MLS: Top 5 performances from Week 26

By Matt Coles | Sep 3, 2019

MONTREAL, QC - JULY 06: Mason Toye #23 of Minnesota United FC (R) celebrates his goal in the second half with teammate Kevin Molino #7 against the Montreal Impact during the MLS game at Saputo Stadium on July 6, 2019 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

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SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 01: Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan (7) celebrates his last minute goal with teammates in an MLS match against the LA Galaxy on September 1, 2019, at Century Link Field in Seattle, WA. The Sounders won the match 4-3. (Photo by Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

1. Cristian Roldan

The best performance of the week came from the best game of the weekend, which saw the Seattle Sounders and the LA galaxy go toe-to-toe in a seven-goal thriller at CenturyLink Field. The Sounders needed an 89th-minute strike to seal a 4-3 victory as they kept the second spot in the West with the eventual three points.

Cristian Roldan was the hero for the Rave Green on Sunday afternoon, his two goals helped Seattle to the vital victory over the Los Angeles side. The hosts took a two-goal lead, with strikes either side of the break. Raul Ruidiaz made the breakthrough in stoppage time of the first period, with Roldan then getting on the scoresheet in the 55th minute.

The Galaxy soon levelled up the scoring through goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Uriel Antuna, before Jordan Morris but the Sounders ahead once more. Galaxy left-back Jorgen Skjelvik then scored the visitors’ section equaliser with nine minutes to go, but Roldan was the hero, tapping in at the back post just a minute before full-time.

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Roldan now has six goals on the year and is finding form at a vital moment for the Rave Green on their final stretch of the regular season. With his help, they could be en-route to a second title in four years.

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