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Dempsey’s last-second PK lifts Sounders past Minnesota

Published 1:30 am Sunday, August 20, 2017

By Mark Moschetti Associated Press

Dempsey’s last-second PK lifts Sounders past Minnesota
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Dempsey’s last-second PK lifts Sounders past Minnesota
Minnesota United defender Jermaine Taylor (right) commits a handball in the box to award the Sounders a penalty kick in stoppage time. Seattle’s Clint Dempsey (left) converted the penalty kick, giving the Sounders a 2-1 win Sunday in Seattle. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times via AP)

SEATTLE — Clint Dempsey converted a penalty kick in the final seconds of stoppage time Sunday night, lifting the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United in Major League Soccer play.

A corner kick by Seattle’s Joevin Jones floated into the penalty area, and Minnesota’s Jermaine Taylor was called for a hand ball in a scrum of players battling for possession.

Dempsey stepped up and drilled his kick to the right side past Loons goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth in the fourth minute of stoppage.

Dempsey’s goal was his 11th of the MLS season.

Referee Ismail Elfath blew the final whistle as soon as Minnesota kicked off.

Chad Marshall also scored for the Sounders (11-7-7), who tied a club record by extending their unbeaten streak to nine games (6-0-3). The team put together a 6-0-3 run from May 28 to July 16 in 2011.

Seattle was forced to rally after its club-record shutout streak ended at 421 minutes on a goal by Minnesota’s Ethan Finlay in the 21st minute.

The Loons (6-14-4, 22 points) are still looking for their first road win of the season. They are 0-8-2 away from Minneapolis.

Seattle returns to action Wednesday with a game in Vancouver against the Whitecaps.

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