Tuesday, April 05, 2011

CONCACAF CL: Despite Road Setback, RSL Advances To Final

At San Jose, Costa Rica:


Despite dropping a 2-1 game-two decision on the road, Real Salt Lake won their two-game series with Deportivo Saprissa 3-2 on aggregate and became the first American-based club to reach the final of the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday (and the first since 2000 to reach the final of CONCACAF's biggest club competition, when the Los Angeles Galaxy won the CONCACAF Champions Cup title).  Jamison Olave scored the series-winning goal for RSL at 61 minutes.  RLS will face the winner of the Cruz Azul-Monterrey series in the two-match final.  The Striped Gang currently leads 2-1 on aggregate, with the second game to be played on Azul's home pitch in Mexico City.  

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