Real Salt Lake entered match day 17 at home against a struggling and injured Columbus Crew side, with an opportunity to finish the night at the top of the MLS standings with a win. Instead, the team played a dour 0-0 draw and dropped two points at home. Defender Aaron Herrera mentioned postgame that the team had talked about it, and was disappointed to miss such a golden opportunity. Since then, the midway point of the season, LAFC is out of sight at the top of the standings and RSL have endured what seems to be an unbreakable slide to find themselves in 8th place — outside the playoffs if they started today.
RSL’s second half slide leaves team in perilous position
