[MLS PLAYOFFS: Portland-Real Salt Lake] The MLS Western Conference title came down to two teams that went through very different turnarounds in 2013, and in theend, experience prevailed. Leading, 4-2, from the first leg, and not fazed by a typically frenzied Portland crowd at Jeld-Wen Field, Real Salt Lake fended off the Timbers and notched an insurance goalby Robbie Findley to win the match, 1-0, and the series two games to none.

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