The Seattle Sounders left everything on the pitch on Saturday night with a 4-1 victory over St. Louis CITY SC at Lumen Field. Marcel Hartel scored for St. Louis, while Albert Rusnák, Obed Vargas, Danny Musovski and Nouhou collected goals for the Rave Green.
The Sounders started off strong when Paul Rothrock played Rusnák inside the eighteen yard box where he had space to take a near post shot in the 6th minute, but St. Louis goalkeeper Ben Lundt was there to prevent the ball from going in.
Then in the 9th minute, an attempted clearance from Seattle found Hartel at the top of the box to take a one-time shot, but it was blocked by Yeimar.
St. Louis got the initial lead in the 26th minute after Cedric Teuchert drew a foul in the eighteen, earning a PK for the away side. Hartel scored from the spot, placing the ball toward the right side of the net.
Less than ten minutes later, the Sounders earned the same opportunity on the other side of the pitch after Rothrock drew a foul of his own in the penalty area. Rusnák tied up the score with a driven PK down the center of the goal.
In the second half, the Sounders took over the match with three more goals to secure the win.
Seattle’s second goal of the night came in the 61st minute when a give-and-go combination between Vargas and Ryan Kent pushed Vargas inside the box for a shot attempt that deflected a St. Louis defender and went past Lundt.
Then in the 81st, a Nouhou cross from the left flank found Musovski with his back to goal, but the Nevada native was able to turn his body just enough to rocket the ball forward and make it three for the Sounders.
Shortly after his assist, Nouhou came up clutch with the final goal of the night one minute into stoppage time. Kent laid the ball back to the defender who sent a one-timer toward the top of the net.
The Sounders will return to action on May 10 when they travel to Shell Energy Stadium to take on Houston Dynamo (5:30 PT; Watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV).
THREE TAKEAWAYS
Kent contributes in big way
The second half substitute was incredibly influential during his limited minutes of playing time. Within a span of 30 minutes, the England native provided two assists, with his first coming just four minutes into him entering the match.
DeRo debut
Tacoma Defiance forward Osaze De Rosario signed a short-term agreement with the Sounders squad for Saturday night's fixture, where he earned the opportunity to make his First Team debut when he subbed in for Musovski in the second half.
Magnificent Moose
Musovski collected his fourth goal in a row for the Rave Green on Saturday night. This is the first time since Jordan Morris in 2016 where a Sounders player has been able to achieve four goals in four consecutive matches.
