- Raheem Edwards - 56'
- Fabian Herbers - 84'
- Víctor Rodríguez - 8'
- Jordan Morris - 15'
- Nicolás Lodeiro - 49' Pen
- Raúl Ruidíaz - 88'
Seattle Sounders, Jordan Morris beat Chicago Fire as hot start continues
Jordan Morris, Nicolas Lodeiro and Raul Ruidiaz each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Sounders continued their hot start to the MLS season with a 4-2 victory against the host Chicago Fire on Saturday afternoon.
Victor Rodriguez also scored for the Sounders (3-0-0) and goalkeeper Stefan Frei made 10 saves, with seven of those coming in the first half as Frei helped protect Seattle's 2-0 lead
Raheem Edwards and Fabian Herbers scored for the Fire (0-2-1), while keeper David Ousted made three saves.
The Sounders opened the scoring in the eighth minute. Ruidiaz capitalized on a Chicago turnover in its own end, gaining possession about 35 yards out from the goal and fed Morris on the right wing where he beat a defender before sending a low pass across the goalmouth to Rodriguez, who was wide open at the far post and put a one-timer into an empty net.
Morris made it 2-0 in the 15th minute, taking a pass from Lodeiro at the top of the 18-yard box, splitting two defenders and chipping a shot over the onrushing Ousted. It was the third goal of the season for Morris, who missed the entire 2018 MLS campaign with a knee injury.
Lodeiro converted a penalty kick in the 49th minute to make it 3-0 after Fire defender Marcelo tripped up Rodriguez just inside the top of the 18-yard box.
Chicago broke through in the 56th minute. C.J. Sapong took a throw-in from Przemyslaw Frankowski and drove down the right wing to the end line. Sapong's cross found Edwards unmarked at the top of the 6-yard box, and he put a header into the upper right corner of the net, leaving Frei no chance to make a save.
Herbers, who came on as a substitute in the 71st minute, pulled the Fire within a goal in the 84th by scoring on his own rebound, but Ruidiaz capped the victory in the 88th minute by scoring in his sixth straight regular-season match to break the franchise record.
Game Information
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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LAFC | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | +20 | 64 |
LA Galaxy | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | +19 | 64 |
Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +17 | 59 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | +16 | 57 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | +8 | 54 |
Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | +9 | 52 |
Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | +1 | 50 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | +3 | 47 |
Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | +9 | 47 |
Austin FC | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 42 |
FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 41 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | -13 | 37 |
Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -15 | 31 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | -37 | 21 |
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Inter Miami CF | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | +30 | 74 |
Columbus Crew | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | +32 | 66 |
FC Cincinnati | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | +10 | 59 |
Orlando City SC | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | +9 | 52 |
Charlotte FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +9 | 51 |
New York City FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | +5 | 50 |
New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 47 |
CF Montréal | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -16 | 43 |
Atlanta United FC | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 40 |
D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -18 | 40 |
Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -21 | 37 |
Philadelphia Union | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | +7 | 37 |
Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -16 | 36 |
New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -37 | 31 |
Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -22 | 30 |