Second-half surge not sufficient for RSL in 2-0 loss in Miami to open season

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Actual Salt Lake had its work reduce out for it getting into Wednesday’s MLS season opener in Miami in opposition to Lionel Messi and recently-signed celebrity Luis Suarez.

Whereas Messi did not rating within the first recreation of his first full season in MLS, he assisted on the eventual game-winner by Robert Taylor within the thirty ninth minute, and orchestrated an all-you-can-eat buffet of delicious probabilities all night, together with a hockey help to Suarez after which Diego Gomez for the second purpose and backbreaker within the 83rd minute.

The visiting Claret and Cobalt had been out-shot 11-3 within the first half, however got here out with renewed vitality within the second half to create a number of possibilities of their very own, and at one level even took a 14-13 lead in whole photographs.

Each photographs on purpose by RSL Wednesday had been by defender Brayan Vera, with the crew struggling to threaten the goalkeeper for almost all of the sport. Chicho Arango struggled in entrance of purpose and midfield maestro Pablo Ruiz seemed somewhat rusty on his passes after a six-month layoff on account of meniscus surgical procedure.

The street crew has little time to dwell on the opening loss, nevertheless, heading to St. Louis Saturday for the second recreation of a protracted MLS season.

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