Sergi Solans leads Real Salt Lake to 3-0 win over St. Louis City

Solans strikes twice as Real Salt Lake win 3-0

Real Salt Lake defeated St. Louis City 3-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium, with Sergi Solans scoring twice in a result that moved the hosts from 36 points to 39 in the Western Conference. St. Louis City stayed on 51 points after the match.

Solans sets the tone, then seals the result

Solans opened the scoring in the 41st minute, turning Morgan Guilavogui’s assist into a 1-0 lead. Dominik Marczuk doubled Real Salt Lake’s advantage in the 52nd minute after Luc De Fougerolles supplied the assist, making it 2-0.

Solans completed the scoring in the 59th minute, with Saba Lobjanidze creating the goal. The strike made the score 3-0 and was the final goal recorded in the match. Solans finished with two goals and two shots on target in 68 minutes, earning the highest rating of the game at 8.9.

Red card worsens St. Louis City’s afternoon

St. Louis City’s task became harder when Tomas Ostrak was sent off in the 43rd minute, shortly after receiving a yellow card in the 29th minute. Real Salt Lake had already taken the lead by then, and the visitors could not respond.

The statistics support a controlled home performance. Real Salt Lake had 60% possession, 20 shots to St. Louis City’s three, and eight shots on target to two. Their expected-goals figure was 3.61 against 0.17, while they completed 570 accurate passes compared with St. Louis City’s 347.

Real Salt Lake went into the match #10 in the Western Conference after a most recent pre-match loss. St. Louis City entered as #2 after a draw in their latest listed match. The result left St. Louis City 12 points ahead of Real Salt Lake, while Vancouver Whitecaps remained provisionally top on 55 points.