Where was he going to put it: Ruidíaz, inches from scoring a tremendous goal | VIDEO

He may or may not score in the Seattle Sounders, but what is never lacking are chances. Raúl Ruidíaz always finds opportunities to inflate the networks in MLS. And it was no different in the clash against Real Salt Lake, for the first round of the Western Conference playoffs..

The ‘Flea’ left the area and looked for the ball after a service from a teammate. Ruidíaz, true to his style, did not think twice and took the powerful right hand that surprised goalkeeper David Ochoa. The ball was no way to get into the goal. In fact, it crashed into the crossbar.

Raúl Ruidíaz returned to activity wearing a Seattle Sounders jersey after overcoming an injury to the back of his left thigh. Because of this, the ‘Flea’ could not play the last game of the MLS regular phase against the Vancouver Whitecaps.

For the game against Real Salt Lake, although coach Brian Schmetzer revealed in the preview that Ruidíaz was already one hundred percent, he decided not to make him start. The same happened with the Uruguayan Nicolás Lodeiro, who recovered from a knee injury.

In the year, Ruidíaz participated in 26 meetings with the Sounders and managed to score 17 goals. The former striker of Monarcas Morelia, University of Sports, among others, was left behind two of the top gunners: Valentín Castellanos (New York City) and Ola Kamara (DC United).