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Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer earns 150th MLS win with 3-1 victory over Minnesota United

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Seattle Sounders beat Minnesota United 3-1 in an MLS match on Saturday night, with goals from Jordan Morris, Hassani Dotson, and Paul Arriola. This victory secured coach Brian Schmetzer's 150th win in the MLS and extended Seattle’s unbeaten streak to seven games. The article focuses on the individual contributions of players like Morris and Rusnák as well as the overall impact on Seattle Sounders' playoff prospects.

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On Saturday night, Seattle Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer secured his 150th MLS victory as the team beat Minnesota United 3-1. Jordan Morris, Hassani Dotson, and Paul Arriola scored for Seattle, who hadn't won in their previous 13 matches until a recent turnaround. The win brought Seattle's unbeaten streak to seven games and helped them move up in the Western Conference playoff standings after five straight draws. Morris’s goal came from assists by Albert Rusnák and Cristian Roldan; Dotson doubled Seattle's lead over his former team, Minnesota United. Minnesota managed to score their sole goal through Anthony Markanich in the 57th minute. With this victory, Seattle Sounders improved to a record of 9-9-8.

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SEATTLE GPE · 7× Minnesota United ORG · 4× Sounders ORG · 3× Minnesota GPE · 2× Morris PERSON · 2× Paul Arriola PERSON · 2× Rusnák PERSON · 2× Brian Schmetzer PERSON · 1× Hassani Dotson PERSON · 1× Jordan Morris PERSON · 1×

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Seattle (9-9-8) jumped back in the Western Conference playoff picture with a second straight win following five straight draws during a club-record 13-match winless streak that ended with a 2-0 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake.

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Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer earns 150th MLS win with 3-1 victory over Minnesota United · assertive framing

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Seattle got goals from Jordan Morris, Hassani Dotson and Paul Arriola to help the Sounders beat Minnesota United 3-1 on Saturday night, upping their unbeaten streak to seven and earning coach Brian Schmetzer his 150th MLS victory. asserted

Sounders → get → victory

that → jump → Lake

Morris used assists from Albert Rusnák and Cristian Roldan to score his second goal of the season and give Seattle a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute. asserted

Morris → use → minute

Rusnák’s helper was his 11th and Roldan collected his fourth. asserted

Roldan → collect → fourth

Drake Callender had a save on a shot by Morris, but the ball deflected to Dotson and he banged it in for a two-goal lead over his former club in the 35th minute. asserted

he → have → minute

The defender has two goals in 19 appearances with the Sounders after totaling 17 goals in 149 matches with Minnesota United from 2019-25. asserted

defender → have → 2019

Minnesota United (7-12-8) cut it to 2-1 in the 57th minute on a goal by defender Anthony Markanich — his eighth of the season. asserted

United → cut → season

Bongokuhle Hlongwane earned his first assist this season after subbing in to start the second half, and Kelvin Yeboah picked up his third. asserted

Yeboah → earn → third

The Sounders regained a two-goal advantage in the 83rd minute when substitute Paul Arriola used another assist from Rusnák and one from 20-year-old rookie Sebastian Gomez — his third — to score for the second time this season. asserted

Arriola → regain → time

Andrew Thomas finished with one save for Seattle. asserted

Thomas → finish → Seattle

Callender stopped five shots for Minnesota United. asserted

Callender → stop → United

Seattle improves to 6-4-3 at home. asserted

Seattle → improve → home

Minnesota finished September 0-5-0, while falling to 2-6-6 on the road. asserted

Minnesota → finish → road

Up next Minnesota: Hosts Houston Dynamo on Oct. 10. asserted

Minnesota → host → Oct.

Seattle: Hosts Sporting Kansas City on Thursday. ___ asserted

Seattle → host → Thursday