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Real Salt Lake defeated Panama club Arabe Unido 3-2 on Wednesday to take the lead in Group A of the CONCACAF Champions League.
William Aguilar gave the Panama team an early 1-0 lead. But Real Salt Lake rallied with three unanswered goals in the first half. Will Johnson equalized in the ninth minute, Alvaro Saborio scored with a header in the 35th and Johnson got his second in the 41st minute. Sergio Angulo got one back for Arabe Unido in the 52nd.
Real Salt Lake's win was the first in the CONCACAF Champions League by a MLS team in Panama.
Real Salt Lake has nine points in four matches to lead the group. The Panama club has only three points in four matches. Cruz Azul is second with seven points after a 0-0 draw on Tuesday against Toronto.
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