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It looked like the Seattle Sounders had done enough to change their recent fortunes and get a win over the visiting FC Dallas side, but ultimately settled for a 1-1 draw on Wednesday.
You can stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but the Sounders had numerous chances, striking the post and forcing five saves in the first half, as well as a couple of pretty reasonable penalty shouts, but still the two sides went into halftime tied 0-0. The return of Cristian Roldan clearly energized the squad, particularly as he and Alex Roldan created havoc with pressure, passing and great runs all up and down the right side of the field.
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With their second unplanned pause in play for reasons out of their control, Tacoma Defiance were able to supplement that Seattle Sounders practice roster this week. Almost every Defiance player participated in Wednesday’s session and about half were part of an 11-v-11 drill with the Sounders on Thursday. A handful of unsigned Academy players participated as well, to include Cody Baker and Wyatt Nelson.
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SEATTLE The Seattle Sounders stretched their unbeaten run to open the season by beating Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Wednesday night. Despite numerous absences, the Sounders still managed to put out a strong lineup. The opening half was open with the Sounders creating plenty of quality chances most notably Fredy Montero and Raúl Ruidíaz both had great looks inside the area within three minutes of each other but no goals were forthcoming. That changed in the second half.
Kelyn Rowe got the scoring started in the 63rd minute, scoring his first goal as a Sounder and his first MLS goal since 2018. Alex Roldan’s ball from the edge of the box reached Rowe at the near post as he and Ruidíaz both crashed on goal, and the shot beat the ‘keeper. The second goal wouldn’t come until late, but Seattle had plenty of chances between the two goals.