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Seattle's Montero voted MLS Player of the Week

Published on July 11, 2011 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


NEW YORK (Monday, July 11, 2011) - Seattle Sounders FC forward Fredy Montero was voted MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for Week 16. Montero scored twice in his team's 3-2 win over arch-rival Portland Timbers in front of a fervent sellout crowd at Portland's JELD-WEN Field.

Montero's first goal came on a 57th minute free kick. With the Sounders trailing 1-0, he curled a 25-yard shot over the Timbers wall and into the lower near corner of the goal behind goalkeeper Troy Perkins.

The Sounders fell behind again several minutes later, but Montero rescued them in the 74th minute when he capped a smooth passing sequence by tapping in a goal mouth feed from teammate Mauro Rosales. Seattle's Osvaldo Alonso converted a late penalty kick for the winning goal after a foul by Portland's Eric Brunner on Lamar Neagle. The win is the first by either team in the MLS chapter of the storied Pacific Northwest rivalry, after the two sides drew 1-1 in the season's first meeting in Seattle on May 14.

The Player of the Week award is Montero's first of the 2011 season, and third of his MLS career; he earned the honor on one occasion in March of 2009 and August 2010. He is the second Sounders FC player to be named Player of the Week this season, after defender Jeff Parke took home the award in Week 10.

The Colombian forward's brace brings his 2011 goal total to five, and Seattle will hope he can continue his form as they aim to extend their unbeaten streak, which now stands at eight games. Montero has been one of the most dynamic forwards in the league since joining the Sounders in 2009, tallying 22 goals and 17 assists in his first two seasons, and earning MLS Newcomer of the Year in 2009.

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 can be found at http://www.soccerreporters.com/.

2011 MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK WINNERS

Week 17: Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC)

Week 16: Joel Lindpere (New York Red Bulls)

Week 15: Mike Magee (LA Galaxy)

Week 14: Bernardo Anor (Columbus Crew)

Week 13: Steven Lenhart (San Jose Earthquakes)

Week 12: Jean Alexandre (Real Salt Lake)

Week 11: Justin Mapp (Philadelphia Union)

Week 10: Jeff Parke (Seattle Sounders FC)

Week 9: Justin Braun (Chivas USA)

Week 8: Joao Plata (Toronto FC)

Week 7: Will Bruin (Houston Dynamo)

Week 6: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)

Week 5: Luke Rodgers (New York Red Bulls)

Week 4: David Ferreira (FC Dallas)

Week 3: Camilo (Vancouver Whitecaps)

Week 2: Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake)

Week 1: Omar Bravo (Sporting Kansas City)

AT&T Goal of the Week nominees on MLSsoccer.com

Fans and media members can submit votes via text to 22442 for any of these five strikes:

* Luke Rodgers, NY vs. TOR (text G1)

* Conor Casey, COL vs. SKC (text G2)

* Dwayne De Rosario, DC vs. NY (text G3)

* David Beckham, LA vs. CHI (text G4)

* Fredy Montero, SEA vs. POR (text G5)

Each week's winner, determined by the total number of votes cast online and via text, is posted on Fridays.

Text "GOAL" to 22442 to get the list of nominees sent to your mobile phone each week. Voting runs from Noon ET on Mondays until 11:59 pm PT time on Thursdays. For an archive of this season's winners, go here: http://www.mlssoccer.com/gotw

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