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Real Salt Lake Edges Out CS Herediano in Low-Scoring Affair
San José, Costa Rica – In a match played at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica on February 19th, 2025, Real Salt Lake secured a narrow victory over CS Herediano in the first round of the CONCACAF Champions League. The game, officiated by Héctor Martínez from El Salvador, was characterized by a lack of clear-cut scoring opportunities from both teams.
CS Herediano controlled possession (57%), registering 5 shots, none of which were on target. Real Salt Lake, with 43% possession, managed only one shot off target. The disparity in shot statistics reflected the inefficiency in front of goal from both sides. The match saw a number of yellow cards for the Costa Rican side (Montes, Vega and Bolanos) and numerous substitutions by both teams in an attempt to change the game’s momentum. Despite Herediano’s territorial dominance, their lack of precision and finishing proved decisive. The final score was a tight 1-0 victory for Real Salt Lake.
Substitutions real salt lake: at minute 18 S. Junqua came in and A. Katranis went out., at minute 59 T. Wolff came in and L. Brook went out., at minute 59 Z. Gozo came in and D. Marczuk went out., at minute 76 P. Ruiz came in and F. Ajago went out., at minute 89 J. Glad came in and B. Vera went out.
Substitutions cs herediano: at minute 46 J. Perez came in and G. Montes went out., at minute 60 J. Bolanos came in and R. Vega went out., at minute 70 A. Hernandez came in and M. Hernandez went out., at minute 70 A. Amador came in and E. Bravo went out., at minute 81 A. Murillo came in and E. Aguilar went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
CS Herediano
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Real Salt Lake
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