If either the Los Angeles Galaxy or Real Salt Lake are to begin the climb back into contention for a place in the MLS Cup Playoffs, they will look at their meeting Saturday evening at The Home Depot Center as a must-win confrontation, as the teams are a dozen points out of the final postseason spot entering the final third of the season.

When Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis traveled to Argentina earlier this season, he didn't know just how much it would pay off.

The Real Salt Lake team of the first half Wednesday night looked nothing like the side that had been on the field so many times this year. The played aggressively on offense jumping out to an early lead.