Salt Lake opens new stadium with tie

Salt Lake opens new stadium with tie : It was not quite a grand opening at Real Salt Lake's new stadium. Real and the New York Red Bulls tied 1-1 Thursday night, giving both clubs one point instead of three and getting them only slightly closer to clinching an MLS playoff spot. "We've still got two games and we've still got a good chance of being in this playoff," said Salt Lake forward Clint Mathis, who needed 12 staples to close a gash caused by a cleat to the top of his head. "It's disappointing, but we still get at least a point out of it. It was an OK result at home." Salt Lake (9-10-9) has never made the playoffs and is two points ahead of Colorado and Dallas for third place in the Western Conference. A win would have made it a four-point margin, but the Red Bulls (9-10-9) spoiled the party at Rio Tinto Stadium by... [read full story]