Real Salt Lake Wins 2009 MLS Cup

You know we aren’t really rolling with US Soccer, and prefer Champions League or Liga, naturally. But we did check out the 2009 MLS Cup to witness one of the most exciting games in League history. Real Salt Lake showed they have heart in this one, bouncing back for a 1-0 deficit and eventually winning 5-4 in PK’s after Landon Donovan tricked the game off. Real Salt Lake won their first MLS cup, in only their 5th season in the League. They also became the first team to win the Cup with a losing record.

The player of the game was easily Real Salt Lake forward Robbie Findley, who scored the game-tying goal in the 64th minute, sparking the comeback victory. Findley, a Phoenix native, comes from an athletic bloodline, including his cousins Atlanta Hawks guard Mike Bibby and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Shaun McDonald. Findley wears #10, just like Bibby, in honor of Team Dime, a group compromised of various family and close friends. Findley’s goal was even more sweeter considering the fact that he was drafted by the Galaxy in 2007 and traded to Real Salt Lake after a few months with the team. Payback is a beezy.

Highlights from the game after the jump…