Adi’s Brace Helps Lead Portland To Win Over Cascadia-Rival Seattle Sounders FC
Soccer News: Portland Timbers forward Fanendo Adi has been named Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 17 as voted by the North American Soccer Reporters.
Adi, 24, netted a brace with two goals in quick succession for the Timbers in a 4-1 win over Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday night at Providence Park, recording his third brace of the season. The win marked Portland’s second straight victory over Seattle in all competitions, including a 3-1 win in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 16.
With the score tied 1-1 in the 74th minute, Adi hit a bending, one-time shot around Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei following a pinpoint pass from midfielder Darlington Nagbe for what would stand as the game-winning goal. Less than two minutes later, Adi added a second goal with a powerful right-footed strike from the top of the box after a pass from midfielder Rodney Wallace. The brace marked his seventh multi-goal game for the Timbers since joining the club in May 2014, which ranks as the most multi-goal games in MLS over that span. Adi has scored a team-high eight goals in 18 games this season.
Adi also received Player of the Week recognition for his brace in a 3-1 win against Real Salt Lake in Week 14 during the 2014 regular season.
The MLS Player of the Week is selected each week of the regular season by a panel of journalists from NASR. The group consists of members of print, television, radio and online media.
