The Seattle Sounders improved to 2-0-0 since the MLS season restarted with a 3-1 win over Los Angeles FC on Sunday. It was the Sounders’ first game at CenturyLink Field in nearly six months and they got a performance to remember, with Raúl Ruidíaz scoring from 30 yards out and Jordan Morris scoring two goals 59 seconds apart to power the win. The Sounders now sit in second place, two points behind Sporting KC but having a game in hand.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 3 - Los Angeles FC 1
Sunday, August 30, 2020
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistants: Andrew Bigelow, Jeremy Hanson
Fourth Official: Timothy Ford
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
Attendance: Closed Door
Weather: 70 degrees and cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz 11’
SEA - Jordan Morris (Nicolás Lodeiro) 48’
SEA - Jordan Morris (João Paulo) 49’
LAFC - Diego Rossi (Jose Cifuentes, Bradley Wright-Phillips) 60’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA - Kelvin Leerdam (caution) 28’
LAFC - Mark-Anthony Kaye (caution) 42’
SEA - Shane O’Neill (caution) 64’
LAFC - Latif Blessing (caution) 70’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC - Stefan Frei; Kelvin Leerdam, Yeimar Gómez Andrade, Shane O’Neill, Joevin Jones (Nouhou 72’); João Paulo (Jordy Delem 78’), Gustav Svensson, Cristian Roldan, Nicolás Lodeiro (Alex Roldan 78’), Jordan Morris (Xavier Arreaga 86’); Raúl Ruidíaz (Will Bruin HT)
Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Miguel Ibarra, Handwalla Bwana, Josh Atencio
Total shots: 10 (Morris, 3)
Shots on goal: 3 (Morris, 2)
Fouls: 13 (Five players, 2)
Offside: 2 (C.