King leads Seattle
Sounders dispatch Dynamo, qualify for U.S. Open Cup final
SEATTLE – Stephen King scored early in the fifth minute of overtime after Seattle teammate Nate Jaqua had tied the game in the 89th minute, boosting the Seattle Sounders into the U.S. Open Cup final with a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Tuesday night.
The Sounders, a Major League Soccer expansion team, will meet defending Open Cup champion D.C. United on Sept. 2 in Washington. United beat Rochester of the second-tier USL First Division 2-1 in Tuesday’s other semifinal.
Steve Zakuani set up King’s winner, taking the ball into the penalty area. He passed to the top of the box, where King ran onto it and drove it into the right corner, past goalkeeper Tally Hall.
Ade Akinbiyi scored in the 32nd minute to give Houston a 1-0 lead.