Stijn Spierings Scores a Goal in His MLS Debut, Real Salt Lake Beats Austin 2-1

Newcomer lifts Real Salt Lake to victory over Austin FC

It took just minutes for Stijn Spierings to make an impact for Real Salt Lake.

Stijn Spierings lifts RSL with late goal in debut

Stijn Spierings scored on a swerving, long-range effort in the 88th minute -- just six minutes after entering his MLS debut -- and Real Salt Lake rallied to a 2-1 victory over visiting Austin FC on Saturday night in Sandy,…

Stijn Spierings scores a goal in his MLS debut, Real Salt Lake beats Austin 2-1

Stijn Spierings scored a goal in his MLS debut to help Real Salt Lake beat Austin FC 2-1. Spierings, a 30-year-old former Netherlands youth international, ran onto a ball played ahead by Justen Glad and blasted a first-touch shot from well outside the area to give Real Salt Lake (3-1-0) its first le

What we learned from RSL's 2-1 victory over Austin FC

The return of Luna I don’t know what Diego Luna’s knee injury entailed, but I was worried for a minute there that he would be heavily protected until the World Cup. Instead, he came on as a substitute and showed what exactly RSL has been missing. If we’re being honest, I’ve been a bit worried about how Luna and Morgan Guilavogui will play together, and in the 83rd minute, we got our first look at how they might just be able to form a nice combin…