WASHINGTON — Christian Benteke scored two targets, Alex Bono had 4 saves and DC United rallied from an early deficit to beat the shorth-handed Seattle Sounders 2-1 Saturday night time.
The 33-year-old Benteke has scored eight targets this season, tied with Actual Salt Lake's Cristian Arango for second in MLS, behind solely Lionel Messi of Inter Miami.
Aaron Herrera chipped an arcing cross from the fitting objective line to the again submit and Benteke outjumped Cristian Roldan on the nook of the 6-yard field and ripped a header that powered by means of the fingertips of goalkeeper Andrew Thomas to offer DC United a 2–1. lead within the 45th minute.
Seattle has scored only one objective and is winless in three consecutive video games since a 5-Zero win over CF Montreal on April 6.
DC United, which had misplaced back-to-back video games, snapped a three-game winless streak.
Seattle's Stefan Frei was proven a crimson card and Benteke transformed from the penalty spot within the 32nd for DC United to make it 1–1, Andrew Thomas changed Frei, Léo Chú got here off and the Sounders performed a person down the remainder of the way in which.
Chú opened the scoring within the 14th minute. Albert Rusnák had a shot from the highest of the penalty space blocked, as was the first-touch rebound by Joshua Atencio earlier than Jordan Morris performed a line-drive entry to Chú for a header that ricocheted off the submit into the online.
Thomas completed with three saves for the Sounders.
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