Sandy, Utah (Saturday, May 27, 2017) – Real Salt Lake (4-8-2, 14pts) downed Eastern Conference foe Philadelphia Union courtesy of a first-half goal from FW Joao Plata to take all three points at Rio Tinto Stadium.
RSL nearly went down in the tenth minute as the Union created a shot towards an open RSL net but DF Aaron Maund did well to clear the ball off the line.
The first half saw RSL sustain the majority of the possession and create numerous chances before Plata got his goal in the 36th minute.