SANDY, Utah (AP) — Diogo Goncalves scored a goal, Rafael Cabral had three saves, and Real Salt Lake beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Saturday night.

Real Salt Lake (12-16-4) has 40 points and moved into a tie with Colorado (11-15-7) for the ninth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. San Jose, which has 38 points, plays Vancouver on Sunday.

Salt Lake has won back-to-back games following consecutive 4-1 losses, both to Los Angeles FC.

Goncalves opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Rwan Cruz rolled a no-look pass from the left side of the area back to Goncalves for a first-touch finish from just inside the 18-yard box that slipped under to crossbar and inside the left post to make it 1-0.

Cruz, a 24-year-old designated player signed Aug. 1, had his first career goal contribu

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