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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Dane St. Clair scored and Andrew Thomas hit the crossbar in the 11th round penalty shootout, but the penalty shootout was decided by the goaltender, and Minnesota United staged a shorthanded rally to beat the Seattle Sounders in a regulation 3-3 tie in the best-of-three rubber match of the MLS Cup first-round series on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Thomas, who replaced starter Stefan Fry in the 89th minute with a penalty shootout looming, appeared to have injured his finger after a mistake by Joaqu\u00edn Pereira at the start of the penalty shootout. He finished with his hands tightly taped.<\/p>\n
The fifth-seeded Sounders got off to an even faster start in the rubber match than they did in their 4-2 win at home. Obed Vargas’ goal in the eighth minute gave them a lead they never relinquished on Monday.<\/p>\n
This time, Albert Rushnak scored in the 5th minute with assists from Danny Musovski and defender Noujo Toro to take a 1-0 lead. Three minutes later, Musovskiy scored an unassisted goal from the center of the box for a two-goal lead. <\/p>\n
Minnesota United made it 2-1 in the 19th minute when Pereira scored from a set piece after Seattle’s Yeymar Gomez Andrade was shown a yellow card. It was Pereira’s first goal in his sixth postseason appearance.<\/p>\n
The fourth-seeded Loons were forced into a man down in the 41st minute as defender Joseph Rosales was given a red card for violent conduct. <\/p>\n
Minnesota United took a 3-2 lead on a shorthanded goal by Jefferson Diaz in the 62nd minute and a goal by fellow defender Anthony Markanic in the 71st minute. Markanic came on as a substitute in the 59th minute and scored from a set piece.<\/p>\n
Seattle didn’t gain an extra man advantage until Jordan Morris scored in the 88th minute to tie the game. Rushnak and Cristian Roldan had assists.<\/p>\n
Stephen Fry made two saves for the Sounders.<\/p>\n
St. Clair held off Minnesota United by five shots and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals for the third time in club history.<\/p>\n
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AP Soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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