Overview
- Real Salt Lake improved to 12-16-4 and rose to ninth in the Western Conference with its second straight victory.
- Gonçalves scored in the 39th minute after Alexandros Katranis found Rwan Cruz, who set up the finish.
- Colorado outshot RSL 16-11, but shots on target favored the hosts 4-3, and both goalkeepers recorded three saves.
- Rafael Cabral preserved the clean sheet as the Rocky Mountain Cup remains with Colorado on a 1-1 aggregate.
- RSL visits Seattle next Saturday and St. Louis on Oct. 18, holding the tiebreaker over Colorado on total wins.