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Sounders Defeat Surf, 3-2Bv VICTOR COTA Register Sports Writer ANAHEIM — it was no secret The Seattle Sounders defense was the best, the offense the worst The secret was that Seattle's inter est in an English League First Division winger was discovered. It is at that position that the Sounders lack skill. Seattle coach Alan Hinton had said repeatedly Whether that Is true or not cannot be disputed with Hinton After all. he Is the coach and should know best However. from the performance the Sounder wingers displayed Saturdaynight against the California Surf, itcan be fair to ask: who will Hinton replace if and when Tom Hutchinson joins Seattle from Coventry City'.’- Mark Peterson, the right winger and Sieve Buttle, the left winger, scored a goal and had an assist eachSaturday to lift the Sounders to a .'12 ■victory over the Surf at Anaheim Stadium before B,304 It was Peterson’s goal, in fact, which beat the Surf He converted on a scramble in front of goal at the 54 minute mark to snap a 2-2 tie The assist, justifiably, went to Buttle who set up the score with a corner kick But tie’s kick was actually misplaced bv a Seattle attacker and a Surf defender who missed the ball trying to head it Subsequently, the ball bounced about unmanned and Peterson scored uncontested Seattle came into the match as the best defensive team in the NASL — thanks to the goalkeeper Hack Brand’s four consecutive shutouts but the Sounders were hard-pressed in the opening half Though the sgore was tied. 2-2. at intermission, tfie Sounders had morechallenge in 45 minutes by the Surf than any of the previous four clubs had given them.Brand lost his bid for two league records as the Surf opened the scoring before he could settle in. Brand was shooting for five straight scoreless matches and a record 52-minutes without a goal. He fell short of both records when I^aurie Abrahams tallied his fourth goal of the season at 6:23.Brand couldn’t contest Abraham’s header as the slick Surf forward cut across the grain and pounded in a corner bv Dave Hudson.IThe Sounders evened the score five minutes later on a well-executed Peterson*to-Roger Davies pass play which pulled Surf goalkeeper Mike Mahoney out of position. Davies' header was his third goal, of the season
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Santa Ana Orange County Register Evening
Santa Ana, California, US
Sun, Apr 27, 1980
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