Castrol Index Weekly Top 20: Kyle Beckerman's brace rights ship for Supporters' Shield leading Real Salt Lake

MLSsoccer staff

Supporters' Shield-leading Real Salt Lake bounced back from a tough two-game span with a convincing 4-0 win at Rio Tinto Stadium over the Columbus Crew, and it was their captain who led the way. Kyle Beckerman helped his team not only to three points, but his two goals earned him a spot at the top of the Castrol Index Top 20.

While Beckerman's brace was the story, his RSL teammate, midfielder Luis Gil, also cracked the top 20, pulling in with a No. 17 ranking thanks to his strong showing and well-taken goal. Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Michael Gspurning was Beckerman's closest pursuer, finishing more than 250 points off the pace with 1,562 points in his clean sheet over the Portland Timbers.

The Montreal Impact, after trumping the Houston Dynamo 5-0, had three players in the Top 20 -- No. 5 Jeb Brovsky, No. 6 Marco Di Vaio and No. 11 Troy Perkins.

See how players collect points in the Castrol methodology here.

Castrol Index Week 26 Top 20 Performers


<p>Rank</p>	Player	Position	Team	Minutes	Opponent	Points
1	Kyle Beckerman	Midfielder	Real Salt Lake	90	Columbus Crew	1,823
2	Michael Gspurning	Goalkeeper	Seattle Sounders FC	90	Portland Timbers	1,562
3	Tim Cahill	Midfielder	New York Red Bulls	90	Chivas USA	1,491
4	Blas Perez	Forward	FC Dallas	90	San Jose Earthquakes	1,413
5	Jeb Brovsky	Defender	Montreal Impact	90	Houston Dynamo	1,369
6	Marco Di Vaio	Forward	Montreal Impact	87	Houston Dynamo	1,349
7	Eddie Johnson	Forward	Seattle Sounders	90	Portland Timbers	1,244
8	Sean Johnson	Goalkeeper	Chicago Fire	90	Sporting Kansas City	1,243
9	Daniel Woolard	Defender	D.C. United	90	Toronto FC	1,212
10	Jon Busch	Goalkeeper	San Jose Earthquakes	90	FC Dallas	1,183
11	Troy Perkins	Goalkeeper	Montreal Impact	90	Houston Dynamo	1,108
12	Jaime Penedo	Goalkeeper	LA Galaxy	90	Vancouver Whitecaps	1,072
13	Graham Zusi	Midfielder	Sporting Kansas City	90	<p>Chicago Fire</p>	989
14	Julio Morales	Forward	Chivas USA	82	New York Red Bulls	981
15	Fabian Espindola	Forward	New York Red Bulls	58	Chivas USA	979
16	Jimmy Nielsen	Goalkeeper	Sporting Kansas City	90	Chicago Fire	960
17	Luis Gil	Midfielder	Real Salt Lake	90	Columbus Crew	952
18	Bobby Convey	Midfielder	Toronto FC	88	D.C. United	922
19	Hunter Jumper	Defender	Chicago Fire	90	Sporting Kansas City	877
20	George John	Defender	FC Dallas	90	San Jose Earthquakes	<p>871</p>