The Seattle Sounders thrashed the LA Galaxy 4-0 with three second-half goals in front of an MLS season-high crowd of 60,908 at CenturyLink Field. The loss ended the Galaxy's five-game unbeaten streak.
Eddie Johnson tallied his 10th goal of the year in the sixth minute to give Seattle a 1-0 lead. Fredy Montero, Alex Caskey and Andy Rose scored in the second stanza to round out the scoring for the home side.
LA head coach Bruce Arena thought a non-call in the penalty area by referee Chris Penso minutes after Seattle's tally could have changed the final result.
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David Beckham and Landon Donovan openly shared their thoughts on the match. In particular, both soccer icons mentioned the Penso's failure to call the penalty as the turning point of the game.
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Man of the Match: Eddie Johnson
The first-year Sounder goal was his seventh header of the year. Johnson also tied Montero's record of 10 goals in 19 matches.
"One of the things I put down as my goal is be consistent. The best players in the world are consistent week in and week out and in this league Chris Wondolowski is a perfect example. To score that many goals year after year is something that's hard to do."--Eddie Johnson, Sounders FC forward
Missed Penalty
"It changes the game, no question about it. That's part of playing in this league. You have to deal with the officiating."--Bruce Arena, LA Galaxy head coach
Tough Night for Josh Saunders
The Galaxy 'keeper struggled in the nets. Saunders failed to smother a couple of the balls in front of the net that led to two Seattle tallies.
"Just a couple breakdowns, some breakaways. We tried to make contact and win the ball out of the air and unfortunately the ball went to them. A couple good shots here and there, that's what the difference was."--Josh Saunders, LA Galaxy goalkeeper
