Real Salt Lake advanced to its first MLS Cup final by beating the Chicago Fire on penalties after 120 scoreless minutes in the Eastern Conference final Saturday night.
Ned Grabavoy, a substitute in the final minute of overtime, gave Salt Lake the winning 5-4 advantage in the shootout with a shot that went off the fingertips of Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch.
Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando made three saves in the shootout after stopping six shots in the match.
Salt Lake, which joined the league in 2005, will meet Los Angeles in the MLS Cup final on Nov. 22 at Qwest Field in Seattle. The Galaxy reached the title game with a 2-0 overtime win against Houston on Friday.
The Fire have lost three consecutive conference finals, and this game was the first decided on penalties since D.C. defeated New England in 2004.
Salt Lake nearly scored in the final seconds of regulation but forward Robbie Findley's shot from the top of the box was cleared off the line by John Thorrington.
Fire forward Brian McBride hit the crossbar with a header in the 27th minute, and midfielder Marco Pappa's shot in the 67th minute was saved by a diving Rimando.
