SOCCER: Real Salt Lake score late, earn tie with unbeaten San Diego

Victor Olatunji scored a late second-half equalizer as Real Salt Lake salvaged a 2-2 draw against host San Diego FC on Sunday night.

Sergi Solans also found the net for Salt Lake (3-1-1, 10 points), extending the team’s unbeaten run to four matches (3-0-1). For San Diego FC (3-0-2, 11 points), Marcus Ingvartsen and Anders Dreyer scored, keeping the hosts unbeaten in MLS play this season.

San Diego goalkeeper Duran Ferree made four saves, while Rafael Cabral of Salt Lake recorded three stops.

Dreyer put San Diego ahead 2-1 in the 56th minute after receiving a pass from Amahl Pellegrino. Cabral came off his line to challenge, but Dreyer’s left-footed spinning chip sailed over the goalkeeper into the net.

Salt Lake pressed forward and equalized in the 85th minute. Morgan Guilavogui sent a cross from the right that reached Olatunji near the far post, who finished into the net. Noel Caliskan, who set up Guilavogui, was credited with an assist.

Olatunji nearly completed the comeback in second-half stoppage time, but Ferree leaped to save a close-range header. Salt Lake outshot San Diego 21-14, including eight on target to five for the hosts.

The scoring opened in the 17th minute when Juan Manuel Sanabria’s cross found Solans, who headed it home for Salt Lake. San Diego responded in the 27th minute as a chaotic free kick bounced off Salt Lake players and goalkeeper Cabral before Ingvartsen’s shot deflected off defender Philip Quinton and into the net.

Salt Lake had another chance to take the lead in first-half stoppage time, but Solans’ right-footed shot was cleared off the line by San Diego’s Manu Duah.

—Field Level Media/Reuters