Photo: Paul Rudderow

All-time record: 0–2–2
At PPL Park: 0–0–2
At Rio Tinto Stadium: 0–2–0
Goals for: 3
Goals against: 7

Did you know…

Zac MacMath’s first MLS action came against Real Salt Lake last season when he replaced Fayrd Mondragon at half time in September.

September 3, 2011: Real Salt Lake 2 – 1 Philadelphia Union

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PSP Match Report Highlights

“Two goals in the first 26 minutes from Real Salt Lake sealed a home win over the Philadelphia Union at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday night.”

“After another close defeat, the Union are left to sort out their set pieces. On both offense and defense, Philadelphia was overmatched and outmuscled.”

PSP Player Ratings and Analysis Highlights

“This is a particularly difficult loss to take because there were no pointedly awful performances. Scapegoats: We have none.”

“MacMath [in his first MLS action] handled himself with poise and confidence, looking like a veteran as he strode through the melee to claim a corner kick. It was a performance that will ease minds with the specter of a late season run without the team’s mental and vocal leader.”

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Scoring Summary: 
RSL — Kyle Beckerman 3 (Paulo Araujo Jr. 3) 18
RSL — Chris Schuler 2 (Kyle Beckerman 8) 26
PHI — Sebastien Le Toux 4 (Justin Mapp 3) 30

Misconduct Summary:
RSL — Robbie Russell (caution; Reckless Foul) 35
PHI — Danny Califf (caution; Tactical Foul) 67

Lineups:
Philadelphia Union – Faryd Mondragon (Zac MacMath 46), Sheanon Williams, Danny Califf, Stefani Miglioranzi, Michael Farfan, Justin Mapp (Roger Torres 68), Sebastien Le Toux, Kyle Nakazawa (Freddy Adu 59), Amobi Okugo, Veljko Paunovic, Danny Mwanga.
Substitutes Not Used: Gabriel Farfan, Juan Diego Gonzalez, Jack McInerney, Zach Pfeffer.

Real Salt Lake – Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran, Jamison Olave, Chris Schuler, Robbie Russell (Blake Wagner 89), Andy Williams, Kyle Beckerman, Luis Gil, Collen Warner (Ned Grabavoy 73), Paulo Araujo Jr. (Cody Arnoux 66), Fabian Espindola.
Substitutes Not Used: Rauwshan McKenzie, Alvaro Saborio, Donny Toia, Tim Melia.

Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Referee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson; Paul Scott
4th Official: Allen Chapman
Attendance: 18,720
Time of Game: 1:52
Weather: Clear-and-61-degrees

June 11, 2011: Philadelphia Union 1 – 1 Real Salt Lake

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PSP Match Report Highlights

“The Union ran ragged over a lethargic Real Salt Lake side in the first half but only Keon Daniel put his chance away. It came back to haunt them home team when Fabian Espindola drove home the equalizer in the 53rd minute.”

“Only two minutes later, Daniel took matters into his own hands. Michael Farfan floated a cross from the right over Jamison Olave’s head and Daniel charged in front of a daydreaming Robbie Russell to head past Rimando.”

PSP Player Ratings and Analysis Highlights

“The Union never fully adjusted to these changes and fought to find their rhythm after halftime. Scouts that watch this tape will notice that Philadelphia is slow to recognize halftime tactical changes, something RSL may have picked up from the Union’s romp over Toronto.”

“Either the coaching staff is playing chess while everybody else is playing checkers or they are making moves almost purely by instinct. I would like to imagine it’s the former, but thus far results have varied more than an infomercial product’s.”

PSP Photo Essay

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Scoring Summary:  
PHI — Keon Daniel 1 (Michael Farfan 1, Sheanon Williams 1) 24
RSL — Fabian Espindola 3 (Jean Alexandre 2) 53

Lineups:
Real Salt Lake – Nick Rimando, Robbie Russell (Tony Beltran 57), Jamison Olave, Nat Borchers, Chris Wingert, Ned Grabavoy, Kyle Beckerman, Luis Gil (Collen Warner 83), Andy Williams, Fabian Espindola, Jean Alexandre (Artur Aghasyan 71).
Substitutes Not Used: Nelson Gonzalez, Rauwshan McKenzie, Chris Schuler, Kyle Reynish.

Philadelphia Union – Faryd Mondragon, Sheanon Williams, Danny Califf, Carlos Valdes, Jordan Harvey (Justin Mapp 57), Keon Daniel (Roger Torres 67), Brian Carroll, Kyle Nakazawa (Jack McInerney 73), Michael Farfan, Sebastien Le Toux, Danny Mwanga.
Substitutes Not Used: Juan Diego Gonzalez, Stefani Miglioranzi, Zach Pfeffer, Zac MacMath.

Misconduct Summary: 
RSL — Robbie Russell (caution; Reckless Tackle) 43
RSL — Jean Alexandre (caution; Reckless Tackle) 54

Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Referee’s Assistants: Paul Scott; James Conlee
4th Official: Jose Carlos Rivero
Time of Game: 1:51
Weather: Cloudy-and-79-degrees
Attendance: 18,728

August 11, 2010: Philadelphia Union 1 – 1 Real Salt Lake

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PSP Match Report Highlight

“Danny Mwanga returned from injury to score on a terrific pass from Sebastien Le Toux on 8 minutes. But in what is becoming a trend for Philadelphia, the lead was gone in less than 10 minutes when Juan Diego Gonzalez failed to deal with a ball into the box and it fell to Fabian Espindola who slotted past Chris Seitz at the near post.”

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Scoring Summary:
PHI — Danny Mwanga 6 (Sebastien Le Toux 8) 8
RSL — Fabian Espindola 5 (Tony Beltran 2) 17

Lineups:
Real Salt Lake — Kyle Reynish, Tony Beltran, Rauwshan McKenzie, Nat Borchers, Chris Wingert, Andy Williams (Will Johnson 64), Jean Alexandre, Javier Morales, Nelson Gonzalez (Collen Warner 72), Pablo Campos (Robbie Findley 64), Fabian Espindola.
Substitutes Not Used: Kyle Beckerman, Ned Grabavoy, Robbie Russell, Nick Rimando.

Philadelphia Union — Chris Seitz, Jordan Harvey, Juan Diego Gonzalez, Danny Califf, Michael Orozco Fiscal, Fred (Andrew Jacobson 81), Kyle Nakazawa (Amobi Okugo 63), Justin Mapp (Roger Torres 57), Eduardo Coudet, Sebastien Le Toux, Danny Mwanga.
Substitutes Not Used: Cristian Arrieta, Jack McInerney, Nick Zimmerman, Danny Cepero.

Misconduct Summary:
PHI — Fred (caution; Reckless Tackle) 2
RSL — Nelson Gonzalez (caution; Reckless Tackle) 37
RSL — Jean Alexandre (caution; Reckless Tackle) 50
RSL — Rauwshan McKenzie (caution; Reckless Tackle) 60
RSL — Nat Borchers (caution; Reckless Foul) 79
PHI — Roger Torres (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 93+

Referee: David Gantar
Referee’s Assistants: -Philippe Briere; Adam Wienckowski
4th Official: Jeff Gontarek
Time of Game: 1:52
Weather: Clear-and-87-degrees

May 8, 2010: Real Salt Lake 3 – 0 Philadelphia Union

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PSP Match Report Highlight

“At this point in the season, it’s cliched to say that the only thing consistent about the Philadelphia Union is inconsistency. Every game somebody seems to take a step forward while somebody else takes a step back. The only exception to this rule is Chris Seitz, who has been consistently horrid.”

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Scoring Summary:
RSL – Kyle Beckerman 2 (unassisted) 27
RSL – Jamison Olave 2 (Javier Morales 2) 51
RSL – Alvaro Saborio 2 (Pablo Campos 1) 70

Lineups
Philadelphia Union – Chris Seitz, Danny Califf, Cristian Arrieta, Michael Orozco, Jordan Harvey, Kyle Nakazawa, Fred, Andrew Jacobson (Shea Salinas 53), Roger Torres (Nick Zimmerman 71), Alejandro Moreno, Jack McInerney (Danny Mwanga 59).

Real Salt Lake – Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran, Jamison Olave (Rauwshan McKenzie 73), Nat Borchers, Chris Wingert, Andy Williams (Collen Warner 79), Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales, Will Johnson, Alvaro Saborio, Robbie Findley (Pablo Campos 38).

Misconduct Summary:
RSL — Andy Williams (caution; Tactical Foul) 17
RSL — Kyle Beckerman (caution; Tactical Foul) 41
PHI — Cristian Arrieta (caution; Tactical Foul) 50
RSL — Nat Borchers (caution; Tactical Foul) 81

Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Referee’s Assistants: George Gansner; Cameron Blair
4th Official: Tyler Ploeger
Attendance: 14,224
Time of Game: 1:48
Weather: Cloudy-and-63-degrees