Real Salt Lake will host a home playoff game after beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on the road Sunday. The win, along with other results from around the Western Conference, helped RSL finish third in the conference.
The L.A. Galaxy lost 4-2 to the Houston Dynamo, while the Seattle Sounders beat Minnesota United 1-0. Both those outcomes allowed Real to overtake the Galaxy in points and Minnesota in wins.
Other than an early well-placed header that RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando had to save, the first 15 minutes saw both teams feel each other out. RSL had a half-chance on a free kick in the 17th minute, but Damir Kreilach’s header didn’t challenge Vancouver goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau.