MLS Seattle Sounders FC

Evans Leads Sounders FC over FC Dallas 3-1

Published on October 22, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release


SEATTLE, Wash. - Brad Evans scored twice to lead Seattle Sounders FC to a 3-1 win over FC Dallas in the MLS regular season home finale. With the win, Seattle will finish the season as the number two or three seed and will face Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference semifinals.

Sounders FC got on the board first when they were awarded a penalty kick in the 30th minute after Fredy Montero was taken down by Dallas defender Hernan Pertuz in the box. Evans converted the penalty low and to the right to give the home side the lead. Seattle is two for two in penalty kicks this season, as Evans converted the first on March 23 against Houston.

Dallas equalized in the 40th minute when David Ferreira's free kick was knocked down to Blas Perez in the box, and the striker finished into the back of the net for the to make the score 1-1.

Evans put Seattle up again in the 60th minute. Montero's quick restart on a free kick played to Tiffert up the left side, who then crossed to a wide-open Evans in the box for an easy score. It marks the second career multi-goal game for the 27-year-old, who scored two against Toronto on April 30, 2011.

Sounders FC extended their lead in the 79th minute when Mauro Rosales scored his third goal of the season. Eddie Johnson fed Montero on the left side of the box, who then crossed to Rosales for a sliding tap-in to make the score 3-1.

Montero's two assists tonight give him eight on the season, good for second on the team and just two short of his career-high set in 2010.

The win for Seattle moves them into a tie with Real Salt Lake for second place in the Western Conference. If the season ended today, Sounders FC would be the second seed in the playoffs due to their advantage in goals scored over Salt Lake. They can now finish no lower than third place, allowing them to avoid the play-in game against the fifth seed.

Perez's goal ended a 369-minute shutout streak for Gspurning dating back to September 22. The streak is the second longest in franchise history, just 10 minutes short of Kasey Keller's streak of 379 minutes from July 25-August 28, 2010.

Tonight's attendance was 38,755, bringing the total to 733,441 on the season, breaking last season's MLS-record of 654,466. Sounders FC supporters averaged 43,144 per game in 2012, breaking the 2011 record of 38,948 by 4,646 per game.

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