- Damir Kreilach - 48'
Kreilach, Real Salt Lake beat Sounders 2-1
SANDY, Utah -- — Damir Kreilach scored his 10th goal of the season and Real Salt Lake beat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Saturday night.
David Ochoa had two saves for Real Salt Lake (10-9-6). The 20-year old has four shutouts this season.
Aaron Herrera went toward the end line, faked inside and then cut back to evade defender Brad Smith before playing a perfectly placed ball in front of the net, where Kreilach put a header into an open net in the 48th minute. Herrera, a 24-year-old defender who came into this season with five career assists, has nine this season.
RSL has won back-to-back games and three of its last four.
Stefan Frei had four saves for Seattle (13-5-6).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ismail Elfath
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego FC | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | +15 | 42 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | +13 | 41 |
| Minnesota United FC | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | +13 | 40 |
| LAFC | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | +12 | 35 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | +3 | 34 |
| Portland Timbers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
| Colorado Rapids | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 30 |
| Austin FC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 30 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | +5 | 29 |
| Real Salt Lake | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 28 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 26 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 23 |
| FC Dallas | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -12 | 22 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 18 |
| LA Galaxy | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -20 | 15 |
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