SEATTLE – Nicolas Lodeiro’s decisive penalty kick on Tuesday night wasn’t just a potentially pivotal tally in the scheme of his team’s MLS Cup aspirations.
It was also a little slice of history.
The goal was Lodeiro’s fourth of the postseason, breaking a tie with Clint Dempsey, Osvaldo Alonso, Eddie Johnson and Nelson Valdez to make him the all-time leading goal-scorer in Sounders’ playoff history.
“He’s a tremendous player,” Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer said after the Sounders’ 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids in the first leg of the Western Conference Championship.