{"id":42411,"date":"2022-04-07T18:39:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T22:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=42411"},"modified":"2022-04-07T18:39:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T22:39:37","slug":"sounders-nycfc-ccl-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/04\/07\/sounders-nycfc-ccl-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Sounders open with 3-1 advantage over NYCFC in semifinal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle, Wash.<\/b> \u2014 Following three first-half goals and a second-half penalty at Lumen Field, the Seattle Sounders open with a 3-1 advantage over NYCFC in the first leg of Concacaf\u2019s Champions League<\/a> semi-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jordan Morris dominates the first half<\/b><\/h2>\n

Starting the matchup both teams would provide an exciting back-and-forth with NYCFC\u2019s Keaton Parks creating the game’s first opportunity, a 9th minute shot from just outside the box well-secured by goalkeeper Stefan Frei. Seattle would counter this in the 10th minute with a ball over the top touched down by Jordan Morris for a 2-on-1 chance saved by Sean Johnson.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the ball already moving it wouldn\u2019t take long for one side to strike and it would be the Sounders’ first in the 16th minute. Some possession and a switch of the field would find the ball with Christian Rold\u00e1n outside the edge of the box for a sweeping pass to Morris now just inside the box. A flick-on from Morris would hit Albert Rusn\u00e1k in stride who tucked home a shot for the Seattle lead, 1-0.<\/span><\/p>\n

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WHAT A TEAM GOAL \ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n

Albert Rusn\u00e1k gives us the 1-0 lead! <\/p>\n

pic.twitter.com\/qMger5zD6j<\/a><\/p>\n

— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) April 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n