Seattle Sounders FC Forward Clint Dempsey Voted MLS Player of the Week
Published on April 7, 2014 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK (Monday, April 7, 2014) - Seattle Sounders FC forward Clint Dempsey was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for Week 5 of the 2014 MLS season.
Dempsey led the Seattle Sounders FC to a thrilling 4-4 draw against rival Portland Timbers at Providence Park Saturday, scoring a hat trick that included the game tying goal. Dempsey scored his first goal of the day in the 24th minute. Seattle midfielder Osvaldo Alonso headed the ball to Obafemi Martins who then sent a pass to an open Dempsey right outside of the box. Dempsey took one touch and sent a low shot to the bottom corner of the net.
With Sounders FC down 4-2 in the 85th minute, Lamar Neagle sent a cross into the box that Martins deflected towards Dempsey, who collected the ball and chipped it over Timbers goalkeeper Andrew Weber.
Less than two minutes later, Dempsey completed his hat trick and tied the game by converting a penalty kick after Seattle defender DeAndre Yedlin was taken down by Portland midfielder Ben Zemanski inside the box.
Seattle Sounders FC take on FC Dallas this Saturday at Toyota Stadium (8:30 p.m. ET).
The MLS Player of the Week is selected each week of the regular season by a panel of journalists from NASR. The group consists of members of print, television, radio and online media. More information and membership information can be found at http://www.soccerreporters.com/.
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