On September 26, 2026, at America First Field in Sandy, Utah, Real Salt Lake finally broke a run that had stretched across nearly four months. A 3–0 victory over the New England Revolution ended RSL’s club-record 13-match single-season MLS winless streak—and rookie striker Sergi Solans supplied the decisive flourish with two second-half goals.
The scoreline was unusually emphatic for a team that had not won a league match throughout that sequence. According to Real Salt Lake’s official match report, 20,918 spectators watched the hosts record their first MLS clean sheet since May 13.
A fast start, then a rookie takeover
Homegrown midfielder Aiden Hezarkhani changed the mood almost immediately, scoring in the second minute. The one-goal advantage held until the 62nd minute, when Solans finished a move created by Noel Caliskan. Eighteen minutes later, he struck again from Morgan Guilavogui’s pass to close the match.
The Associated Press account identified it as Solans’s second multi-goal game of the season. New England’s own official recap independently confirmed the result, the scorers and the venue.
Why the brace carried extra historical weight
The two goals took Solans to 10 in his rookie MLS season. RSL reported that this made the Spanish forward only the sixth MLS SuperDraft selection ever to reach double figures as a rookie. That is an especially striking achievement for a player selected 30th overall in the 2025 draft after his college career.
Solans arrived in the United States through Oregon State, where he scored 12 goals in 10 matches, then produced 16 goals for UCLA. Real Salt Lake later extended his contract through the 2029–30 season, with an additional club option, as detailed in the club’s August contract announcement.
One win, several streaks reversed
The result did more than remove the longest winless run from RSL’s immediate agenda. It also ended a five-match home drought and preserved a remarkable historical edge over New England in Utah: RSL has not lost to the Revolution there since July 2007. The hosts improved to 9–2–3 in home meetings between the clubs.
For Solans, the night combined a personal milestone with exactly the result his team needed. A rookie reached 10 league goals, a record skid stopped at 13 matches, and a tense season briefly turned into a three-goal celebration beneath the Utah mountains.
Sources and further reading
- Real Salt Lake: official match report
- New England Revolution: official match recap
- Associated Press via Yahoo Sports
