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Sounders midfielder Victor Rodriguez stayed ready, blasted a goal and earned MLS Cup MVP honors

For Sounders midfielder Victor Rodriguez, the finish has become far more important than the start.

The team’s million-dollar bench player, who battled injuries all season and throughout his three-year Sounders tenure, came on in Sunday’s second half and scored the biggest goal of his career. Rodriguez’s 76th-minute strike, on a nifty give-and-go passing display with Nicolas Lodeiro, proved the difference-maker in a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC and secured him MLS Cup Most Valuable Player honors.

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(Rich Boudet / The Seattle Times)

Sounders 3, Toronto FC 1