Real Salt Lake has some “tough decisions to make” in the weeks and months ahead, head coach Pablo Mastroeni said after his team’s season came to an end Wednesday night.

RSL lost its wild-card matchup with the Portland Timbers 3-1, a performance that encapsulated many of Salt Lake’s issues throughout the campaign.

It was a “microcosm of how our season’s been,” Mastroeni said. “We had 20-some-odd chances on goal and can’t seem to find the play that tips the scales.”

Portland striker Felipe Mora took advantage of a pair of rebounds to put the Timbers up 2-0 in the first half. Salt Lake defender Justen Glad made it 2-1 with a header just before intermission.

But RSL couldn’t find an equalizer despite taking control of the game for much of the second half and Portland’s Kamal Miller eventua

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