Real Salt Lake opens Rio Tinto Stadium

Well it was a huge crowd with almost all of the seats filled, they sold all of them but the cold weather appears to have kept a couple people away. It was a loud group from the start of the match and Real Salt Lake did it justice with their pregame activities. Here are a couple pictures from before the match, and I will do my match recap later this evening with pictures from the match.

The Red Carpet was out at the VIP entrance

The north end of the stadium from the road outside

Prematch practice

1^st fans in: Jacob and Bobbi Hansen, and Madison Galt

First tickets being scanned

Mark Richans gets the first beer

The fans are here and ready for the match

Picking up tickets, because there were none left to buy. Sellouts are a good thing

Leo’s Pride made the move, and are supporting the Williams family (link) Check out the link for details about this weekend’s Casino Night fundraiser

Rock Climbing at the new stadium

Some of the boys look ready for action

Lines are getting long at the concession stands

Prices are not too bad

A sign you never would have seen at RES

the loyalist are getting ready

So is the RCB

What a great sign

The crowd is filling in

OK, it is time for work, I will try to add some more pictures at lunchtime today.

More Prematch Pictures from the Rio Tinto Opening

Not everything was ready for the grand opening

Practicing before the gates open

The new Javi & Kyle shirts

They are happy the new stadium is open, and they don’t have to sit by the RCB anymore

Some more happy fans

A sign sure to make Ian Joy smile

Nick gets some serious air during warm-ups

The RCB is filtering in

The south stands are getting loud

The stands are filling up as the pregame activities get under way

Now those are fancy streamers.

OK, time to go home. Match pictures coming later tonight.

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