Morgan Guilavogui went off for Real Salt Lake on Saturday night, bagging two goals and sealing a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City, a team that’s now officially out of the 2026 MLS Cup playoffs and looks like it’s in full collapse. Guilavogui, a 28-year-old forward who’s in his first MLS season, picked the perfect moment for his first career multi-goal game, absolutely torching Sporting KC’s defense.
Guilavogui’s Breakthrough Night Shines for RSL
This dude Guilavogui showed up big time. He kicked off the scoring party in the 11th minute, slipping a shot from near the right end line right past goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland and inside the back post. Talk about a clean finish! Just three minutes later, Sergi Solans slammed home a first-touch shot off a deflection, making it 2-0 for RSL. Sporting KC’s Taylor Calheira pulled one back in the 26th minute, but Guilavogui wasn’t done. He slammed home another first-touch shot in the 61st minute, this time off a feed from Noel Caliskan, to cap the scoring and ensure RSL took home the W. Rafael Cabral had just one save for RSL, doing what he needed to do.
Sporting KC’s Season Is a Flat-Out Disaster
Honestly, what a mess for Sporting Kansas City. This loss confirms what everyone already knew: they are officially eliminated from contention for the 2026 MLS Cup playoffs. They’re sitting at a dismal 6-20-4, which is just painful to look at. They’ve gone winless in four straight matches, and their 22 points this season? That’s the fewest in the entire MLS. And if you want another gut punch, they’ve got the worst goal differential in the league at a staggering minus-39. Heading into Saturday, only Montreal had a goal differential worse than minus-17, and even they weren’t close to Sporting KC’s numbers. Cleveland did what he could in goal, racking up five saves, but it clearly wasn’t enough against an RSL side that was ready to pounce.
Real Salt Lake will be looking to build on this momentum when they host St. Louis next Saturday. As for Sporting Kansas City? They’ll be hosting Austin next Saturday, effectively just playing out the string in what has been an absolutely brutal season.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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