GUESS WHO’S BACK, BACK AGAIN, JAVI’S BACK, TELL A FRIEND!

The day had finally arrived! Javier Morales was going to play in a game for the first time since his gruesome injury a few months ago! I wrote about that day HERE.

It was going to be an amazing game and we had free tickets thanks to our Pass of All Passes! Woot Woot! So we took Desmond to his 1st Real Salt Lake game, and it happened to land exactly on 3 months ago to the day he was born.

 

The game however didn’t turn out too swell. Kyle Beckerman got a red card in the 11th minute and it just went downhill from there. RSL ended up losing 3-0. Desmond was pretty bored during the game and fell asleep in our arms…. The one shining moment was when Javier was substituted in on the field. The entire stadium stood and cheered. You couldn’t help but feel chills. Although we lost we’re still RSL till we die!

This was just too funny:

Dad showing Desmond the ways of old school Dr. Mario!

A DREAM DEFERRED

Real Salt Lake had made an impressive run all the way to the CONCACAF Champions League Final. Something no other MLS team had done before. It had been an incredible ride following them throughout this tournament. Wednesday was the 2nd leg of the Final played here at home with the goal aggregate at 2-2. Which meant RSL would advance to the Club World Cup with a win, 0-0 draw or 1-1 draw. We had tickets for weeks and had been waiting anxiously for this day to arrive.

Chills……

It was an incredible atmosphere and feeling inside the RioT (Rio Tinto Stadium) that night. Electricity was in the air and we all knew we were on the brink of something bigger than any of us had imagined. We were very pumped for the game. Colton even made the jumbo-tron a few times with his signs!

   

         

      

Unfortunately the ending wasn’t a happy one for all of us. RSL went down a goal right before halftime and in the second half couldn’t manage to find the back of the net once. It ended a 37 game home unbeaten streak. We felt absolutely gutted. We’ve never felt anything like we did that night. From so much adrenaline pumping through our veins to utter despair. It was an amazing run though and a privilege to be part of history. RSL proudly represented not only Salt Lake City and the MLS but U.S. Soccer in general. Next time…. Gotta keep our heads up now and look forward to an MLS Cup! RSL till we die!

WELCOME HOME RSL

RSL has been doing great on their CONCACAF journey. Recently they went down to Monterrey, Mexico and earned a 2-2 draw which is great because away goals are the tie breaker in the event of a goal aggregate tie. Colton went out to Million Air Airport the other day and welcomed the team home to SLC. It was really cool and he even landed a spot on TV! He’s famous. haha. He loved meeting the players and getting all of their autographs. They really are awesome. Goooooo Real Salt Lake!

      

CONCACAF JOURNEY

We’re huge RSL fans and so naturally when the “Pass of All Passes” came up on KSL Deals and it included RSL tickets we hopped right on it. It was a great deal. $39 for tickets to 5 RSL games, 4 Utah Grizzlies games, All of the Utah Blaze home games, 6 events at Rocky Mountain Raceway, and a Season Pass to Seven Peaks Waterpark (formerly Raging Waters in SLC). I know a steal right? We’ve been loving the great tickets to the RSL games at such a great price. Colton went with Kia to the Columbus Crew Quarterfinal CONCACAF match at home and a few weeks later we both went to the Semifinal match between our Claret and Cobalt and Saprissa from Costa Rica. It was amazing! We love the way RSL plays and we are huge fans. We don’t miss a single game and you can be sure to see us on game day with our RSL kits all decked out. Such great times! Ole Ole Ole Real Salt Lake!

       

Colton and Kia grabbed some picks with RSL players Nelson Gonzalez, and Tony Beltran! A week later vs Saprissa:

   

Just to get you pumped up!

SUCKERS FOR SOCCER

Just as the title says it, we are “Suckers for Soccer”. We love playing and in fact it’s one of the things that brought the 2 of us together. The first thing we ever did together aside from saying “hi” at work to each other was play in an indoor soccer game together. From there the rest is history as they say… We play indoor together on a couple of teams throughout the year but when summer rolls around that’s what we really love. Outdoor! Colton has been on a team called Olympique Montreux for a couple of years now and loves it. Last year they won the Premiership League, Division 1 League, the Park City Tournament (for the 4th year in a row) and also the inaugural State Super Cup! They’re pretty good. haha. Colton even made a website for them: www.olympiquemontreux.com This year Colton was Captain of the Division 1 and led them to another Division 1 title as well as played in the Utah Open Cup Championship and also State Super Cup Championship yet again. Both of which they won. He loves taking photos whenever he’s not on the field. Here’s a few pics of the team:

   

 

Mandy played on St. Patricks FC womens Dividion 1 outdoor team of which she has been a part of for a few years now. They’re very good and Colton loves coming to the games to support and take pictures. This year they won their league in “runaway” fashion as well. Go Mandy!

 

  

 

As you can tell now we truly are “Suckers for some Soccer”.