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Joe Cannon notched his first shutout of the MLS season and Nicolas Hernandez scored in the 16th minute, lifting the Rapids past Real Salt Lake 1-0 on Friday at Invesco Field at Mile High.
The win snaps Real Salt Lake’s five-game unbeaten streak and moves the Rapids into a second-place tie with Houston in the Western Division.
Hernandez scored his second goal of the season after taking the ball on a turnover and playing it to Jacob Peterson. The ball bounced off a defender and back to Hernandez, who took a hard shot that flew over Real Salt Lake goalie Scott Garlick and into the net.
Cannon hasn’t allowed a goal at home in 221 straight minutes.
