March 10, 2018 has become a black mark in the history of Real Salt Lake. Expansion side LAFC, in their second professional game ever, scored 5 goals at the feared Rio Tinto stadium. Known as a stronghold in North America, the RioT and it’s army of supporters were the only thing from Salt Lake that showed up on Saturday. They made me proud that I bleed red.
So what happened? Because that was the worst display I’ve ever seen of an RSL squad. LAFC slapped us around so hard it made me wish the ref could pull out a mercy card.