Braian Ojeda Scores Third Goal Of Leagues Cup, Puts RSL Up On Querétaro

SANDY, Utah- Braian Ojeda and Real Salt Lake entered their final Phase 1 Leagues Cup matchup with Querétaro on Wednesday with a far outside chance of advancing to the Quarter Finals, but they needed a lot of goals to do it.

The first half hour came and went between RSL and the Liga MX side with little action, but Braian Ojeda opened the second act with a bang, netting his third goal of the competition.

Braian Ojeda Puts Real Salt Lake On Top

It was the 31st minute and Real Salt Lake had another spell of possesion in ther attacking half.

A cross-field pass came from far side to near, finding Sam Junqua near the end line. Sam pulled it down, and instead of crossing the ball into the box, he dumped it backward to Braian Ojeda who received the pass in the top corner of the 18-yard box.

Braian wasted no time squaring his body and sending a bending ball toward the far corner of the net. There was not much pace, but the placement was elite, sailing the keeper and falling right into the top bin.

The goal was Ojeda’s third in two matches, continuing his scorching hot scoring pace.

WHAT A GOLAZO! 🤯🤯🤯 Braian Ojeda la colgó del ángulo with a terrific shot and @realsaltlake takes the lead!#LeaguesCup2025 pic.twitter.com/citrV4z478

— Leagues Cup (@LeaguesCup) August 7, 2025

Real Salt Lake In The 2025 Leagues Cup

Real Salt Lake have already wrapped up two of their three matches in phase one of the 2025 Leagues Cup, both ending in a penalty shootout.

Their first match was against Mexican powerhouse Club América, in which they allowed the away side to equalize in the last action of the game, resulting in a guarantee of split points. RSL keeper Rafael Cabral went on to have an outstanding performance in the penalty shootout, saving three of América’s four attempts, earning the extra point for the Claret and Cobalt.

Leagues Cup Nights⚽❤️@rslshow pic.twitter.com/ot23mv4fCu

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) July 31, 2025

Following their emotional victory, Real’s match just a few days later against Atlético de San Luis was a complete flip of the script. Braian Ojeda equalized for the home side with less than ten minutes left in the match, sending it to penalties, but San Luis went on to win in a landslide.

Tonight, Real Salt Lake faces off against Querétaro with an outside shot of advancing to the quarter finals , but there is still intrigue with the possibility of new addition Rwan Cruz, from the Brazilian side Botafogo, making his first appearance for the Claret and Cobalt.

Rwan Cruz is Claret & Cobalt pic.twitter.com/ruaApL1eSw

— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) August 1, 2025

Tanner Tripp is a sports writer and videographer for KSL Sports, covering all teams across the state of Utah. Follow him on X @tanner_tripp and Instagram @tanner.tripp here.

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