Major League Soccer outfit Seattle Sounders defeated DC United by 2-0to end their recent poor run in the league.
Jordan Morris and Joevin Jones scored four minutes apart in the second half to end the losing streak of the club.
Morris scored his fifth goal in the 79th minute after Jones fed with the ball. Jones fed him in the middle, and Morris returned the ball. Jones took a well placed attempt at goal but DC goal stopper in Bill Hamid got his hand in the way. One of the DC defenders tried pulling out nut Morris sent the ball swiftly to the back of the net before Hamid could get a hold of himself.
Just minutes later, Osvaldo Alonso sent a pass to Jones on the left wing. Jones who actually is a defender but played as a forward when he came on the game, slotted the ball pass Hamid from the Alonso pass. Hamid made several other saves during the game unlike Sounder goal keeper who was only tested once out of 15 shots played.
Both of the teams were without key players were on national team duty at the Copa America. This includes Seattle Sounders’ Clint Dempsey and DC’s Steve Birnbaum with the United States national team.
Seattle Sounders’ last victory was against SJ Earthquakes early in May where they won on a 2-0 margin. They lost three straight games in an astounding way. First to Dallas by two goals to nothing, then they played hosts to Colorado Rapids. The game was keenly contested but ended in a loss all the same. They were poised to pick up form against New England but fell again by a 2-1 score-line. The victory against DC United takes them to ninth position with just 16 points from 13 games played.
Major League Soccer outfit Seattle Sounders defeated DC United by 2-0to end their recent poor run in the league.
Jordan Morris and Joevin Jones scored four minutes apart in the second half to end the losing streak of the club.
Morris scored his fifth goal in the 79th minute after Jones fed with the ball. Jones fed him in the middle, and Morris returned the ball. Jones took a well placed attempt at goal but DC goal stopper in Bill Hamid got his hand in the way. One of the DC defenders tried pulling out nut Morris sent the ball swiftly to the back of the net before Hamid could get a hold of himself.
Just minutes later, Osvaldo Alonso sent a pass to Jones on the left wing. Jones who actually is a defender but played as a forward when he came on the game, slotted the ball pass Hamid from the Alonso pass. Hamid made several other saves during the game unlike Sounder goal keeper who was only tested once out of 15 shots played.
Both of the teams were without key players were on national team duty at the Copa America. This includes Seattle Sounders’ Clint Dempsey and DC’s Steve Birnbaum with the United States national team.
Seattle Sounders’ last victory was against SJ Earthquakes early in May where they won on a 2-0 margin. They lost three straight games in an astounding way. First to Dallas by two goals to nothing, then they played hosts to Colorado Rapids. The game was keenly contested but ended in a loss all the same. They were poised to pick up form against New England but fell again by a 2-1 score-line. The victory against DC United takes them to ninth position with just 16 points from 13 games played.