3 – 0
“Morgan Guilavogui converts from the penalty spot to give Real Salt Lake the lead, capping a period of sustained RSL pressure that had seen Guilherme Castilho Carvalho and Pablo Ruiz both go close in the preceding ten minutes.”
Pivotal“Juárez's third yellow card in ten first-half minutes — Jesús Murillo joining Jairo Torres and Pablo Ruiz in the book — summed up a desperate and increasingly frantic defensive display from the visiting side in the opening period.”
“Sergi Solans, on the pitch for barely seven minutes after his half-time introduction, converts an assist from fellow substitute Noel Caliskan to double RSL's lead — the goal coming off the back of two corners that had been piling pressure on the Juárez defence.”
Pivotal“Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos finishes off a DeAndre Yedlin assist to make it 3-0, sealing the win and leaving Juárez with no route back into the tie just moments after a triple substitution by their coach failed to spark any response.”
Pivotal“Óscar Estupiñán had a left-footed effort that went wide — one of the few moments of genuine Juárez attacking threat, but by that point the game was long since beyond them at 3-0.”
Real Salt Lake
Juárez
Outstanding performance
Real Salt Lake•AttackerReal Salt Lake controlled this Leagues Cup tie in methodical fashion, opening the scoring through a Morgan Guilavogui penalty just before the half-hour mark after sustained pressure in the early stages. Juárez responded with a disciplined if at times cynical approach — three yellow cards inside the first 40 minutes told the story of a visiting side struggling to cope — but they never truly threatened to breach the RSL backline, managing just two shots on target across 90 minutes despite a surprisingly high volume of dangerous attacks. The second half was where RSL pulled clear decisively: halftime substitute Sergi Solans struck within eight minutes of coming on, and Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos added a third shortly after the hour to put the tie to bed. Juárez's 46 dangerous attacks compared to RSL's 27 is a curious statistical wrinkle — they probed plenty but lacked the clinical edge, missing two big chances — while RSL's 89% pass accuracy and five big chances created painted the picture of a team in control, even if the scoreline only truly flattered them after the second half substitutions changed the game's complexion entirely.
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Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Victor OlatunjiVAR decision confirms that there is no penalty for Victor Olatunji.
Offside.
Aiden Hezarkhani is on, and Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos is off.
Yellow card issued.
Alejandro Mayorga comes on for Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona.
Alejandro Mayorga comes on for Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona.
Shot by Oscar Eduardo Estupinan Vallesilla with his left foot, but it misses the target.
Penalty saved! Oscar Eduardo Estupinan Vallesilla's attempt does not find the net.
Yellow card issued.
Victor Olatunji takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
assist: DeAndre Yedlin
Goal! Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos scores to make it 3-0, assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
Goal! The score is now 3-0.
Victor Olatunji replaces Diego Luna.
Shot by Ricardo Jorge Oliveira Antonio with his right foot, but it misses the target.
Oscar Haret Ortega Gatica takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Juan Manuel Sanabria takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Gilberto Sepulveda Lopez comes on for Jesus Murillo.
Oscar Eduardo Estupinan Vallesilla attempts a header but misses the shot.
Diego Luna takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Juan Arias is substituted for Zach Booth.
Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
MadsonOn comes Ricardo Jorge Oliveira Antonio, and off goes Madson de Souza Silva.
Raymundo Fulgencio is on, and Ian Jairo Misael Torres Ramirez is off.
Rodrigo Dourado Cunha is on, and Guilherme Castilho Carvalho is off.
Rodrigo Dourado Cunha is on, and Guilherme Castilho Carvalho is off.
Sergi SolansSergi Solans takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
assist: Noel Caliskan
Goal! Sergi Solans scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Noel Caliskan.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Madson de Souza Silva takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Sergi Solans comes on for Morgan Guilavogui.
Noel Caliskan is on, and Stijn Spierings is off.
Guilherme Castilho Carvalho takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jose Luis Rodriguez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
First half ends with a score of 1-0.
Madson de Souza Silva takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Stijn Spierings takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Denzell Garcia takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card issued.
Yellow card shown to Jesus Murillo.
Yellow card issued to Jesus Murillo.
Yellow card issued to Ian Jairo Misael Torres Ramirez.
Morgan GuilavoguiShot! Morgan Guilavogui scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal! Morgan Guilavogui scores from the penalty spot to make it 1-0.
DeAndre Yedlin takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Pablo Ruiz Barrero takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Guilherme Castilho Carvalho takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Morgan Guilavogui's header is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Diego Luna takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off has begun!
Real Salt Lake host FC Juárez in a high-stakes Leagues Cup group stage finale where RSL must win to keep their knockout round hopes alive. Juárez arrive in fine form with two wins from two and can advance with even a draw, making this a fascinating clash of desperation versus comfort.
