MLS : Real Salt Lake beats San Jose 4-0
UNITED STATES, Aug. 23, 2017 (AMP) — MLS: After losing 3-1 to Montreal Impact on August 19, the Royals bounced back with a 4-0 victory over San Jose Earthquakes this Wednesday.
Real Salt Lake dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Silva Luis in the 29th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Royals further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Savarino Jefferson '68, Rusnak Albert '80 and Movsisyan Yura '90).
San Jose Earthquakes remains in 14th place with 33 points from 26 games, 2 points behind Vancouver Whitecaps FC, which has two games in hand.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto FC | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 52 | 25 | 27 | 53 |
| 2 | New York City | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 39 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 38 |
| 9 | New York Red Bulls | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 38 |
| 10 | FC Dallas | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 36 |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 35 |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 35 |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 33 |
| 15 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 32 |
| 16 | Orlando City | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 31 |
| 17 | Philadelphia Union | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 30 |
| 18 | New England | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 29 |
| 19 | DC United | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 44 | -23 | 25 |
| 20 | LA Galaxy | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 23 |
| 21 | Colorado Rapids | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 22 |
| 22 | Minnesota United | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 51 | -21 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : MLS 2017
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Overview
Real Salt Lake
- Position: 15 +3
- Best performance of the season:LA Galaxy 2-6 Real Salt Lake (4 Jul.)
- Previous game:Montreal Impact 3-1 Real Salt Lake (19 Aug.)
- Next game:Real Salt Lake - Colorado Rapids (26 Aug.)
San Jose Earthquakes
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:LA Galaxy - San Jose Earthquakes (27 Aug.)
Real Salt Lake
4:0
San Jose Earthquakes
4:0 (1:0)
- 23 August 2017
- Salt Lake City
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Toronto FC | 53 |
| 2 |  New York City | 46 |
| 3 |  Chicago Fire | 41 |
| 4 |  Seattle Sounders FC | 41 |
| 5 |  Sporting Kansas City | 40 |