Seattle tops Club LeÃ³n 3-0 in first leg of Champions League

Posted March 09, 2022 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris reacts after he scored a goal past Club Leon goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota, left, during the second half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Seattle. The Sounders won 3-0. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) - Fredy Montero scored twice in the first half, Jordan Morris added a third goal in the 90th minute and the Seattle Sounders beat Club LeÃ³n 3-0 on Tuesday night in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.

Montero scored on a penalty kick in the 31st minute and added a second in the 39th minute. Seattle had numerous scoring chances in the second half and Morris finally put it in in the dying moments of the match.

The second leg of the quarterfinals will be Thursday, March 17 at LeÃ³n. Seattle will be trying to advance to the Champions League semifinals for the second time in franchise history.

Cristian Roldan drew the penalty that Montero converted. Roldan also assisted on Montero's second goal and the final goal from Morris in the 90th minute.

LeÃ³n goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota made six saves, four coming in the second half. Seattle had great chances to take an even larger lead into the second leg in Mexico, but Cota came up with key saves on Albert Rusnak, Xavier Arreaga and Morris to hold the deficit to just three.

LeÃ³n had just one shot on goal against Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei.

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Seattle Sounders forward Fredy Montero, center, kneels after he scored his second goal against Club Leon during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) The Associated Press

Club Leon goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota, left, holds the ball next to defender William Tesillo, center, after making a stop during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match against the Seattle Sounders, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) The Associated Press

Seattle Sounders defender Yeimar Gomez, right, goes in for a header against Club Leon foward Victor Davila, left, during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) The Associated Press

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