SANDY, Utah — Johnny Russell scored his first goal of the season, 18-year-old Zavier Gozo also scored a goal, and Real Salt Lake beat D.C. United, 2-0, on Saturday night to snap their seven-game winless streak.
Rafael Cabral finished with a save and had his fourth shutout of the season for Salt Lake (5-10-3).
Russell, who signed with Salt Lake in April after he scored 60 goals across seven MLS seasons for Sporting Kansas City, scored in the 23rd minute. Russell ran down the right side onto a long ball-ahead played by Diogo Goncalves, cut back to evade a defender near the right corner of the area and rolled a shot into the net to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.