Jordan Morris scored his 87th profession aim in all competitions, breaking the franchise file, because the Seattle Sounders defeated visiting Los Angeles FC 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Albert Rusnak had a aim and two assists and Paul Rothrock had one among every for the Sounders (1-1-1, 4 factors). Kalani Kossa-Rienzi and Cristian Roldan additionally tallied for the Sounders.
Nathan Ordaz and David Martinez scored for LAFC (2-1-0, 6 factors), which hadn’t allowed a aim in its earlier two MLS matches.
Morris’ record-setting aim got here within the 77th minute. Rothrock bought the ball on the high proper nook of the 18-yard field and made a brief cross to Morris, who was making a diagonal run by the penalty space. Morris put the ball by goalie Thomas Hasal’s legs from the fitting fringe of the 6-yard field. Morris broke a tie with former teammate Raul Ruidiaz for the franchise scoring mark.
The Sounders scored 4 second-half objectives to tug away after a 1-1 halftime tie.
They took the lead within the 57th minute on a 25-yard blast by Rothrock after taking a cross from Rusnak.
Following Morris’ aim, Roldan curled a low, 20-yard shot simply contained in the left submit within the 84th minute and Rusnak redirected a cross from Georgi Minoungou after a run down the fitting wing in second-half stoppage time.
The Sounders opened the scoring within the eleventh minute as Jesus Ferreira performed a protracted ball for Kossa-Rienzi down the fitting wing. Kossa-Rienzi bought to the highest of the 6-yard field, spun and blasted a left-footed shot into the far aspect netting. Kossa-Rienzi, a first-round decide final yr out of the College of Washington, was making simply his second profession MLS begin as each groups rotated their lineups with CONCACAF Champions Cup matches Tuesday.
It was the primary aim LAFC had allowed prior to now 381 minutes in all competitions.
LAFC tied the rating within the thirty eighth minute. Andrew Thomas got here off his aim line in an effort to seize Artem Smolyakov’s nook kick from the fitting wing, however bumped into teammate Jackson Regan. The ball fell to the turf and L.A. had a number of makes an attempt in a scramble simply inside the highest of the 6-yard field earlier than Ordaz knocked the ball into the online on the third attempt.
L.A.’s different aim got here in second-half stoppage time as Martinez stole a cross alongside the sideline at midfield, dribbled by half of the Sounders’ lineup and scored on a left-footed shot from 10 yards out.
Sounders midfielder Pedro de la Vega suffered a proper quadriceps harm simply previous the half-hour mark. Rusnak, among the many starters getting a break, got here off the bench to interchange de la Vega within the thirty sixth minute.
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