Sounders rout Vancouver 3-0

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 27, 2017

SEATTLE — Nicolas Lodeiro had a goal and two assists and La Liga veteran Victor Rodriguez scored his first MLS goal to help the Seattle Sounders beat the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 on Wednesday night.

The Sounders (12-8-11) rebounded from a 2-0 loss at Real Salt Lake on Saturday that snapped their unbeaten streak at 13 games.

Vancouver (14-10-6) was unbeaten in its previous seven games.

Rodriguez, signed Aug. 2 after spending four of the last five seasons in Spain’s top league, put Seattle on the board in the 17th minute. He got behind two defenders, took a short pass from Lodeiro into the top of the box, and beat goalkeeper David Ousted with a shot into the right corner. That ended a 202-minute scoring drought for the Sounders.

Lodeiro made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute when he broke unmarked into the box, took a pass from Joevin Jones and scored from 8 yards for his fifth of the year. In the 69th, Lodeiro and Clint Dempsey worked a give-and-go for Dempsey’s team-leading 12th of the season.

Stefan Frei had his career-high 11th shutout.