The little things tried to overwhelm the Sounders again. On Saturday, it was a bad pass by Jackson Ragen and a seemingly confused back line that — poof — had FC Dallas up two goals in a matter of four minutes late in the second half. But the Sounders meant it when they said they needed and were going to win their upcoming three-game homestand.
Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer made a substitution to bring on striker Raul Ruidiaz at the hour mark, and the designated player helped ignite a comeback where Jordan Morris had the game-winner in the 94 th minute. Seattle’s gritty 3-2 finish at Lumen Field extended Dallas’ winless streak at the facility to 21 matches — their last occurring in 2011. “We just kept going,” Sounders midfielder Albert Rusnak said.
“We played some games this year where we pushed and pushed and pushed and it didn’t end well for us. This could be a turning point.” As most of the 30,093 in attendance were beginning to get frustrated at another night of defensive errors and minimal goals, the Sounders started clawing.
Ruidiaz headed in Seattle’s opening goal in the 78 th minute off a beautiful assist from Rusnak in the run of play. Joao Paulo helped set up the scoring opportunity. Rusnak was on point again in the 88 th minute, this time Morris getting on the end of a corner kick to head in the equalizer.
It’s Rusnak’s ninth assist of the season, the team’s first score from the corner. “Thank God,” Schmetzer said of the set piece sc.
