NEW YORK — The Seattle Sounders fell 2-1 to New York City FC on Saturday, but third-year midfielder Cristian Roldan impressed yet again despite flood-like conditions at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
Roldan, 22, pounced on a loose ball and stormed full steam ahead toward the right side of the 18-yard-box and outran defender Maxime Chanot before firing a shot into the lower left corner past Sean Johnson. The tally was Roldan’s second of the season, each of which came in the last four games. United States men’s national team head coach Bruce Arena recently named Roldan to the preliminary 40-man roster for this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, an honor of which Roldan has consistently played worthy.