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MLS: Top 3 performances from Conference Finals

By Matt Coles

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 29: Nicolas Lodeiro #10 of Seattle Sounders celebrates his first half goal during the MLS Western Conference Final between Los Angeles FC and Seattle Sounders at the Banc of California Stadium on October 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Seattle Sounders won the match 3-1 (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 29: Nicolas Lodeiro #10 of Seattle Sounders celebrates his first half goal during the MLS Western Conference Final between Los Angeles FC and Seattle Sounders at the Banc of California Stadium on October 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Seattle Sounders won the match 3-1 (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 29: Raul Ruidiaz #9 of Seattle Sounders celebrates his goal against Los Angeles FC, to take a 3-1 lead, during the second half during the Western Conference finals at Banc of California Stadium on October 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

2. Raul Ruidiaz

Right when they needed it, the Seattle Sounders’ two main men produced their best performances in the Rave Green as the visitors to Banc of California Stadium came away with a surprise victory.

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Raul Ruidiaz epitomised everything you want from a hard-working striker. He scored twice, help up the ball, ran the channels brilliantly, and put in a shift in his defensive half as well.

Ruidiaz scored just a couple of minutes after the hosts had taken the lead with a lovely turn and shot from the edge of the LAFC box. Nicolas Lodeiro then scored the Sounders’ second to give them the lead inside the opening half an hour, despite having gone behind early, before Ruidiaz added an insurance goal just after the hour mark.

The Peruvian forward now has three goals and three assists already in the 2019 MLS Cup playoffs and is one of the form players going into the MLS Cup final in ten days time. This might have been the best performance in his Sounders career. What a time for it to arrive.

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