Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado Rapids

Real Salt Lake have returned to the top of the Western Conference with a comfortable 2-0 win over Colorado Rapids at Rio Tinto Stadium.

The hosts started brightly and, after Luis Gil had headed wide from six yards, they took the lead 20 minutes in.

Alvaro Saborio collected Tony Beltran's pass and thumped the ball into the top corner from 12 yards.

Sebastian Velasquez should have doubled the lead 10 minutes before half time but he skewed his shot wide after good work from Kyle Beckerman.

The second goal duly came 12 minutes into the second half. Gil slid a perfect through pass into the path of Fabian Espindola and the Argentinean smashed the ball beyond the helpless Matt Pickens.

San Jose Earthquakes had temporarily replaced Jason Kreis's side as the league leaders on goal difference following a 3-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps.