May 30, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Seattle Sounders FC News Release
SEATTLE, WASH. – Sounders FC (5-6-1, 16 points) rode a second-half comeback behind goals from Jordan Morris and Raúl Ruidíaz to defeat Charlotte FC (5-8-1, 16 points) by a final score of 2-1. Sunday’s matchup in front of 32,763 at Lumen Filed was the first-ever contest between the Rave Green and Charlotte, with Seattle now going 6-2-4 in initial meetings against MLS expansion sides. Most importantly, the win launched Seattle three spots up the Western Conference standings. Now in 10th position on 16 points, Sounders FC is only two points outside of a playoff spot with just 12 games played in MLS. Including tonight’s win, Seattle has won three of its past four league matches.
Charlotte FC got on the board first in the 21st minute courtesy of Ben Bender. When a free kick from just outside the area deflected off the far post, the ball fell right to the feet of Bender, who finished from point-blank range.
Morris leveled the score in the 72nd minute after an Alex Roldan cross from the left flank found the head of the Mercer Island native, directing the ball into the back of the net. Eight minutes later Ruidíaz gave Seattle the lead with a world-class strike, turning on a dime from just inside the area and firing a blistering shot into the top right corner of the net for the 2-1 lead.
Following Sunday’s match, the Rave Green head into the June international break, with several Sounders set to represent their respective national team squads. Seattle next plays on Tuesday, June 14, with the club facing Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the first Cascadia Cup matchup of the season between the two old rivals. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT, as Sounders FC looks to retain its Cascadia Cup crown.
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Sounders FC is now 5-6-1 on the season and sits 10th in the Western Conference with 16 points. With multiple games in-hand on every other team in the conference due to fixture congestion in…
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