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Johnson's brace helps surging Sounders topple FCD

Seattle Sounders FC is starting to hit its stride after the club secured a 4-2 win over the Western Conference leaders, FC Dallas, at CenturyLink Field on Saturday.Eddie Johnson scored a pair of goals and Lamar Neagle scored one and assisted on another as the two sides played a wide open match flush with scoring chances.The result gives Seattle its third successive win after the club began the campaign on a five-match winless streak.Dallas, meanwhile, saw its nine-game unbeaten run come to an end despite goals from Kenny Cooper and Michel just seven minutes apart in the second half.Seattle exploited a poor Dallas defense in the first half and took the lead after 16 minutes as Johnson found himself in on goal after a header from Osvaldo Alonso allowed him to beat goalkeeper Raul Fernandez.Neagle was next to get in behind the defense and he latched on to a nice through ball from Brad Evans to net Seattle's second goal.Blas Perez struck the post with a header shortly before halftime for D...

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