Chicago Fire vs. Seattle Sounders FC – Football Match Report – March 16, 2019



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Jordan Morris, Nicolas Lodeiro and Raul Ruidiaz each scored a goal and an assist as the Seattle Sounders continued their hot start to the season with a 4-2 victory over Saturday in Chicago.

Victor Rodriguez also scored for the Sounders (3-0-0) and goalkeeper Stefan Frei made 10 saves, including seven in the first period while Frei helped to protect Seattle's 2-0 lead

Raheem Edwards and Fabian Herbers scored for the Fire (0-2-1), while goalkeeper David Ousted made three saves.

The Sounders opened the scoring in the eighth minute. Ruidiaz took advantage of a Chicago business figure on his side, winning about 35 yards from the goal and put Morris on the right wing where he beat a defender before sending a go deep to goalkeeper's depth for Rodriguez. post and put a one-timer in an empty net.

Morris raised the score to 2-0 in the 15th minute, taking Lodeiro's pass to the top of the box to separate two defenders and kick the goal on Ousted. It was the third goal of the season for Morris, who had missed the entire MLS 2018 campaign due to a knee injury.

Lodeiro converted a penalty shot in the 49th minute to make it 3-0 after Fire defender Marcelo tripped over Rodriguez, just ahead of the field.

Chicago broke through in the 56th minute. C.J. Sapong makes a touch of Przemyslaw Frankowski and runs along the right wing up to the bottom line. Sapong's center found Edwards unmarked at the top of the penalty area, and he put a header in the top right corner of the net, leaving no chance for Frei to make a save.

Herbers, who came into play in the 71st minute, shot the 84th in their own rebound, but Ruidiaz made the 88th-minute victory by scoring his sixth regular-season game to break the record. franchise.

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