCACAF Champions Leagues.

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RSL #1

Vancouver, WA

MLS soccer net wrote the crowd was closer to 4,000.

9:25 p.m. Feb. 22, 2011
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Schwa

South Jordan, UT

If they had 4000 I'd be surprised.

10:40 p.m. Feb. 22, 2011
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three11stu

Saratoga Springs, UT

Looked more like 2000 or so. They had their supporters group, and then handful of people in the stands. Although we couldn't see the other side.

11:33 p.m. Feb. 22, 2011
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