Rosales goal leads Sounders past FC Dallas

The Seattle Sounders took a major step toward establishing themselves as the leading candidate to challenge the Los Angeles Galaxy atop the Western Conference after a hard-fought 1-0 win against FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park on Monday night.

The Sounders pounced on an Ugo Ihemelu turnover to catch Dallas on the counter, and Mauro Rosales provided the game's only goal courtest of a Fredy Montero pass to give Seattle the goal it needed to knock off a Dallas side playing without suspended defensive standout George John.

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