News about Pablo Ruiz

Pablo Ruiz scored from midfield in the first half, Danny Muscovski added a second-half goal, and Real Salt Lake defeated D.C. United 2-1 on Saturday night. After defender Steven Birnbaum was sent off for a red card in the 26th minute, DC United's (6-8-5) got off to a rocky start. In the 41st minute, Ruiz shot Real Salt Lake (6-7-5) into a 1-0 halftime lead and drilled a shot over Tyler Miller's outstretched arm and into the back right corner of the net, giving him a 1-0 halftime lead. It was Ruiz's third goal of the season.

On Saturday night, St Louis suffered to a surprise 2-1 loss to Portland Timbers in the Western Conference, but it was not the Seattle Sounders' first appearance. Even with Pablo Ruiz sent off in extra time, Real Salt Lake held the Sounders to a 0-0 draw. With the draw, the Sounders climbed to the top of the Western Conference, but this is just a point over St Louis. Portland's Evander and Yimmi Chara scored the goals, either side of a Celio Pompeu attack for St Louis, which resulted in a narrow defeat.