Monterrey win CONCACAF Champions League, give Ras Trent a sad

Despite a valiant effort to earn a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final, Real Salt Lake surrendered their two year unbeaten streak at home and lost what would've been a historic spot in the Club World Cup to Mexican champions Monterrey. Yes, the team from a league that maintains a tight salary cap to ensure domestic parity lost out to a club that hasn't won in their last six matches.

The only goal of the second leg came from Humberto Suazo, but that was enough to give Monterrey their first continental title in the club's 66-year history and end Real Salt Lake's 37-match unbeaten streak at the Rio Tinto Stadium. Also, it seriously bummed out Kyle Beckerman (a.k.a. Ras Trent), who couldn't play due yellow card accumulation.

Note how Beckerman's jacket has elbow patches and some kind of unusual lining. It's almost certainly made of hemp.

Perhaps the favorable result at Monterrey, the overconfidence of that unbeaten streak at home and the perhaps over eager #MLS4RSL hype campaign all conspired to help Salt Lake squander a golden opportunity to play in a winter tournament no one really cares about. Or maybe Monterrey were just th! e better team. Either way, congrats to the Rayados.

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