Prior to Saturday’s thrilling 4-3 win in extra time over FC Dallas at CenturyLink Field, it had been three years since Jordan Morris started a match in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.
Seattle’s Homegrown winger announced his return to the postseason in dramatic fashion, bagging his first-ever professional hat trick – and the club’s first in the playoffs – as Seattle secured passage to the Western Conference Semifinals.
“It’s just good to be back playing in playoff games,” said Morris. “This last couple of years I’ve been hurt – in 2017 for the majority of the playoffs and 2018 for the whole playoffs.