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Real Salt Lake v. Seattle Sounders, Western Conference semifinal
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November 9, 2012
With early exit, offseason changes inevitable
With the season ending rather prematurely, speculation is inevitable. Here's a brief preview of what I think we can expect over the offseason.
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November 9, 2012
RSL unable to finish chances as playoff run ends
In what seemed a stunning repeat of so many matches gone by, Real Salt Lake fell near the death of the match after failing to finish their chances.
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November 8, 2012
Pre-Match Reading: RSL v. Seattle, Second Leg
With Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders facing off to move forward and face LA Galaxy, catch up on the stories, stats and lineup projection before the match.
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November 8, 2012
Kreis on Seattle: Be ready for 120 minutes
Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis's post-training press interaction on Wednesday touched on absences, penalties, chances and more.
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November 7, 2012
Despite goal paucity, Kreis not panicking
With Real Salt Lake playing four consecutive matches without scoring a goal — or conceding one — Jason Kreis has plenty on his mind ahead of the second leg of the Western Conference semifinal.
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November 7, 2012
Espindola, Olave set for game-time decisions
Fabian Espindola and Jamison Olave will be facing late fitness tests to determine their readiness for Thursday's semifinal second leg against Seattle Sounders.
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November 7, 2012
Two questions ahead of second leg with Seattle
Dave Clark of Sounder at Heart gives his two cents on two big questions facing the Sounders on Thursday.
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November 6, 2012
VIDEO: Tony Beltran's headed clearance
If you were to ask a Real Salt Lake fan what the best moment of the second leg of the 2011 Western Conference semifinal was, 9.5 times of ten, they'd answer with Tony Beltran's headed clearance.
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November 6, 2012
Borchers: Seattle treatment of Rimando disgusting
During Friday's goalless draw against Seattle Sounders, goalkeeper Nick Rimando took a blow to the face and had to be patched up. Seattle fans reacted, and Nat Borchers takes issue with their reaction.
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November 5, 2012
Contrary to popular belief, RSL flanks not so weak
There's a lot of talk about Real Salt Lake being vulnerable to wide play because of the nature of the narrow diamond tactical setup employed. Is it true?
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November 4, 2012
Player Ratings, RSL v. Seattle
Resident player rater and mustache champion Randal Serr takes on the player ratings for the first leg of the Western Conference semifinals pitting RSL and Seattle against each other. Not quite a fight to the death, but there was a broken nose.
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November 3, 2012
With second leg nearing, RSL injury worries grow
With one leg down and one to go, Real Salt Lake will be heading back to the Rio Tinto hoping that their injured ranks can sufficiently recover for Thursday's match.
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November 2, 2012
After first leg, RSL and Seattle progress 0-0
After first leg, RSL and Seattle head into second leg 0-0
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November 2, 2012
Pre-Match Notes: RSL v. Seattle, Leg One (A)
Real Salt Lake takes on Seattle Sounders at CenturyLink Field to open its 2012 playoff campaign. Catch up on the links, injuries, and stats right here.
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November 2, 2012
Defensive questions mire RSL preparation
With kickoff approaching, Jason Kreis will be forced to make a defensive decision: Who partners Nat Borchers?
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November 1, 2012
Periphery players could make big impact on Friday
If Jason Kreis can play his preferred XI on Friday, some of RSL's periphery players could be relegated to the bench. What impact could they have on the proceedings from there?
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November 1, 2012
VIDEO: Saborio's 2011 backheel against Seattle
In case you've forgotten already, Alvaro Saborio scored one of the classiest goals seen in Claret and Cobalt just over one year ago in the first leg of the Western Conference semi-final against Seattle Sounders.
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November 1, 2012
RSL playoff experience could factor in cup chances
What does it take to win an MLS Cup? Is it experience, form, or raw talent? It certainly can't hurt to have players on your side that have seen long runs in the playoffs, can it?
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October 31, 2012
Three Questions with Sounder at Heart
Dave Clark of Seattle Sounders blog Sounder at Heart shares his perspective on Friday's first leg of the Western Conference semi-final in yet another installment of Three Questions.