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Ojeda, Yedlin and Olatunji score goals for RSL in 3-1 win over Austin
Real Salt Lake earned three crucial points in a tight Western Conference playoff race with goals from Ojeda, Yedlin, and Olatunji, improving their standing to 37 points.
- On Saturday night at America First Field, Real Salt Lake beat Austin FC 3-1 with goals from Braian Ojeda, DeAndre Yedlin and Victor Olatunji.
- Needing points, Real Salt Lake picked up three critical points in a four-way race for the final Western Conference playoff spot with three regular-season games remaining.
- Ojeda opened the scoring by beating Brad Stuver with a long-range shot just before halftime, Yedlin then doubled the lead early in the second half off Diogo Gonçalves' feed, and Olatunji added a late goal.
- Austin FC had its two-game win streak snapped while Real Salt Lake stayed in postseason contention as several games continued late Saturday.
- DeAndre Yedlin, acquired Aug. 21 from FC Cincinnati, scored his first Salt Lake goal in his fourth game, while Victor Olatunji, signed Aug. 6, has two goals in five starts.
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·Kentucky, United States
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Braian Ojeda and DeAndre Yedlin both scored over an eight-minute stretch bridging the first and second halves and Victor Olatunji added a late insurance goal as Real Salt Lake defeated Austin FC 3-1 on Saturday in a key, late-season Western…
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