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Morgan Guilavogui scores 2 goals for Real Salt Lake in 3-1 win over Sporting KC
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Morgan Guilavogui scored two goals, Sergi Solans added a goal, and Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on Saturday night.
Rafael Cabral had one save for RSL (10-14-6).
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Guilavogui slipped a shot from near the right end line past goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland and inside the back post to give RSL a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute and Solans slammed home a first-touch shot off a deflection to make it 2-0 in the 14th.
Guilavogui slammed home a first-touch shot, off a feed from Noel Caliskan, that capped the scoring in the 61st minute. Guilavogui, a 28-year-old forward in his first MLS season, had his first career multi-goal game.
Taylor Calheira scored a goal in the 26th minute for Sporting (6-20-4), the only team in the Western Conference officially eliminated from contention for the 2026 MLS Cup playoffs.
Cleveland finished with five saves.
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Winless in four straight and Kansas City's 22 points this season are the fewest in MLS. Sporting has the worst goal differential in the league at minus-39. Going into Saturday, Montreal (minus-24) was the only other team with a goal differential worse than minus-17 (Austin).
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RSL: Hosts St. Louis next Saturday.
Sporting: Hosts Austin next Saturday.
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