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The two-time defending Western Conference
champion Sounders (9-9-5, 32 points) extended their unbeaten run
to eight matches (6-0-2). Seattle moved past Minnesota United
into eighth place, one point behind the Vancouver Whitecaps.
They Sounders are three points behind Real Salt Lake for the
conference's sixth and final playoff berth, and Seattle has a
game in hand.
Conference-leading Dallas (12-5-6, 42 points) took its second
consecutive defeat.
Lodeiro's tiebreaking goal in the 63rd minute was somewhat of a
fluke. His cross from the right wing sailed over the head of its
intended target, Chad Marshall, and bounced into the side
netting just inside the left post, with Dallas goalkeeper Jesse
Gonzalez unable to recover in time. The goal was Lodeiro's sixth
of the season, tying Will Bruin for the team lead.
Lodeiro, a playmaking midfielder from Uruguay who joined the
Sounders and sparked their 2016 run to the MLS Cup title,
assisted on the game's first goal in the 41st minute. His corner
kick from the right side found Marshall about 6 yards out from
the near post, and the defender flicked a header that bounced
once before finding the net just inside the far corner.
Dallas tied the score in the 52nd minute as Dominique Badji,
making his debut with the team, chested in a deflected cross
from about 2 yards out. Michael Barrios and Maximiliano Urruti
were credited with assists on the play.
It was Dallas' first goal at CenturyLink field since 2014,
snapping a streak of three consecutive shutouts during which the
Sounders outscored them 12-0. Dallas has lost its past eight
trips to Seattle and is 1-9-1 in the Emerald City.
Dallas had to play the final three minutes of second-half
stoppage time down a man after Reto Ziegler received a red card
for violent conduct.
Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei had to make just one save in the
victory, while Dallas' Gonzalez made two stops.
--Field Level Media
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