Real Salt Lake gives up stoppage-time goal for 1-1 tie with Minnesota before World Cup break

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mauricio González subbed on in the 77th minute for Minnesota United and scored his first career goal in stoppage time Saturday in 1-1 tie with Real Salt Lake.

Joaquín Pereyra played a ball into the area from about 27 yards out on the left side and González flicked a header inside the back post to make it 1-1 in the third minute of stoppage time. The 21-year-old González made his sixth career appearance in MLS.

Minnesota won both matches with RSL last season and has a six-game unbeaten streak in the series.

Zach Booth opened the scoring with his first career MLS goal in the 22nd minute for Salt Lake (8-4-2). The Eden, Utah, native connected with Eagle Mountain-raised Zavier Gozo, who pushed a pass wide to right corner of the area where Booth pushed it forward with his first touch and then blasted a shot into the top-netting.

Minnesota's Mamadou Dieng appeared to have scored on a header, off a corner kick played in by Tomás Chancalay, in first-half stoppage time, but was caught offside and the goal was nullified.

Minnesota (6-5-4) is winless in four straight. Drake Callender did not have a save.

Rafael Cabral had one save for Salt Lake, which will return to MLS play July 22 after the FIFA World Cup in the United States.

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