The Seattle Sounders They qualified this Saturday (early Sunday morning in Spain) for the MLS Western Conference final after striking the bell and eliminating 1-2 in extra time. Los Angeles FC (LAFC).
This is the perfect revenge for Seattle (Western quarter), which not only won its first conference but also ended a long-standing curse it had on LAFCwho has beaten him six times in a row (four this year alone) and has amassed a ten-fight unbeaten streak against Sounders.
MLS Cup Champions of 2016 and 2019, the Sounders They will face the winner of this Sunday’s match (Monday morning in Spain) in the Western final between LA Galaxy (second) and the Minnesota United (sixth).
For his part, the LAFCMLS Cup champion in 2022 and runner-up in 2023, closed its 2024 season after being a finalist in League Cup and winning the title of US Open Cup.
The elimination of the luxury team of Los Angeles (its squad has well-known names such as Hugo Lloris, Olivier Giroud or Denis Bouanga, all three played) also represents the umpteenth surprise in a ‘playoff’ of MLS lively and full of unexpected results, so that in the East there is no longer any of the first three classified: the Lionel Messi’s Inter Miamihe Columbus Crew from Colombia Juan Camilo ‘Cucho’ Hernandez and the Cincinnati from Argentina Luciano Acosta.
Ryan Hollingsheadone of the defenders with the most goals in MLS, overtook the LAFC in the 50th minute but the Sounders They equalized in the 59th minute after a terrific clearance by Maxime Chanot which ended in his own purpose.
At 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes, the game went into extra time and that was crucial Jordan Morris marked for Sounders in the 109th minute and after a corner.
He LAFC He never stopped trying and the final stats showed his superiority at least in numbers with 26 shots (10 on goal) to 13 in Seattle (6 between three suits).
But the Sounders they fought with their goalkeeper Stefan Frei as a star and closed out an unforgettable victory over their most feared rival to continue to dream of MLS Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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