· SANDY, Utah (Saturday, April 20, 2013) – Chivas USA (3-3-1) fell, 1-0, Saturday night at Real Salt Lake (3-3-2) before a crowd of 14,900 at Rio Tinto Stadium. The host side was led by Javier Morales’ first goal of the season in the second half. With the loss, the Rojiblancos currently sit in third place in the Western Conference standings with 10 points.

· Both sides started the match looking to press the action by getting into dangerous spots. Rookie Carlos Alvarez pushed the ball down the middle of the field in the sixth minute and created space near the arc to get off a clean strike, but was denied by RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando.

· The Rojiblancos got into their attacking third and took six corner kicks in the first half as a result, one of which generated a golden opportunity for the Goats to take the initial lead in the match. In the 35th minute, Edgar “Chore” Mejia’s entry from the left corner was handled by a RSL player near the short area. But Mejia was unable to convert on the penalty as Rimando deflected the shot with a dive to his left.

· Chivas USA continued to get into dangerous spots inside the host’s defense and create opportunities. As first-half stoppage time ticked away, Alvarez nearly put the Red-and-White up a goal on his left-footed strike near the left corner of the short area. Forward Julio Morales dropped off his pass near the arc to Alvarez who was making his run inside the left side of the box, but Alvarez’s shot was wide right of the far post, and the sides went into the half locked in a scoreless tie.

· RSL went up 1-0 in the 53rd minute off Morales’ header just outside the short area that found the inside of the left post. Alvaro Saborio received a slotted ball inside the right side of the box and crossed it to Morales, who was positioned inside the box and knocked in the eventual game-winner.

· The Goats continued to push their numbers forward throughout the second half in search of the equalizer to come away with their second road result of the season. As the match entered stoppage time, Chivas USA continued to send crosses into the area, but could not find the back of the net, and the 1-0 result stood.

Chivas USA returns home to continue its Western Conference play when it faces Northern California rival the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, April 27, at the Home Depot Center for a 7:30 p.m. (PT) kickoff. The match is the first of three meetings between the clubs and can be heard in Spanish on W Radio 690 AM. For more information please visit cdchivasusa.com. Follow us on Twitter @cdchivasusa and Facebook.com/chivasusa.

Chivas USA (3-3-1, 10 pts) @ Real Salt Lake (3-3-2, 11 pts)
April 20, 2013 – Rio Tinto Stadium

Scoring Summary:
RSL – Javier Morales 1 (Alvaro Saborio 1) 53

CHIVAS USA – Dan Kennedy (C), Mario de Luna (Carlos Borja 40), Joaquin Velazquez, Bobby Burling, Edgar Mejia, Erica Avila, Marvin Iraheta (Giovani Casillas 58), Carlos Alvarez, Jorge Villafaña (Tristan Bowen 66), Jose Correa, Julio Morales
Subs not used: Tim Melia, Steven Purdy-Ramos, Josue Soto, Jose Manuel Rivera

REAL SALT LAKE – Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran, Chris Schuler, Nat Borchers, Lovel Palmer, Ned Grabavoy, Yordany Alvarez, Javier Morales (Khari Stephenson 89), Luis Gil (Sebastian Velazquez 74), Alvaro Saborio, Olmes Garcia (Robbie Findley 63)
Subs not used: Josh Saunders, Joao Plata, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Chris Wingert

Misconduct Summary:
CHV – Mario de Luna (yellow, foul) 18
CHV – Bobby Burling (yellow, foul) 58
RSL – Ned Grabavoy (yellow, foul) 76
CHV – Joaquin Velazquez (yellow, foul) 87
RSL – Lovel Palmer (yellow, foul) 90
CHV – Edgar Mejia (red, fight) 94

Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Referee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Matthew Nelson
Fourth Official: Allen Chapman

Time of Game: 1:53
Weather: Party Cloudy, 50 degrees

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