Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the LA Galaxy knew what it would take to earn a playoff place on Sunday and a disastrous second half cost them a spot in the postseason following a 3-2 defeat to the Houston Dynamo.
Needing a victory to make the postseason, an Ola Kamara brace had put the Galaxy up 2-0 by halftime, with a playoff spot looking virtually assured to the crowd at the StubHub Center.
However, Romell Quioto brought the Dynamo back to within a goal in the second half, and then a brace from Mauro Manotas stunned the hosts and sent Real Salt Lake to the playoffs.