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1. On April 9, 2005, Real Salt Lake lost to eventual champion LA Galaxy, but all was not in vein as which man scored the franchises first goal?
2. Jason Kreis holds a spot in Real history with their first goal, but whose name is inked in the record books with scoring the franchise's first winning goal at home agianst the Colorado Rapids on April 16, 2005?
3. On June 4, 2005, Real played in the second game of a doubleheader which included the first game between the USA men's national team and Costa Rica. In front of 40,000 plus fans, which RSL rookie who was drafted first overall, made his debut and nearly scored a goal missing a header inches above the crossbar?
4. On Aug. 7, 2005, against fellow expansion team Chivas USA, which player was forever inked in the MLS record book by scoring the MLS's 5,000th goal?
5. At the 72-minute mark against this team, Jason Kreis chested down a cross from Dante Wahington, and on the rebound volleyed the ball from more than 20 yards out scoring his 100th goal. He became the first player in MLS history to do so. What team was his 100th goal scored against?
6. On May 7, 2005, in their first game against Chivas USA goalkeeper DJ Countess went down in the 81st minute with an injury to his lower back. Coach John Ellinger was forced to play one of his field players because he had already used his 3 subs. What player strapped up the gloves and filled in-between the poles for the remainder of the game?
7. Which rookie was selected 2nd overall in the 2006 draft by Real Salt Lake?
8. RSL played their home games on turf instead of grass. It was also not a secret that RSL was terrible on grass, spending their first year and a half as a frachise with out a win on the grass surface. What team did Real finally defeat in 2006, to get it's first 3 points on grass?
9. Which player had earned the nickname, "The Energizer Bunny", due to his high intensity playing style and aggresive nature?
10. In 2006, RSL sent two players too the World Cup. One from the USA and another from Costa Rica. Who were those players?
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