Real Salt Lake's young squad suffered a late draw against Minnesota United FC in their final match before the World Cup break. The match ended 1-1 with Zach Booth scoring for RSL and Mauricio González equalizing for the Loons. The visitors showcased a growing confidence and comfort, with young phenom Zavier Gozo throwing some flair into his electric play. The Loons continued to move the ball with purpose, finding Mamadou Dieng through on goal on multiple occasions — only to have a pair of near-goals called back for offside. A fast start to the second half seemed to suggest that RSL wouldn't be able to simply sit in and preserve their lead, as the Loons immediately dialed the pressure up. Several more passing spells resulted in closer and closer chances, and the workrate of Tomás Chancalay set the tone for the chasing hosts. Alas, the chances weren't falling quite right, as timing and the slightest bit of bad luck kept the Black and Blue from finding the equalizer they needed. With the game very much still up for grabs, Coach Knowles turned to his bench, and he used all of it. Bongokuhle Hlongwane came in for Kyle Duncan on the right hand side, Wil Trapp and Dominik Fitz took over the midfield, Mauricio Gonzalez replaced Anthony Markanich, and forward Marcus Caldeira replaced Mamadou Dieng up top. All five of these subs joined the game between the 65th and 82nd minutes, steadily dripping fresh legs into the match to counteract RSL's energy, and it worked. With more firepower and plenty of creativity on the pitch, the Loons completely took over the final stages of today's competition. When six minutes of stoppage time were announced, it felt inevitable that another chance would come, and indeed it did, when Mauricio González got on the end of a cross at the back post to save the point. Games like this tend to be frustrating, especially when preceding a long break. Despite creating more and simply better chances (1.5 xG to RSL's 0.4), the Loons were at the mercy of missed opportunities, close calls, and a fantastic moment of quality from the opposition. A composed performance from Gene and Nectarios Triantis in the backline helped to keep the Loons in the game.