United forward Chris Pontius uses various skills against defender Tony Beltran preventing him from getting his shot on goal. Photo by John E De Freitas WI Sports Photo Editor “He [Wicks] did what he needed to do to win us a game. He made sure he put his mark on the game. We talked about them bunkering [defensively], and they did just that,†United Coach Tom Soehn said. United is 2-0-4 at home this season.
“The way you open that up is you score early. We had a good chance to score, and when we didn't do it, we lulled ourselves to sleep and quit moving. We didn't take charge of the game,†United midfielder Santino Quaranta said.
“From the start, we didn't have any answers. We haven't come across a team playing that defensive and we didn't know how to break them down. Our ideas weren't that great, and it showed. We have to do better at home and not always have these ties,†said forward Luciano Emilio. “Sometimes ties are good, but not this time.â€
 Salt Lake midfielder Robbie Russell gets the better of United forward Fred. Photo by John E De Freitas WI Sports Photo Editor |
 “We concentrated on defending; we packed it in and we frustrated them and in the end we had the better chances,†said Nick Rimando, who was a former United goalkeeper. “We knew what to expect from them.†Photo by John E De Freitas WI Sports Photo Editor |