Real Salt Lake’s playoff hopes were hanging by a thread. Against an Austin FC team on the verge of clinching their own spot, anything short of a win would have ended Pablo Mastroeni’s push. Fortunately for the manager, and for RSL, they have Diego Luna.

The 22-year-old midfielder was at his creative best Saturday, helping the Claret and Cobalt to a stunning upset of Austin, setting up two of the home side's goals to cement a 3-1 win. Yet, RSL's triumph wasn't the only surprise result over the weekend.

Tim Ream's Charlotte FC, who looked like MLS Cup favorites just three weeks ago, were brought back to reality with a 4-1 loss to CF Montreal. You read that correctly, the 13th-placed Le CFM ran every which way against a team that crushed Lionel Messi's Inter Miami on Sept. 13. Life in MLS. Meanwhile, Vancouver's Brian White is also back, scoring on his return.

GOAL looks at the major takeaways from USMNT players in MLS.