There will be no repeat of a cup final for the Philadelphia Union U15s this season.
After taking a second half lead through Diego Rocio’s second of the competition, Real Salt Lake came back to score a pair of late goals a minute apart and upend the Union in a rematch of last year’s U15 MLS Next Cup final.
Rocio, who had the lone goal in a 1-0 win over New York SC to open the competition, broke a scoreless deadlock in the 50th minute but goals from RSL’s Anthony Ramirez in the 72nd and a penalty kick from Luis Rivera in the 73rd minute sent RSL through to the quarterfinals and the Union to a consolation match against Chicago Sockers on Tuesday.