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Big 2nd half lifts Sounders to win over Whitecaps

Published 1:30 am Saturday, October 3, 2020

Seattle Sounders midfielder Joao Paulo, second from right, celebrates with Kelvin Leerdam, right, and Cristian Roldan, third from right, after Paulo scored against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Seattle Sounders midfielder Joao Paulo, second from right, celebrates with Kelvin Leerdam, right, and Cristian Roldan, third from right, after Paulo scored against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Sounders midfielder Joao Paulo (second from right) celebrates with Kelvin Leerdam (right) and Cristian Roldan after Paulo scored against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the second half of an MLS match on Oct. 3, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Associated Press

SEATTLE — João Paulo scored early in the second and the Seattle Sounders scored all their goals after halftime in a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.

The match was a home game for Vancouver and was played at Century Link Field.

Paulo scored in the 46th minute from about 20 yards out to put Seattle (8-3-3) up 1-0. Seven minutes later, Vancouver’s Érik Godoy scored an own goal in an attempt to clear a center in front of the net. Raúl Ruidíaz scored his ninth goal of the season in the 58th minute on a header off a corner kick.

Freddy Montero got Vancouver (5-10-0) on the board when he scored on a penalty kick in the 65th minute.

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