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Diogo Goncalves, Real Salt Lake Beat Rapids 1-0 to Move Into Playoff Position
Diogo Goncalves scored the lone goal as Real Salt Lake earned their second straight win to claim the Western Conference's final playoff spot with 40 points.
- On Saturday night in Sandy, Real Salt Lake defeated the Colorado Rapids 1-0 in their home finale, with Diogo Goncalves scoring the only goal to tie RSL with Colorado for the final playoff spot.
- Because the teams split their two games and tied on aggregate scoring, the Rocky Mountain Cup stays with the Rapids, who retained it for a second straight year since 2005-06.
- Alexandros Katranis passed to Rwan Cruz, 24-year-old designated player signed Aug. 1, who rolled a no-look pass back for a first-touch finish from just inside the 18-yard box.
- Colorado could be mathematically eliminated before facing LAFC if RSL and FC Dallas both win next Saturday, and coach Chris Armas faces pressure with only one win in his last four games.
- After back-to-back wins following consecutive 4-1 losses, RSL will visit the Seattle Sounders next Saturday before finishing the regular season on Oct. 18 at St. Louis, with two road games remaining.
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Rapids lose at Real Salt Lake, retain Rocky Mountain Cup, but fall out of playoff spot
Both the Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake made it clear that winning the Rocky Mountain Cup didn’t matter much on Saturday night. A spot in the Western Conference play-in game, also largely at odds in Sandy, Utah, took precedence.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution61% Left
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