Real Salt Lake eliminates Columbus

By Associated Press
Friday, November 6, 2009 - Added 15d 3h ago

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Javier Morales and Robbie Findley scored first-half goals and Real Salt Lake advanced to its second straight conference final with a 3-2 victory over the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew on Thursday night.

The victory, combined with a 1-0 home win Saturday, gave Salt Lake a 4-2 aggregate win in the two-game series. After setting an MLS record with a 24-game home unbeaten streak, Columbus finished the season with three straight losses at home.

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Columbus Crew’s Chad Marshall, left, blocks the ball as Real Salt Lake’s Yura Movsisyan takes a shot during the second half of an Eastern Conference MLS soccer playoff game Thursday.