Final Result: Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA
Final score 2-2, 3-2 on aggregate to give RSL the win.
It appeared this game - and Chivas USA's season - was over in the 77th minute when a Real Salt Lake counter attack saw Javier Morales beat Sacha Kljestan, thread the ball through Shavar Thomas' legs and send a shot wide into the net past the immobile Zach Thornton.
That made the score 2-1, 3-1 on aggregate and surely a deficit that couldn't be overcome.
But self-confessed RSL fan Justin Braun gave Chivas USA hope with a lovely 83rd minute goal that made it 2-2.
Chivas USA valiantly went in search of an equalizer, buoyed by five minutes of overtime but failed to break RSL down.
Chivas USA's season is really over now.
More later.
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If this is what happened with a season filled with injuries, everchanging starting lineups, and the loss of our best scoring forward (Galindo)......
I can't wait until next year!!!
BTW: Wasn't the atmosphere great at the HDC?!?
Awsome job Union Ultras...Great banner Legion...