CARSON, Calif., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Alvaro Saborio's goal in the 11th minute provided the only offense Saturday in a 1-0 Real Salt Lake victory over Chivas USA.
Saborio outhustled the Chivas defense, picking off a back-pass by David Junior Lopes and then slipping past goalkeeper Dan Kennedy before slotting a shot into the open net.
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Real Salt Lake (11-7-6) notched only its second win since the all-star break and used it to move within two points of fourth-place Colorado in the Western Conference.
Chivas (7-10-10), meanwhile, lost its second straight game.