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Seattle Sounders Overwhelm Sporting Kansas City in High-Scoring Match
Seattle, Washington – In an exciting match held at Lumen Field, the Seattle Sounders triumphed over Sporting Kansas City with a decisive score. The game, part of the 28th round of the Major League Soccer regular season, was a goal-fest that kept fans on the edge of their seats.
The Sounders took an early lead with a goal from K. Kossa-Rienzi in the 11th minute. Sporting Kansas City responded in the 36th minute with a goal from M. Toye, but Seattle regained the lead before halftime thanks to a goal by D. Musovski.
The second half was even more frantic. Musovski scored again in the 50th minute, extending Seattle’s lead. An unfortunate own goal by C. Baker in the 53rd minute gave Kansas City hope, but Seattle remained undeterred. S. Brunell scored in the 61st minute, and Musovski completed his hat-trick with a penalty in the 74th minute, sealing the victory for the home side.
Despite a balanced possession (52% for Seattle, 48% for Kansas City), Seattle demonstrated greater effectiveness in front of the goal, with 20 total shots (7 on target) compared to Kansas City’s 12 (4 on target). The match, officiated by Chris Penso, was characterized by relatively clean play, with 7 fouls committed by Seattle and 10 by Kansas City, who received one yellow card.
Substitutions seattle sounders: at minute 46 Y. Gomez Andrade came in and J. Ragen went out., at minute 46 C. Roldan came in and A. Roldan went out., at minute 78 R. Baker-Whiting came in and P. Rothrock went out., at minute 84 D. Musovski came in and O. De Rosario went out., at minute 84 S. Brunell came in and J. Ferreira went out.
Substitutions sporting kansas city: at minute 66 J. Miller came in and I. James went out., at minute 66 D. Salloi came in and S. Suleymanov went out., at minute 66 J. Davis came in and J. Bartlett went out., at minute 75 M. Toye came in and S. Afrifa went out., at minute 75 T. Leibold came in and L. Ndenbe went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Seattle Sounders
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