Yura Movsisyan

MLS: Salt Lake 3, Colorado 0

Sandy, Utah-- Real Salt Lake shut out Colorado 3-0 Saturday to keep its MLS playoff hopes alive.

Robbie Findley scored two goals and Yura Movsisyan added one in the victory, which tied Salt Lake with the Rapids in the standings.

Both teams could either make the playoffs or see their season come to an end, depending how the remainder of the weekend MLS schedule plays out.

Findley scored his first goal on a header 15 minutes into the match and made it 2-0 in the 33rd minute with a ball chipped over Rapids goalie Preston Burpo.

Movsisyan added his eighth goal of the season in the 85th minute.

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MLS: Real Salt Lake 3, Toronto FC 0

Sandy, Utah, June 28: Clint Mathis scored a goal and had an assist as Real Salt Lake defeated Toronto FC 3-0 Saturday.

Yura Movsisyan and Kyle Beckerman each added a goal for Real Salt Lake (5-6-4). RSL, in fifth place in the Western Conference, moved to within nine points of the first-place Houston Dynamo.

The loss kept Toronto FC (6-6-4) from overtaking D.C. United for first place in the Eastern Conference. Toronto is tied with the Columbus Crew for second in the East.

Movsisyan scored his third goal in the last four games in the 21st minute, taking the ball at midfield on a no-look pass from Toronto midfielder Amado Guevara, and then easily scoring on TFC goalie Stefan Frei.

MLS: Real Salt Lake 2, Los Angeles 0

Carson, Calif. June 14: Nat Borchers and Yura Movsisyan scored goals for Real Salt Lake Saturday in a 2-0 MLS win over Los Angeles.

The victory ended a six-game winless drought for RSL (4-6-3) and broke the Galaxy's (2-2-9) 10-match unbeaten streak.

Movsisyan scored his third goal of the season in the 13th minute. Borchers' goal, his first since 2004, came after he picked up a loose ball in front of the goal in the 51st minute.

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