The Inaugural Game (RSL vs NY)

Filed under: Cool Ish, Real Salt Lake, Red Bull NY, Red Cards

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As you may have heard last night was Real’s first game in the new Rio Tinto Stadium. I treated my Father and a local lovely to a night by the pitch. My hat is off to the cats that made their vision a reality. I think this going to be great for the local community and the MLS league all together.

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The stroll over to the Tinto.

Jacket: check

Guinness: check

Tickets: check

Another Guinness: check (it’s a damn good walk)

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just magnificent…

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Leo claiming the land.

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wait for it, wait for it…….

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Real answers back just before half-time.

Can someone get me the card count? I lost count after 3 yellows and the red for NY.

Added on Friday, October 10th, 2008 by Tonus

5 Comments

  1. Posted by: beans on Oct 10, 2008 at 10:49 am

    thanks for the pics Tonus…stadium looked incredible on TV…

  2. Posted by: John on Oct 10, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    I was a bit surprised that ESPN didn’t do a bigger pregame or anything…oh wait, I’m not. They don’t give a sh*t about MLS. I wish they did though…

  3. Posted by: Jester on Oct 10, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    What, no picture of the “Local Lovely”?
    Dont hold out on us now!

  4. Posted by: Ryan on Oct 10, 2008 at 3:49 pm

    Was at the game… incredible stadium, disappointing result for RSL. My wife and I agreed the feeling was a bit surreal to have a stadium like that here in SL.
    During the video on the jumbo before the game, was that a quick pic of Dunny?

  5. Posted by: dunny on Oct 10, 2008 at 8:18 pm

    I actually got a couple of text messages about that.. unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it up there, but if that did go down, then that was pretty cool of them..

    dunny

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