Albert Rusaknak had a target and a support as the Seattle Soundlers built a three-goal halftime lead and held hosts Sporting Canes City 3–2 on Saturday night.
Jordan Morris and Jesus Ferrera also scored for Seattle (9-6-6, 33 points), which extended their MLS unbeaten streak to three matches (2–0-1). Goalkeeper Andrew Thomas made seven savings, filling for the injured Stephen Freei (Constion).
Deejan Joveljik and Santiago Munose scored a penalty kick in the second half for Sporting Casey (6–11–5, 23 points).
John Pulskamp made four stops for SKC, with an unbeaten line (2–0-1) of three matches.
Morris, with a pair of hamstring injuries, opened scoring in the 15th minute, making its first start since March 1. He sent Paul Rothrock to a pass on the left wing and sprinkled it towards the net, took a cross and pushed it forward in the upper left corner of the net at 5 yards away. This was Morris’s 100th career target contribution to Morris Play (70 goals, 30 aids).
In the 19th minute, Rusak took almost double advantage, but his 18-yard shot was removed from the goal line by SKC defender Jenson Miller.
In the 27th minute, Rusak made it 2–0, converting a penalty kick after a video review, which was determined that Daniel Sali handball the 18-yard box. Rusak put his kick in the right side of the net as Pulskamp worked incorrectly.
The sounders raised their lead 3–0 in the first-haf stops time on a reversal deep retaliation. Morris, Phareera and Russians further accused the three-two crowds. Ferreira and Russian carried out a give-end-go in the penalty region, in which Ferrera exploded the 7-yard shot of Pulsakamp.
Joveljik put a penalty kick in the 67th minute when he was tried by Danny Mussovski of Seattle inside the top of the 18-yard box. This was the eighth consecutive match with either a target or a support.
Joveljik almost pulled the hosts within a goal in the 73rd minute, but after hitting the correct post of Soloi, his rebound attempt by Soundlers Defender Alex Rolden was removed from the goal line.
Munose was implicated in the penalty area during the second-half stop time and converted to the kick 3–2.
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