Match Report
In the standings it was Orlando City 11th on 25 points, Real Salt Lake 10th on 28 — separated by 3. The last five rounds placed Real Salt Lake no better than 26th for form, against 10th in the standings. Per game in the league, Orlando City were scoring 1.68 and conceding 2.45, Real Salt Lake 1.62 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Real Salt Lake had not won in 5 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
Inter&Co Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,500. With 38 matches recorded and 1.4 yellow cards per game, F. Bazakos was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Real Salt Lake led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Orlando City: Antoine Griezmann (53'), Antoine Griezmann (81') · Real Salt Lake: Dominik Marczuk (36')
Key stats
Possession: Orlando City 61% · Real Salt Lake 39% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 5-4