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Vargas’ goal pushes Impact past short-handed Sounders, 1-0

In this file photo, Montreal Impact coach Remi Garde signals during second half MLS action against the Toronto FC, in Montreal on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Montreal (2-2-0) won its second straight against the Seattle Sounders after an 0-2-0 start. Saturday, March 31, 2018. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

Jeisson Vargas scored on a point-blank shot in the 60th minute, and the Montreal Impact beat the short-handed Seattle Sounders 1-0 Saturday night.

Montreal (2-2-0) won its second straight after an 0-2-0 start.

The Sounders are 0-3-0 for the second time in club history. They also dropped three in a row to start the 2016 season that ultimately ended with them winning MLS Cup.

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Ignacio Piatti setup Vargas’ goal. Piatti had the ball on the top right side of the 6-yard box. He tried to take it closer to the net,but couldn’t get past Seattle defender Roman Torres.

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Piatti passed it back toward the top of the 6, and Vargas sent a wide-open shot into the back left corner, his second goal of the year.

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Seattle, which has yet to score this season, had a player sent off with a red card for the third straight game. This time, it was defender Kelvin Leerdam in the 40th minute after he undercut Daniel
Lovitz when the Impact defender leaped for a ball on the left side near midfield.

As the two got up and scuffled after the foul, Leerdam slapped Lovitz on the left side of his head.

A video review was called, and referee Ismail Elfath came back from it to send Leerdam off the field. Lovitz was issued a yellow for the scuffle.

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