Sergi Solans’s two goals seal Real Salt Lake’s 3-0 win

Solans turns a controlled lead into a clear win

Real Salt Lake beat New England Revolution 3-0, with Real Salt Lake taking the win after leading 1-0 at half-time. Sergi Solans supplied the decisive second-half contribution, scoring twice as Real Salt Lake converted a smaller share of the match’s possession into a convincing result.

Early goal, late separation

Aiden Hezarkhani scored the opener in the 2nd minute, making the score 1-0. New England remained active after the interval, but Solans extended Real Salt Lake’s advantage in the 62nd minute to make it 2-0, with Noel Caliskan providing the assist. The second goal came after New England’s substitutions at 58 minutes, although the supplied events do not establish a direct link.

Solans completed the scoring in the 80th minute, making it 3-0 with Morgan Guilavogui credited with the assist. Guilavogui was booked in the 46th minute, while Carles Gil received New England’s first yellow card in the 45th minute. Joshua Wynder and Rafael were also booked in the 61st and 75th minutes respectively. Neither team received a red card.

New England had the ball, Real Salt Lake had the finish

New England held 67% possession and recorded 16 total shots to Real Salt Lake’s 9. It also completed 535 accurate passes compared with Real Salt Lake’s 248 and won 11 corners to 1. However, Real Salt Lake produced 6 shots on goal to New England’s 4, helping explain the difference between control of the ball and the final score.

Post-match table context

In the provisional standings, Real Salt Lake is ranked #11 in the Western Conference with 32 points from 27 games, while New England is ranked #2 in the Eastern Conference with 46 points from 27 games. Their positions are in different tables and are not comparable; the points difference is 14. Solans was the standout performer, earning an 8.4 rating, scoring 2 goals and recording 4 shots on target.