Albert Rusnak recorded a brace, and his aim off a penalty kick within the third minute of second-half stoppage time despatched the host Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Hearth on Saturday night time.
Chicago defender Mauricio Pineda picked up a foul for tripping Jordan Morris on the left facet of the field to arrange Rusnak’s match-winning kick. Rusnak, who had tied the match with one other profitable penalty kick earlier within the second half, drilled a right-footed shot into the left nook of the web for his third aim of the season.
Stefan Frei made three saves for Seattle (7-7-7, 28 factors), which prolonged its unbeaten streak to 4 matches (3-0-1).
Maren Haile-Selassie scored for Chicago (4-10-6, 18 factors), which misplaced its second straight match total and fell to 0-6-2 all-time when enjoying in opposition to the Sounders on the highway. Chris Brady, making his fiftieth profession begin for the Hearth, completed with 4 saves.
Chicago, which fell behind 3-0 within the first 29 minutes in its earlier match, a 4-2 loss at Orlando Metropolis, managed many of the motion whereas taking a 1-0 lead within the first half. Haile-Selassie scored his fourth aim of the season within the thirtieth minute on a right-footed shot off a Gaston Gimenez by move.
Seattle did not handle its second shot on aim till the primary minute of first-half stoppage time, when Morris tried a sharp-angled, right-footed shot from the fitting facet of the field that Brady cradled by the fitting put up.
The Sounders tied it at 1-1 within the 57th minute after Hearth midfielder Jonathan Dean picked up a yellow card for tugging the again of Paul Rothrock’s jersey contained in the 6-yard field on a Morris cross. Rusnak then transformed the following PK with a right-footed try that skimmed alongside the turf and went into the left nook of the web.
Seattle performed with out prime aim scorer Raul Ruidiaz and defender Nouhou, who had been banned from crew actions earlier within the week for what Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer known as an “inner matter.”
–Area Degree Media