Спорт · MLS playoffsReal Salt Lake playoffs: 2-1 win eliminates Galaxy, secures West's final berthВ ефірі 8 листопада 2026 р. о 18:34 UTCДивитисяСтенограма0:07Real Salt Lake scored twice in thirteen minutes and ended the Galaxy's season.0:11The two one victory secured the Western Conference's ninth and final postseason0:14berth.0:15Los Angeles has now missed two straight postseasons after winning the two thousand0:19and twenty four MLS Cup.0:21Whether Salt Lake's late recovery can carry it further now comes down to one-a-way0:24match in Seattle.0:25At America First Field in Sandy, Utah20,738 fans watched Salt Lake protect a lead0:30that nearly disappeared.0:31Sergey Solans and Zach Booth supplied the goals on November7 th.0:35A first half-owned goal brought the Galaxy back within reach.0:38Salt Lake finished with thirteen wins, fifteen losses, and six draws.0:41The Galaxy finished with eleven wins, twelve losses, and eleven draws.0:45Those records left the clubs two places apart in the standings, but separated by the0:49smallest possible points margin.0:51Salt Lake took the last berth with forty, five points.0:54The Galaxy ended with forty, four.0:56That one point difference leaves Los Angeles without another route into this1:00postseason.1:01While Salt Lake gets a single game wild card against the eighth-seeded Seattle1:04Sounders.1:05Solenz struck in the tenth minute running onto Noel Kellaskin's curling through ball1:09and taking it around goalkeeper J.T.1:10Marcinkowski.1:11Philip Quinton also earned an assist.1:13In the thirteenth minute, Booth punished a failed clearance after a corner,1:17finishing right footed into the bottom right corner.1:20Booth's unassisted goal decided the match.1:22The Eden, Utah native was making his first start since August fifteenth after1:26returning from injury.1:27He replaced the ill Dominic Marchuk at right wing back.1:30Kobe Henry returned to the back line.1:32Quinton moved centrally, and Juan Manuel Sanabria played left wing back.1:36Morgan Gilavodie also returned from suspension.1:38Salt Lake had lost two, one at San Jose the previous weekend.1:42With its season at stake, the reshaped lineup attacked immediately.1:45Booth's return gave the home side its decisive contribution, and Salt Lake kept1:49creating chances to stretch the lead.1:51Marcinkowski had already denied Lupe de Fougerol in the fifth minute.1:54In the twenty-first, Sabalobjanidze and Gilavodie combined to release Solenz again.1:59He rounded the goalkeeper, but John Nelson cleared off the line.2:02About ten minutes later, Gilavodie got around Martinkowski himself and hit the right2:06post.2:06Salt Lake's missed chances left the galaxy an opening.2:09Herving Lozano drove a low ball across from the right after Joe O'Clause's pass.2:13De Fugerol slid in and diverted it into his own net in the fortieth minute.2:17Gilevogia and Stein Spearings threatened again before halftime, but Salt Lake's2:21cushion was down to one.2:22Marco Reyes later missed an open, net chance after Klaus worked the ball beyond Salt2:27Lake captain Raphael Cabral.2:28Solon sent a right-footed attempt over the bar in the sixty-eighth minute.2:32Neither side scored after halftime, and opportunities became scarcer as Salt Lake2:36held on.2:36Cabral finished with one save.2:38Markinkowski made six.2:40Galaxy coach Greg Vannie said, I feel like we all let the fans down.2:44He tied the elimination to points dropped throughout the season.2:46The final one, point gap, captured the cost, even as he made clear the club expected2:51much more.2:51Vanny said his attack began to spread out, leaving Klaus isolated against three2:56centre backs.2:56He also faulted his team's failure to match Salt Lake's intensity.3:00We just didn't get it done tonight.3:02But again, it's not just about tonight.3:04He said, the Galaxy had given themselves more work before this final match began.3:08Nelson blamed repeated first, half giveaways and the space Salt Lake found through3:12midfield.3:13They felt like they just kept coming at us and coming at us.3:15He said, asked whether he wanted to keep playing for Vanny.3:18Nelson answered, 100 %.100 %,100 %.3:23Joseph Paint Sile passed100 appearances for the Galaxy across all competitions with3:28his start.3:29Former Salt Lake midfielder Pablo Ruiz returned to America first field as a Galaxy3:33player for the first time.3:34Both milestones came on a night that ended their team season.3:37Salt Lake endured13 straight MLS matches without a win from July through September.3:42It then closed with five wins, two losses, and a draw.3:45Under Pablo Mastroani, that recovery delivered a sixth consecutive playoff berth and3:50entry into August's two thousand and twenty-seven Leagues Cup.3:52Salt Lake has reached the postseason in eight of the past nine seasons and sixteen3:56of its nineteen MLS campaigns.3:58Mastroin's team has repeatedly responded after losses.4:01Across his five plus seasons in charge, Salt Lake has recorded thirty-eight wins and4:06nineteen draws in matches immediately following a defeat.4:09Salt Lake finished its MLS home schedule with ten wins, three losses, and four4:13draws.4:13Across all competitions in Utah, it had thirteen wins, four losses, and four draws.4:19Mastroini's decision day record now stands at five wins and a draw.4:23Scoring first has also been a strength during Mastroini's tenure.4:26Salt Lake has won sixty, lost twelve, and drawn twenty.4:29Three of those matches.4:30Against the Galaxy, the early advantage survived missed chances and an own goal.4:34The next test takes Salt Lake away from the home crowd that helped mark this escape.4:38Seattle will host the wild card at Lumen Field on Thursday, November19 th.4:42Kickoff is scheduled for seven p.4:44m.4:44Pacific, and Apple Television will carry the match.4:47The announced date and time remain subject to scheduling changes.4:50Ninth seeded Salt Lake must beat eighth seeded Seattle to reach the first round.4:54The road match gives both clubs one chance to continue.4:56For Salt Lake, a season rescued by its closing run now depends on converting that5:00recovery into another win.5:02The wild card winner advances to a best of three first round series against the5:06top-seeded Vancouver Whitecaps.5:08The loser is eliminated.5:10Salt Lake has secured its postseason place, but reaching Vancouver still requires a5:13win against the Sounders in Seattle.Хронологія історіїHeyDex
