A late red card and two second-half goals conceded sent Real Salt Lake out of the MLS Cup playoffs against Seattle Sounders, losing 2-0 at Century Link Field.
It was a match marked by true magic from Seattle’s Nico Lodeiro, but it will be remembered as Nick Rimando’s final appearance in Claret and Cobalt.
The action started early, with Seattle tasiman Nico Lodeiro hitting the post from outside the box with a fifth minute shot that doubtlessly had Nick Rimando beat in the top corner.
The next big opportunity for Seattle came in the 13th minute, with Raul Rudidiaz capitalizing on a misread throw-in with a good header that Nick Rimando managed to bat away for a corner.