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Sounders FC lose to Colorado Rapids

October 5, 2013 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release


COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - Eddie Johnson scored his ninth goal of the season as Sounders FC (15-9-6, 51 points) fell, 5-1, to the Colorado Rapids (13-9-9, 48 points) Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Four first-half goals fueled Colorado as they snapped Seattle's seven (5-0-2) match unbeaten streak.

Sounders FC remains second in the Western Conference, one point behind Real Salt Lake with two games in hand. Seattle is tied for third in the Supporter's Shield standings, just two points behind the New York Red Bulls.

Deshorn Brown scored the first of Colorado's four first-half goals moments after the opening kick when Gabriel Torres played him into the box and he finished from a tight angle past Michael Gspurning. Dillon Powers made it 2-0 nine minutes later when he found space in the box and headed in a Vicente Sanchez corner kick.

Brown completed the brace in the 31st when he held off the Seattle defense at the edge of the box and finished into the back of the net for his ninth goal of the season. The Rapids made it 4-0 in the 41st minute when Drew Moor knocked in deflected Sanchez corner kick.

Sounders FC got on the scoreboard in the 63rd minute when Marc Burch lobbed a ball over the defense to Johnson, who held off a defender and converted past Clint Irwin for his team-leading ninth goal of the season.

It marked the fourth assist of the season for Burch, setting a new career-high.

In second half stoppage time, Gabriel Torres gathered a ball from Martin Rivero on the right side of the box and rocketed a shot inside the far post to make it 5-1.

The Rapids hit the woodwork twice on set pieces-a Sanchez 25-yard free kick in first-half stoppage time and a Martin Rivero 25-yard free kick in the 80th, the latter of which was tipped by Gspurning.

Gspurning made consecutive point-blank saves in the 39th minute, first on a Sanchez shot in the box, then on Powers' rebound attempt.

Johnson finished with a game-high six shots and four shots on goal. In the 52nd minute, DeAndre Yedlin got forward and crossed to Johnson in the box for a powerful header that was saved by Clint Irwin, who then saved Johnson's follow-up attempt while on his back.

Dylan Remick made his MLS debut when he came on for Mauro Rosales in the 65th minute. In the 68th minute, his cross found Johnson for a header in the box that hit the crossbar.

The loss snapped Seattle's seven (5-0-2) match unbeaten streak and gave them their first loss since August 17. Seattle's seven (6-0-1) match unbeaten streak against the Rapids was also snapped.

Zach Scott was sent off in the 79th minute after picking up his second yellow card. Scott will serve a two-game suspension for the red card, as well as yellow card accumulation.

Sounders FC returns to action on Wednesday with a home matchup with Cascadia-rival Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. PT on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field.

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