Real Salt Lake top gun Robbie Findley netted near time to give the home side a 1-0 first leg victory over Major League Soccer champs Columbus on Saturday night.

At the end of a tight match with few big chances to either side, the forward tapped home a curling Yura Movsisyan cross on the run to set off the celebrations.

The Royal Army now head head east for the thrilling conclusion of their first round tie on Thursday.

Scoring Summary:
RSL -- Robbie Findley 1 (Yura Movsisyan 1) 88

Columbus Crew -- William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Eric Brunner, Chad Marshall, Gino Padula, Eddie Gaven, Brian Carroll, Danny O'Rourke, Robbie Rogers (Emmanuel Ekpo 85), Emilio Renteria (Jason Garey 77), Steven Lenhart.

Substitutes Not Used: Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Andy Iro, Adam Moffat, Alejandro Moreno, Kenny Schoeni

Real Salt Lake -- Nick Rimando, Chris Wingert, Nat Borchers, Jamison Olave, Tony Beltran (Robbie Russell 79), Andy Williams, Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales (Clint Mathis 75), Will Johnson, Robbie Findley, Fabian Espindola (Yura Movsisyan 65).

Substitutes Not Used: Jean Alexandre, Pablo Campos, Rachid El Khalifi, Chris Seitz

Misconduct Summary:
CLB -- Brian Carroll (caution; Tactical Foul) 19
RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; Reckless Tackle) 38