Victor Olatunji scored a first-half brace Saturday night and visiting Real Salt Lake managed to clinch the final playoff spot in the West by tying St. Louis City SC 2-2.

RSL (12-17-5, 41 points) emerged from a three-team tie with Colorado and San Jose on the basis of tiebreakers. Colorado could have earned the final playoff spot, but the Rapids coughed up a late lead at home and settled for a 2-2 draw with LAFC.

RSL got the point it needed, even though St. Louis (8-18-8, 32 points) kept it from getting the result as Joao Klauss equalized from point-blank range in the 88th minute. That point allows RSL entry into a wild-card game Wednesday night at 8th-seeded Portland, with the winner drawing top-seeded San Diego in the West quarterfinals.

Olatunji enabled RSL to extend its season for a

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