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Real Salt Lake Rebounds With 3-1 Win Over Austin To Bolster Playoff Bid

The result lifts Salt Lake to 37 points with three matches remaining.

Overview

  • Braian Ojeda scored just before halftime, DeAndre Yedlin made it 2-0 in the 49th for his first RSL goal, and Victor Olatunji added an 82nd-minute strike before Austin’s Besard Sabovic pulled one back in stoppage time.
  • Yedlin joined in an Aug. 21 trade from FC Cincinnati and scored in his fourth appearance, while Olatunji, signed Aug. 6, now has two goals in five starts.
  • The win puts RSL on 37 points in a tightly packed Western Conference wild-card race, with other results still influencing the standings.
  • RSL halted a skid of two straight 4-1 defeats to LAFC, stabilizing its form late in the season.
  • Three regular-season games remain, including a home finale next Saturday against Colorado that carries playoff implications.