DAVID OCHOA NEWS

Real Salt Lake eliminates Sounders in penalty shootout

Justen Glad scored the deciding goal in the sixth round of a penalty shootout, and Real Salt Lake beat Seattle 6-5 in the tiebreaker after a scoreless game to eliminate the Sounder...

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pulisic sparks US over Mexico 2-0 in World Cup qualifying

Christian Pulisic scored on a glancing header with his first touch of the game in the 74th minute and Weston McKennie added a goal in the 85th to lift the United States over Mexico...

NOVEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

After choosing US over Mexico, Ricardo Pepi faces El Tri

Ricardo Pepi chose to play for the United States against Mexico and on Friday he'll get to play soccer for the land of his upbringing in a World Cup qualifier against the nation of...

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keeps clean sheet against Kansas City Ochoa made four saves and kept a clean sheet in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Sporting KC.

Impact Ochoa kept his fifth and most important clean sheet of the season on Sunday as his side dramatically clinched a playoff spot by the skin of its teeth. He will be facing the No. 2 seed Seattle, which have scored 53 goals in MLS this season.

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Real Salt Lake beats Sporting KC 1-0, clinches playoff berth

Damir Kreilach scored in stoppage time to put Real Salt Lake over Sporting Kansas City 1-0 and clinch a playoff berth on Sunday

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

One save against Portland Kreilach made one save and conceded three goals in a 3-1 defeat to Portland Timbers on Wednesday.

Impact Ochoa had a disappointing day for the losing team. The 20-year-old made just a solitary save but conceded three goals. It was the second consecutive league fixture where Ochoa conceded three or more goals.

NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Abysmal in loss Ochoa made two saves during Saturday's 4-3 loss to San Jose.

Impact Ochoa conceded four goals, that alone eliminated any chance of a strong fantasy day. Add on that he only faced six shots and it was an abysmal showing. Ochoa will need to bounce back Wednesday, against Portland.

OCTOBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Makes five saves in win Ochoa made five saves, conceded one goal and added one clearance in Wednesday's win over FC Dallas.

Impact Ochoa couldn't do much to prevent Matt Hedges' goal in the first half, but he was solid the rest of the way. He's been forced to work quite hard in recent weeks, though, recording at least five saves in three of his last four matches.

OCTOBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Heroic in loss Ochoa made eight saves during Saturday's 1-0 loss to Chicago.

Impact Ochoa was absolutely heroic Saturday, making eight saves and only conceding the single goal. The keeper is a stellar option in most matches, and with a smash spot against Dallas on Wednesday he should be playable in most formats.

OCTOBER 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Beric, Slonina help Fire beat Real Salt Lake 1-0

Robert Beric scored moments before halftime and the Chicago Fire held on to beat Real Salt Lake 1-0

OCTOBER 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Makes two saves in win Ochoa made two saves and conceded once in the 3-1 victory against Colorado on Saturday.

Impact Ochoa was barely tested in the match Saturday. The keeper has bounced back after conceding 12 goals over a four-game stretch a few weeks ago. Since then he has averaged 4.0 saves and 1.33 goals against per 90 minutes in all competitions.

OCTOBER 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Makes six saves in loss Ochoa made six saves and two clearances in Saturday's 2-1 loss at Austin.

Impact Ochoa had a good outing, but it wasn't enough to avoid the road loss. The goalkeeper has only four clean sheets in 19 starts in the season. He will now look to bounce back when they host Colorado on Oct 16.

OCTOBER 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes goal against Los Angeles Ochoa made four saves but conceded a goal in Wednesday's 2-1 victory against the Galaxy.

Impact Ochoa was beaten by a Chicharito strike on Wednesday, but his side dig in and found a way to win through Anderson Julio's 95th-minute worldie. Since returning from a quad injury in mid-September, he has conceded 13 goals and kept just one clean sheet in five MLS appearances, and he will want to do better Saturday against bottom-of-the-Western Conference Austin FC, which have scored an MLS-low 27 goals in 27 matches this season.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Julio scores on breakaway in 95th, RSL beats Galaxy 2-1

Anderson Julio scored on a breakaway in the 95th minute to give Real Salt Lake a 2-1 victory over the LA Galaxy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Concedes six on Saturday Ochoa allowed six goals while making three saves during Saturday's 6-1 loss to Portland.

Impact Ochoa allowed two goals in the first half and four in the second as RSL were crushed by Portland on Saturday. The keeper has now allowed 27 goals in 17 league starts while his three saves upped his season total to 51.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kreilach, Real Salt Lake beat Sounders 2-1

Damir Kreilach scored his 10th goal of the season and Real Salt Lake beat the Seattle Sounders 1-0

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Concedes three in win Ochoa allowed three goals while making three saves during Wednesday's 4-3 win over San Jose.

Impact Ochoa allowed a hat trick to Javier Eduardo Lopez but held on long enough for Rubio Rubin to score the game winner for RSL in the 81st minute. The keeper has now allowed 21 goals in 15 league starts while his three saves upped his season total to 46.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes three goals against LAFC Ochoa made five saves but conceded three goals in Sunday's 3-2 defeat against LAFC.

Impact Ochoa was beaten by a Cristian Arango brace on Sunday, but it was Toni Datkovic's own goal that was the difference-maker. It was his first appearance since July after missing eight games with a quad injury, but he will try to bounce back Wednesday against the Earthquakes, which have scored 25 times in 23 matches this season.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Cristian Arango scores twice, LAFC beats Real Salt Lake 3-2

Cristian Arango scored twice for his first multi-goal game in MLS to help Los Angeles FC beat Real Salt Lake 3-2 on Sunday night

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

On bench Saturday Ochoa (Quadriceps) is on the bench for Saturday's clash with FC Dallas.

Impact Ochoa has made his return to the bench Saturday, and will likely start to push Zac MacMath for the starting job once more. Ochoa will look to start once against for Sunday's trip to LAFC.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ferreira leads FC Dallas against Real Salt Lake after 2-goal performance

Jesus Ferreira leads FC Dallas into a matchup with Real Salt Lake after scoring two goals against Austin FC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Suffers injury setback Ochoa recently suffered a setback in his return from a quad injury and is unlikely for Saturday's trip to Colorado, according to RSL head coach Freddy Juarez.

Impact Ochoa has already missed five matches with the injury and it seems like another one or two will be added. The hope is that it's not a terrible setback, but he'll likely be out at least Saturday, pointing to another start by Zac MacMath.

AUGUST 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids hit the pitch

Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids hit the pitch

AUGUST 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Houston looks to end 3-game skid, plays Real Salt Lake

Houston aims to stop a three-game skid with a win over Real Salt Lake

AUGUST 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

RSL goalkeeper David Ochoa explains choosing Mexico over USMNT  ' MLSSoccer.com Real Salt Lake goalkeeper David Ochoa has resolved one of the lingering dual-national questions around MLS players, by announcing that he's...

AUGUST 12, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM