Salt Lake rally past Austin 2-1 with two goals in six minutes

Real Salt Lake came from behind to beat Austin 2-1 at Q2 Stadium, scoring twice in the space of six minutes in the second half. Salt Lake moves to 11-6-14. Austin falls to 8-10-13.

Jorge Alastuey put Austin ahead in the 52nd minute with a left-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner. Salt Lake answered three minutes later. Saba Lobjanidze, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 7.4, hit a right-footed shot from the left side of the box into the top right corner. Juan Manuel Sanabria assisted. It was 1-1.

Salt Lake went ahead in the 61st minute. Sergi Solans fed Morgan Guilavogui on a fast break, and Guilavogui finished from the centre of the box. That goal decided it.

Myrto Uzuni led Austin with 5 shots, and Dominik Marczuk had 4 for Salt Lake. Chirp's Sim gave Salt Lake a 45% chance before the game, so the road win beat the lean.