- Kalani Kossa-Rienzi - 11'
- Paul Rothrock - 57'
- Jordan Morris - 77'
- Cristian Roldan - 84'
- Albert Rusnák - 90'+4'
- Nathan Ordaz - 37'
- David Martínez - 90'+2'
Morris breaks Sounders goal mark in rout of LAFC
SEATTLE -- Jordan Morris became Seattle's career leader for goals scored, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi scored his first MLS goal, and the Sounders beat Los Angeles FC 5-2 on Saturday.
Morris scored his 87th career goal in the 77th minute to make it 3-1, moving past Raúl Ruidíaz on the club's all-time list. Ruidíaz scored 71 goals in the MLS regular season for Seattle (1-1-1), two more than Morris, a 30-year-old Seattle-native.
Paul Rothrock scored from well outside the area -- his first goal of the season -- to give the Sounders the lead for good in the 57th minute at 2-1. Cristian Roldan subbed on in the 71st minute and his goal in the 84th made it a two-goal lead. Albert Rusnák added a stoppage-time goal and two assists for the Sounders.
David Martínez scored his first goal of the season for LAFC (2-1-0) to make it 4-2 in the second minute of stoppage time. The 19-year-old midfielder scored four goals as a rookie last season.
Kossa-Rienzi scored in the 11th minute to give the Sounders a 1-0 lead. The 22-year-old won a long ball played ahead down the right side by Jesús Ferreira from LAFC's Artem Smolyakov, cut back at the at the corner of the 6-yard box as the defender slid by and ripped a left-footed shot inside the back post and into the side net.
After Sounders goalkeeper Andrew Thomas mishandled a corner kick played in by Smolyakov, Nathan Ordaz had a one-touch shot blocked by Seattle's João Paulo, but he slammed home the rebound from point-blank range to make it 1-1 in the 38th.
The 21-year Ordaz and Kossa-Rienzi became the eighth and ninth players to score a goal in the MLS this season after spending time in MLS Next Pro, a developmental league launched by MLS in 2022.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Drew Fischer
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| San Diego FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Minnesota United FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| LAFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| Colorado Rapids | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| FC Dallas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Austin FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Portland Timbers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| LA Galaxy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
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