Paul Rothrock scored within the forty third minute and the Seattle Sounders cast a 1-1 tie with the visiting Columbus Crew on Sunday.
Rothrock’s third marker of the season got here as the results of some brilliance by Kalani Kossi-Rienzi. He collected an extended go down the best aspect, dribbled inside a defender and gained the center. Rothrock ran unfettered in the direction of the left put up, took the go and tapped it between goalie Evan Bush and the left put up.
Seattle (8-6-6, 30 factors) created extra high quality probabilities, despite the fact that Columbus (10-3-8, 38 factors) outshot it 10-9 and put 4 makes an attempt on body to the Sounders’ two. However other than Rothrock, it merely did not end clinically sufficient.
Seattle might have scored within the third minute when Jesus Ferreira was introduced with a point-blank probability within the field. However Ferreira airmailed it nicely over the crossbar.
Provided that early reprieve, the Crew discovered its footing and commenced exerting its regular possession recreation. It paid off with a well-executed counter-attack that netted Diego Rossi the sport’s preliminary purpose within the twenty seventh minute.
Jacen Russell-Rowe obtained Ibrahim Aliyu the ball on the left aspect with ample area. Aliyu attacked and noticed Rossi operating in the direction of the best put up. A very good contact enabled Rossi to poke a shot previous Stefan Frei and inside the best put up.
Rothrock had a golden alternative within the 52nd minute for a brace that will have put the Sounders forward however Bush left his line and got here up with a clutch save to maintain the sport stage.
Kossi-Rienzi was disqualified within the second minute of stoppage time after drawing his second yellow card. Columbus created two good probabilities towards its 10-man opponent however Frei denied Aziel Jackson and got here off his line on a set piece within the seventh minute of stoppage time to interrupt it up.
Frei appeared to undergo a head damage on the play and was stretchered to an ambulance and off the sector simply after referee Ismir Pekmic whistled the fixture over.
–Subject Stage Media