Mar 8, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Cristian Roldan (7) celebrates after scoring a objective towards the Los Angeles FC throughout the second half at Lumen Area. Obligatory Credit score: Steven Bisig-Imagn Photos Jordan Morris scored his 87th profession objective in all competitions, breaking the franchise report, because the Seattle Sounders defeated visiting Los Angeles FC 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Albert Rusnak had a objective 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 objective in its earlier two MLS matches.
Morris’ record-setting objective got here within the 77th minute. Rothrock received 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 means of the penalty space. Morris put the ball by means of goalie Thomas Hasal’s legs from the suitable 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 drag 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’ objective, Roldan curled a low, 20-yard shot simply contained in the left publish within the 84th minute and Rusnak redirected a cross from Georgi Minoungou after a run down the suitable 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 suitable wing. Kossa-Rienzi received to the highest of the 6-yard field, spun and blasted a left-footed shot into the far facet netting. Kossa-Rienzi, a first-round choose final 12 months 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 objective LAFC had allowed previously 381 minutes in all competitions.
LAFC tied the rating within the thirty eighth minute. Andrew Thomas got here off his objective line in an effort to seize Artem Smolyakov’s nook kick from the suitable 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 web on the third attempt.
L.A.’s different objective got here in second-half stoppage time as Martinez stole a cross alongside the sideline at midfield, dribbled by means of 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 exchange de la Vega within the thirty sixth minute.
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