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Last-second goal helps Austin beat Seattle, trim standings gap
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Diego Rubio stole the ball from the Sounders' Jackson Ragen near midfield in the 42nd minute and sprinted down the pitch, outrunning Ragen and Yeimar Gomez Andrade into the box.
Rubio then unleashed a right-footed shot that beat Seattle keeper Andrew Thomas low to the right corner to give Austin a 1-0 lead.The Verde nearly doubled the lead four minutes into first-half stoppage time when Uzuni rifled a shot from just outside the box that forced Thomas into a save.Seattle forged advantages in the statistics across the board before halftime, most notably producing seven corner kicks to zero for the hosts.It took an instant after the start of the second half for the Sounders to produce the equalizer.
Minoungou, who entered the match as a substitute at halftime, scored on his first touch after a spirited sprint to the goalmouth and a dead-on pass onto his right foot by Danny Musovski.Roldan also was credited with an assist for his long clearing pass to Musovski that started the scoring run.
It was Minoungou's first ever goal in MLS play.Rubio tested Thomas with a right-footed shot in the 54th minute but was turned away.Stuver came off his line to stop Jordan Morris on a point-blank shot in the 72nd minute, making the save of the match and keeping the match tied to set the stage for the winning goal.
--Field Level Media
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