Sandy • Real Salt Lake had its chances, but the Portland Timbers did too. And it was the Timbers who finished more of them.
RSL lost 2-1 to the Timbers on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium. Salt Lake has now lost two consecutive games, while Portland picked up its third consecutive victory after losing five straight.
In the 21st minute, a cross by Jefferson Savarino was ruled to be deflected by Zarek Valentin, resulting in a penalty kick for Albert Rusnák. But Timbers keeper Steve Clark executed a diving save and knocked the shot away from the bottom left corner of the goal.