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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

PROVO, UT – Real Salt Lake announced earlier this week that Utah's MLS squad will head south to Provo for its annual exhibition match against the USL Premier Development League side Brigham Young University Cougars on Friday, October 2.

The "Futbol Before Football" match will take place at 5:00PM MT at South Stadium on the BYU campus, with the match leading up to 7:00PM kickoff of the BYU-Utah State football game at Lovell Edwards Stadium. Tickets are $6 for adults and children and $5 for BYU students with their student IDs. Tickets are available now and can be purchased in advance by visiting www.byutickets.com or at South Stadium on game day.

"We would like to thank Coach Chris Watkins and the BYU Soccer family for inviting us back to South Stadium for what should be an exciting night in Provo," said RSL General Manager Garth Lagerwey. "With a long break in our schedule, the chance to play this match against quality opposition is appreciated. We are thrilled to be able to do so in front of our fans in Utah County."

Brigham Young University is coming off a fourth place finish in the Southwest Division of the USL Premier Development League (PDL), posting a 7-5-4 record over the summer and just missing out on the division's third and final playoff spot.

Real Salt Lake will be the second of BYU's four opponents during the Cougars' fall exhibition schedule, with the match marking RSL's first visit to South Stadium since the Claret-and-Cobalt helped open the renovated venue last July. For more information about BYU's soccer program, please visit www.byusoccer.com.