Blake here:
Apologies to our myriad fans for the lateness of this post on the Real Salt Lake fiasco (the two of you know who you are). As a longtime Rev fan this last result was difficult to take. After a fairly desultory first half that ended as a 0-0 tie with the only real scoring chances turned in by Real Salt Lake, the second half turned into a debacle. The second half actually started pretty brightly for the Revs with Nyassi whipping in a cross that Mansally just missed. However, it went downhill quickly after that. First Olave was completely unmarked and powered a header into the goal off a great corner from Morales. Shortly thereafter on another corner, Mathis scored off a great volley that Revs announcer called before it happed. Mathis was standing at the top of the box towards the far side of the goal waving his hand with no one within 10 feet of him. Sure enough the cross comes in and he blasts a beautiful volley that Knighton had no shot at. The scored stayed at 2-0 until the 70th minute when it appeared that the Revs started to tire. In the next 20 minutes RSL scored four more goals, the first by Movsisyan off a great splitting pass by Mathis.
This was without a doubt the worst half of football I have ever seen the Rev’s play. It rivals the abomination that the Revs turned in against Joe Public last year in the CONCACAF Champions league. At least I didn’t pay to see this one as I was watching from my couch rather than sitting in the stands in a slow drizzle. I don’t know whether it was the altitude, the early travel schedule or yet another starting lineup, but the Revs never showed any fight in this one. I will be sitting in the stands on Sunday hoping they bounce back...
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