Morris scores twice, leads Sounders past Los Angeles FC

Posted August 31, 2020 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) - Jordan Morris scored two goals less than a minute apart early in the second half, and Seattle rolled past Los Angeles FC 3-1 on Sunday night in the Sounders first home match in 5ˆ½ months.

Playing in an eerily empty CenturyLink Field, Morris scored 59 seconds apart in the opening moments of the second half as Seattle gained a bit of revenge after LAFC's 4-1 thumping of the Sounders during the MLS is Back tournament in Florida.

RaÃºl RuidÃaz scored in the first half with a stunning 35-yard left-footed shot.

Diego Rossi scored in the 60th minute but LAFC lost consecutive matches for the first time since the 2018 season.

NASHVILLE 1, INTER MIAMI 0

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Anibal Godoy scored his first goal in three years, Joe Willis had five saves and Nashville beat Inter Miami in a matchup of expansion teams.

Godoy first-timed a clearance into the net from the top of the area in 53rd minute.

Willis had his second shutout of the season to help Nashville (2-4-1) snap a three-game winless streak, including back-to-back shutout losses.

Inter Miami (1-6-0) was coming off its only win of the season, a 3-2 over Orlando City - Miami's only multi-goal regular-season game.

Seattle Sounders' Raul Ruidiaz (9) is congratulated after scoring in the 12th minute of an MLS soccer match against LAFC, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Seattle. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP) The Associated Press

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