The Colorado Rapids continued their losing ways on Saturday night, and even a home game at Dick's Sporting Goods Park could stop the bleeding.
The Seattle Sounders pushed Colorado's losing skid to six matches after Osvaldo Alonso scored a second-half winner to lead the Sounders to a 2-1 victory.
Alonso volleyed home a cross from Eddie Johnson in the 65th minute to break a 1-1 deadlock as the Sounders moved into third place in the Western Conference with the victory.
Johnson opened the scoring in the second minute when he skied to head home a Mauro Rosales corner kick. The Sounders lost the lead quickly though, when Rapids defender Drew Moor latched onto a bouncing cross in from Brian Mullan just a minute later to tie things up at 1-1.
The Rapids out-shot the Sounders 17-8 on the night, but didn't put up enough dangerous chances to really trouble the Sounders defense in the second half.
Here are the match highlights:
What did you think of the match? See the Sounders making a run at the top of the Western Conference standings? Think the Rapids are done as a playoff contender?
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Pains me to admit it, but I was an EJ doubter at the beginning. But his cross to Alonso was beautifully done. Great signing by Seattle.
Alonso ties back his flowing blonde locks with a tan shoe-string….
EJ with another strong performance, Montero was useless tonight though. I don’t know if he even touched the ball for the first 25 minutes.
Eddie is a BEAST! #SSFC
Anyone of you fools who bashed Eddie in the comments section of the post All-Star SBI article… you sure did it there….
“weak goal”, “lazy player”, “locker room cancer”
The fact is Eddie has worked hard, played hard and improved his all around game a great deal…
The picture looks like alonso is wearing a hair piece.
I asked him about being on the front page of SBI. Turns out
Honey Badger Don’t Care.
Honey badger don’t care