April 7, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release
Seattle Sounders FC’s Raúl Ruidíaz on game night
(Seattle Sounders FC)
SEATTLE, WASH. – Sounders FC (1-3-2, 5 points) exploded for five goals in a 5-0 shutout win over CF Montréal (2-3-1, 7 points) on Saturday evening on the Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field. Raúl Ruidíaz scored a first-half brace, with Jordan Morris, Alex Roldan and Dylan Teves adding strikes in the second half, as the Rave Green earned their first win of the 2024 campaign. Brian Schmetzer’s side returns to action next Saturday, April 13 with a road match at FC Dallas (5:30 p.m. PT / Apple TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM).
MATCH NOTES
Sounders FC earns its first win of the season, jumping to 12th in the Western Conference with five points (1-3-2). The club snapped a five-match winless streak, tied for the longest run in team history to begin a season without a win.
Ruidíaz scored his third and fourth goals of the season with his first-half brace, first on the team in scoring this season and one shy of his total from last year. It marked Ruidíaz’s 16th multi-goal game across all competitions for Seattle (13 regular-season goals, two MLS Cup Playoffs goals, one Concacaf Champions Cup goal). His 82 career goals for Sounders FC across all competitions are a club record.
With 15 multi-goal games in MLS play (including postseason), Ruidíaz is tied for fourth among active players.
Jordan Morris scored his first goal of the season with his second-half strike, giving him 67 across all competitions in his career with Sounders FC, third in club history.
Alex Roldan scored his first goal of the season and fourth career strike in MLS regular-season play.
With his late strike, Dylan Teves tallied his first goal of the season and second career MLS strike with his late tally.
Stefan Frei recorded his first shutout of the 2024 season and 106th in his career (MLS regular season), third in league history and six shy of Kevin Hartman for second.
Albert Rusnák recorded his first two assists of the season, recording helpers on Ruidíaz’s first strike and Alex Roldan’s goal.
Jackson Ragen recorded his first assist of the season on Ruidíaz first goal, the fifth in his career after recording four last season.
With the assist on Morris’ strike, Cristian Roldan has 52 helpers across all competitions for Sounders FC, tying Fredy Montero for second in club history.
Danny Musovski recorded his first assist for Sounders FC on Teves’ late…
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