Obafemi Martins came off the bench in the 61st minute and 12
minutes later doubled his team’s lead as the Seattle Sounders beat Dallas 3-0
to regain the overall Major League Soccer points lead.
Late in the 55th minute, Neagle took a pass from Brad Evans,
ghosted towards the left side of the penalty area and drilled a 20-yard shot
into the far right corner past goalkeeper Dan Kennedy.
Martins, wearing a mask to protect a surgically repaired
broken nose, made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute with his seventh of the season
before Gonzalez scored in second-half stoppage time to secure a comfortable win
and move Seattle to 29 points, one point ahead of D.C. United atop the table.
United play at Orlando City on Sunday.
Elsewhere, New England Revolution got goals two minutes
apart to start the second half as they defeated Chicago Fire 2-0.
After playing a goalless first half, the Revolution won a
corner kick in the 48th minute. Chris Tierney sent the ball to the front edge
of the six-yard box, but Andy Dorman's header floated high towards an unmarked
Diego Fagundez. His drilled shot went inside the far post to open the scoring.
Two minutes later, Fagundez played a free-kick to Teal
Bunbury at the edge of the 18-yard box. Bunbury fired wide toward the far post
and Charlie Davies got his head on the shot to redirect it in.
The victory moves New England to within four points of
Eastern Conference leader DC United.
