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[Frank Cunha]

MLS exibition round up
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MLS exhibition roundup -- Feb. 8
Results and notes from all the Major League Soccer teams in action
MLSnet.com Staff

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Real Salt Lake posted a victory while D.C. United fell to Danish competition as Major League Soccer teams continued with preseason scrimmages on Friday.
Real Salt Lake defeated the Ventura County Fusion of the PDL 7-0 in the first game of the club's preseason trip to Oxnard, Calif., while D.C. United fell to Odense BK of Denmark 1-0 as they continued their stay in Bradenton, Fla.

Real Salt Lake 7, Ventura County Fusion 0

Yura Movsisyan led an offensive onslaught for Real Salt Lake in its 2008 preseason exhibition debut Friday night, as the striker poured in four goals to lead Utah's MLS side to a 7-0 drubbing of the Ventura County Fusion of the USL Premier Development League (PDL) at Buena H.S. in Ventura, Calif.

The four tallies by Movsisyan is an unofficial record for the most goals by an RSL player in any contest in the team's four-year history. The 20-year-old striker accomplished the impressive feat in front of friends and family from his adopted hometown of Pasadena -- located just an hour away from Ventura -- and did so all in the game's second half.

Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis took full advantage of the scrimmage to play different teams in each half; the starting team playing staking Real to a 2-0 in the opening 45 minutes behind goals from Robbie Findley (13th minute) and Javier Morales (41), before Movsisyan led the second-half onslaught with goals in the 53rd, 62nd, 86th and 88th minutes. Kenny Cutler also scored for RSL, in the 66th minute. Real Salt Lake (first half): Nick Rimando -- Chris Lancos, David Horst, Ritchie Kotschau, Ian Joy -- Salim Bullen, Dusan Simic, Javier Morales, Nathan Sturgis; Tino Nunez, Robbie Findley.

(second half): Chris Seitz; Chris Wingert, Dustin Kirby, Matías Mantilla, Tony Beltran; Alex Nimo, Kenny Cutler, Andy Williams, Kevin Reiman; Kyle Brown, Yura Movsisyan

[Frank Cunha]

2nd exibition

Real Salt Lake 4, Santa Barbara City College 1

Using goals from four different players, Real Salt Lake picked up their second victory in as many days Saturday, coming from a goal down early to ease past Santa Barbara City College 4-1 in an 80-minute scrimmage at Oxnard College in Oxnard, Calif.

Santa Barbara jumped out to a 1-0 lead inside the first three minutes of the match, but RSL would not remain behind for long as forward Fabian Espindola notched his first goal of the preseason in the 15th minute to pull even. The score remained knotted at 1-1 until the end of the 40-minute half.

Forward Yura Movsisyan, who notched an unofficial RSL single-match record four goals the night prior, figured prominently again Saturday, putting home a Kenny Cutler pass in the 46th minute to give RSL a 2-1 lead. Veteran midfielder Andy Williams took over the rest of the way, setting up forward Adam Acosta and rookie midfielder Alex Nimo for the final two strikes of the match.

Real Salt Lake (first half): Kyle Reynish -- Tony Beltran, David Horst, Matías Mantilla, Ian Joy -- Alex Nimo, Nathan Sturgis, Javier Morales, Kevin Reiman -- Jeff Rowland, Fabian Espíndola.

(second half: Kyle Reynish (Matt Bredehoft 60) -- Chris Wingert, Dustin Kirby, Ritchie Kotschau, Chris Lancos -- Brennan Tennelle, Kenny Cutler (Carey Talley 66), Andy Williams, Dusan Simic -- Adam Acosta, Yura Movsisyan

[Deuce]

Movsisyan is really developing in Salt Lake.

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