Seattle Sounders FC outshot Real Salt Lake 21-0 through 120 minutes at Lumen Field on Tuesday night, yet fell one kick short in the penalty shootout as the visitors caused a dramatic upset in the final Round One matchup of the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs.
Goalkeeper David Ochoa was the hero for RSL, saving Kelyn Rowe‘s kick, the 11th of the shootout, before Justen Glad scored the winning kick with the help of a post and a kind bounce. RSL, the Western Conference’s seventh seed, will now visit third-seeded Sporting Kansas City in the Conference Semifinals on Sunday.
RSL, who started the season with a great number of watchers not expecting much from them, are now just two wins from reaching MLS Cup on Dec. 11. It’s incredible that they vanquished the Sounders without a single shot through 120 minutes – let alone a shot on goal – but they did it.
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