With the launch of Real Monarch SLC last season, the Real Salt Lake organization embarked on a long-term project to help provide a link between the club’s standout Academy system in Arizona and the MLS club. The opportunity to cultivate players from both inside and outside of that development ladder has already begun to bear fruit for RSL after just one season after Real Salt Lake signed former Monarchs forward Emery Welshman.
After already having historical milestones for the club – the first match in a scoreless draw March 22 on the road against the LA Galaxy II, the first goal by Coco Navarro in a 3-1 road loss against Portland Timbers 2 on March 29 and the first home match on April 8 when Justen Glad scored the first home goal in a 1-1 draw with Portland.