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 Kossa-Rienzi. He collected an extended go down the precise facet, dribbled inside a defender and gained the center. Rothrock ran unfettered in direction of the left publish, took the go and tapped it between goalie Evan Bush and the publish.
Kossa-Rienzi was disqualified within the second minute of stoppage time after drawing his second yellow card. Columbus created two good possibilities towards its 10-man opponent however Stefan 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.
Seattle (8-6-6, 30 factors) created extra high quality possibilities, although Columbus (10-3-8, 38 factors) outshot it 10-9 and put 4 makes an attempt on body to the Sounders’ two. However apart from Rothrock, it merely did not end clinically sufficient.
Seattle might have scored within the third minute when Jesus Ferreira was offered with a point-blank probability within the field. However Ferreira airmailed it properly over the crossbar.
Provided that early reprieve, the Crew discovered their footing and started exerting their regular possession sport. It paid off with a well-executed counter-attack that netted Diego Rossi the sport’s preliminary objective within the twenty seventh minute.
Jacen Russell-Rowe received Ibrahim Aliyu the ball on the left facet with ample house. Aliyu attacked and noticed Rossi operating in direction of the precise publish. contact enabled Rossi to poke a shot previous Stefan Frei and inside the precise publish.
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.
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