Nicolas Lodeiro’s stoppage-time goal allowed the Seattle Sounders to escape their Western Conference road showdown with the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday with a hard-fought 1-1 draw.
But should that goal have been the game-winner?
Trailing 1-0 in the 84th minute, the Sounders thought they had an equalizer after midfielder Alvaro Fernandez hit a cross in the direction of rookie forward Jordan Morris, who was crashing towards the Houston goal.
Fernandez’s pass ended up taking a deflection off of Dynamo defender Raul Rodriguez and began to trickle past goalkeeper Joe Willis and into the Houston goal.