Real Salt Lake clobbers Sounders 3-0 in first leg of MLS playoffs

A minute after Saborio's goal the Sounders were very, very lucky not to lose a man as well when Osvaldo Alonso shoved Saborio in the face. Alonso received a yellow card, but it could've easily been a red.

After losing defender Jamison Olave to a quadriceps injury early in that match, Nat Borchers had to leave late as well with a knee strain. Despite the juggled backline over the final six minutes, RSL still tacked on a late goal as substitute Ned Grabavoy buried a close-range shot.

Heading back to Seattle, Real Salt Lake will be confident after a 2-1 win at Century Link Field on Sept. 10, which snapped a six-game winning streak in all competitions for the Sounders.

"If we spend too much time patting ourselves on the back tonight ... that can put ourselves in a bad place. We have to keep our feet on the ground and say it was a good first half and there's still a second half to play," said Kreis.

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