Sounders continue resurgence with win over St. Louis

Photo: Paul Kahl

Seattle Sounders FC 4-1 St. Louis City SC

SEATTLE, WA–Seattle Sounders FC continued their climb up the table winning their third match from their last four with a 4-1 victory over St. Louis City SC. The Sounders climb to seventh in the Western Conference table with the win.

Things started inauspiciously in the 26th minute as Yeimar was penalized for taking down Cedric Teuchert in the area. Marcel Hartel would convert the spot kick giving the visitors a 1-0 lead. That was canceled out in the 31st minute as Timo Bumgartl tripped up Paul Rothrock at the opposite area. Albert Rusnak converted the spot kick to level the match.

Photo: Nate Koppelman

In the second half, Ryan Kent made his presence felt on his debut starting in the 61st minute. He would serve Obed Vargas whose shot deflected off a defender and in to give the Sounders the lead. Danny Musovsky would score in his fourth successive match as he collected a cross from Pedro de la Vega, turned, and put it in the upper 90 in the 81st minute, Nouhou would complete the scoring in the first minute of stoppage time as he picked up a ball in the center of the area from Kent.

The Sounders next travel to Houston to take on the Dynamo next Saturday (5:30pm PT, Apple TV) while St, Louis return home to face San Diego FC (7:30pm CT, Apple TV).

Photos from the match by Paul Kahl and Nate Koppelman.

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