LAFC scores a pair of quick goals to power past Real Salt Lake
Highlights from LAFC’s 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Sunday.
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SANDY, Utah — Bradley Wright-Phillips and Diego Rossi scored in a five-minute span midway through the first half to help LAFC beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 on Sunday night.
Tied for seventh with Real Salt Lake (4-5-6) in the Western Conference entering the game, LAFC (6-6-3) jumped ahead of Colorado into a tie for fifth with FC Dallas with 21 points.
Wright-Phillips scored off a rebound in the 22nd minute, and Rossi connected in the 27th from close range after a long run down the left side. Brian Rodriguez made it 3-0 in the 59th, splitting defenders and firing a shot between goalkeeper Andrew Putna and the right post.
Real Salt Lake got on the board in the 64th on Eduard Atuesta’s own goal.
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