Dwyer has 2 goals as Sporting KC beats Sounders 3-0
Posted July 24, 2016 7:00 am
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Dom Dwyer scored twice and Sporting Kansas City held the Seattle Sounders without a shot until the 88th minute in a 3-0 victory Sunday.
Dwyer, charging to the top of the 6-yard box, headed home a cross by Roger Espinosa in the 21st minute.
Jacob Peterson, from just inside top of the box, hammered a feed from Saad Abdul-Salaam past the out-stretched arms of goalkeeper Stefan Frei and into the top-left corner just before halftime.
Dwyer scored his 10th goal of the season, fifth-best total in MLS, in the 79th minute.
Sporting (9-10-4) snapped a two-game losing streak.
Seattle (6-12-2) has lost five of its last seven matches, including four shutouts.
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza, right, clears the ball away from Seattle Sounders midfielder Erik Friberg, left, during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei (24) makes a save over Sporting Kansas City forward Dom Dwyer, center, and Sounders forward Jordan Morris, right, during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Sporting Kansas City midfielder Sony Mustivar, bottom, sweeps Seattle Sounders forward Andreas Ivanschitz (23) during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Sporting Kansas City defender Saad Abdul-Salaam, top, runs into Seattle Sounders forward Andreas Ivanschitz during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Seattle Sounders forward Andreas Ivanschitz, right, heads the ball away from danger during the first half of an MLS soccer match against Sporting Kansas City in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Seattle Sounders midfielder Clint Dempsey, left, heads the ball over Sporting Kansas City defender Saad Abdul-Salaam during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, July 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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