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We said: Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Real Salt Lake

RSL are quickly becoming the feel good story of these MLS Cup playoffs, having kept their season alive in the most dramatic of circumstances in their previous two games, but their defence has been shaky all year, and with the status of Rusnak very much up in the air, it is hard to see them being able to pull off another miracle. A lack of attacking depth may be an issue for Salt Lake, but KC have that in spades as their top nine goalscorers have found the back of the net as many times (55) as the entire RSL team did in the regular season. Read more.