Briefly under a double-rainbow at Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday night, a Jefferson Savarino golazo in the 94th minute earned Real Salt Lake a 2-1 win over Atlanta United.
With the score tied deep into stoppage time, Savarino stepped up and ripped a vicious shot past Brad Guzan into the side netting just before the referee blew the final whistle.
To open the scoring, with almost an exact re-creation of his strike last week which earned Goal of the Week honors, Sebastian Saucedo also scored a long-range shot into the bottom corner in the 36th minute. Josef Martinez scored an equalizer in the second half, almost earning Atlanta a road draw. Pity Martinez and Franco Escobar assisted Martinez's strike.
Sam Johnson, who was benched in RSL's last match for being late to a team meeting, was not in the starting XI again. Pity Martinez was rotated for Atlanta, while Tito Villalba didn't make the trip.
Goals
- 36' – RSL – Sebastian Saucedo | WATCH
- 79' – ATL – Josef Martinez | WATCH
- 90+4' – RSL – Jefferson Savarino | WATCH
Three Things
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
: Savarinoooooooo!
Next Up
- RSL: Wednesday, May 29 at Montreal Impact (7:30 pm ET | TSN, TVAS in Canada, MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US)
- ATL: Wednesday, May 29 vs. Minnesota United (7 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US, DAZN in Canada)
