Match Report
16 points separated the sides: Real Salt Lake 3rd on 59, CF Montréal 8th on 43. Real Salt Lake had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, CF Montréal ran at 1.41 scored and 1.88 conceded, Real Salt Lake at 1.91 and 1.41.
Real Salt Lake had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for CF Montréal against 11/15 for Real Salt Lake.
Stade Saputo in Montreal, capacity 20,801, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.