Rubín scores 2 goals, Real Salt Lake beats Sporting KC 3-1
May 1, 2021 GMT
SANDY, Utah (AP) Rubio Rubín scored two second-half goals on Saturday, and Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1.
Rubín gave Salt Lake (2-0-0) a 2-1 lead in the 52nd minute with his first MLS goal and scored again in the 77th minute with a low-skidding strike from the top left corner of the 18-yard box. Rubín’s parents were in attendance for the first time in his professional career.
Alan Pulido opened the scoring for Sporting (1-1-1) in the 17th minute. Khiry Shelton sent a pass across the top of the 18-yard box, Gianluca Busio drew in defender Justen Glad with a dummy run and the wide-open Pulido finished with a right-footed shot from 15 yards.
RBNY 1-2 Kansas City: two goals in three minutes stun lively Red Bulls
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Two goals in three minutes were enough for Sporting Kansas City to surge ahead for a comeback victory over the New York Red Bulls in manager Gerhard Stuber’s debut at Red Bull Arena. The double whammy of a Gabi Kinda penalty and a Daniel Salloi finish canceled out Caden Clark’s characteristically bombastic opener to end the night in a 2-1 Kansas City victory.
The first half saw New York largely overwhelm Sporting with bodies in the midfield as Gerhard Struber’s diamond midfield restricted space. Though unable to break through with a goal before the break, the Red Bulls moved as a unit with new signings leading the way - Fábio Gomes Netto’s hold up play and pressing impressed in particular along with left back Andrew Gutman’s tenacity on both sides of the ball.
Why 2021 could be Auston Trusty’s breakout year with the Colorado Rapids
The young defender looks to rebound in 2021.
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The Colorado Rapids have gained a reputation in MLS in the last few years a reputation for taking under-played, but clearly talented, youngsters off other clubs’ rosters. Kellyn Acosta, Jonathan Lewis, and Lalas Abubakar are the best examples of “distressed assets” who were signed by the Rapids only to turn their careers around and become crucial pieces for the team.
Ahead of the 2020 season, the Rapids snapped up another distressed asset, then-Philadelphia Union center back Auston Trusty in what was a blockbuster move. Perhaps the deal was overshadowed by the Rapids permanently acquiring fan-favorite Abubakar the very same day, but the Rapids paid a very pretty penny for Trusty as much as $750,000 in league-issued Allocation Money.
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