RECAP: Sounders secure crucial 1-0 victory over FC Dallas | Seattle Sounders

The Seattle Sounders defeated FC Dallas 1-0 on Tuesday evening behind a first-half penalty from Nicolás Lodeiro.

Close to the top of the primary half, Cristian Roldan picked out a Jordan Morris run in behind the Dallas protection. Morris reached the ball first earlier than being checked by goalkeeper Maarten Paes and incomes a penalty.

Lodeiro stepped up and buried the penalty to present the Sounders a 1-0 lead within the thirty ninth minute.

Lodeiro practically doubled Seattle’s lead within the forty fourth minute when his free kick from simply exterior the field pressured Paes right into a diving save.

Ahead Jesús Ferreira had the most effective likelihood of the evening for FC Dallas when he had a free header within the 86th minute that Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei went all the way down to his proper to gather. 

The Sounders earned a large three factors within the Western Convention playoff race in a six-pointer towards an FC Dallas staff forward of them within the desk. Seattle now jumps into sixth within the standings and is considered one of solely 4 groups within the West with double-digit victories.

Seattle will head to Atlanta on Saturday for a cross-conference conflict towards former assistant Gonzalo Pineda and his Atlanta United squad (12:08 p.m. PT; ABC, ESPN Deportes, 93.3 KJR FM, El Rey 1360AM).