Alexandros Katranis and Diego Luna scored and Real Salt Lake hung on for a 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.

Zavier Gozo earned two assists as RSL (10-14-4, 34 points) ended their three-match losing streak. The victory puts Salt Lake just one point behind the San Jose Earthquakes for the final Western Conference playoff spot.

Rafael Cabral stopped three of four shots on target to earn his 10th win of the season.

Brayan Vera's second-half own goal provided the only offense for Sporting Kansas City, who are 1-7-1 in their last nine regular-season matches. This slump has left Kansas City (7-17-6, 27 points) all but officially eliminated from playoff contention.

SKC goalkeeper John Pulskamp stopped five of seven shots on target.

Salt Lake outshot Kansas City by

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