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SEATTLE -- Nicolas Lodeiro figures hes just getting started.The Seattle Sounders hope hes right.Lodeiro scored his first MLS goal, then assisted on Jordan Morris team-leading eighth in Seattles 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Sunday.Im very happy. I hope its the first of many, Lodeiro said through an interpreter. But the most important thing is the win today.The Sounders (8-12-3) have won two straight and are 2-0-1 since parting ways with former coach Sigi Schmid on July 26. Lodeiro has factored into four of their last five goals, with two assists last week in a 3-1 victory at Orlando City.He has come and turned things around, but the whole team has had a hand in that, not just one person, Seattle interim head coach Brian Schmetzer said. Hes a very talented soccer player, and he makes everyone else around him better. But the whole team kind of rises up with him -- that might be his biggest contribution, aside from a goal and an assist tonight.Lodeiro, the Uruguayan national midfielder signed by Seattle as a Designated Player on July 27, tallied in the 24th minute. Clint Dempsey lofted the ball toward the left wing side. Andreas Ivanschitz took it into penalty area, crossed it toward the middle, and Lodeiro drilled it high into the left side of the net.In the 37th minute, Dempsey deked around a defender and sent a ball toward the left side, where Lodeiro caught up with it and floated a cross into the box. Morris ran onto a header that went in off the hands of goalkeeper Nick Rimando.Its awesome playing with two players like that, Morris said about Dempsey and Lodeiro. You make a run, and you know youre going to get the ball.Coupled with Portlands 2-0 loss at D.C. United on Saturday night, the Sounders are five points below the Timbers for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. The two rivals meet next Sunday in Seattle.Im not sure If its one certain thing, Schmetzer said of about teams play through the last three weekends. But I do believe its their group mentality that makes them play the way theyre playing now.RSLs Joao Plata scored on an uncontested 8-yard shot in the 62nd minute after goalkeeper Stefan Frei bobbled the ball at the top of the box while preparing to kick it downfield. Salt Lakes Yura Movsisyan gained control, and while Frei and the Seattle defenders scrambled, he found Plata running into the area.Coach Jeff Cassar said Real needed more of that kind of thing, as Salt Lake (10-8-7) has won just twice in its last 10 games.I dont think we changed the point of attack nearly enough as we wanted to, Cassar said. Every time we did, we were able to do more of the things we wanted to. You can come up with the best game plans and be tactically sound. But you turn the ball over as cheaply as we did in the first half, nothings going to work. Seattles got a lot of dangerous players in their attack, and they make you defend. We didnt win the battle of making them defend as much as we wanted to.Dempsey, coming off of a hat trick last week at Orlando City, had a chance to clinch the game with a penalty kick in the 82nd minute. But his shot banged off the underside of the crossbar and bounced away from the goalmouth. Mike Williams Womens Jersey . According to a report from the Winnipeg Free Press, the Bombers will name Acting GM Kyle Walters to the post full time. Easton Stick Jersey . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. http://www.chargersauthenticofficialonline.com/authentic-antonio-gates-jersey.html . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Melvin Ingram Youth Jersey . 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Queensland believe NSW will field their best attacking line-up yet but are determined to blunt the threat of rookie Blues fullback James Tedesco.Maroons assistant Anthony Seibold said halfback Cooper Cronk wanted to exploit swirling winds and target Tedesco and winger Josh Mansour with his kicking game at Wednesdays State of Origin III at ANZ Stadium.Tedesco is a terrific club player but this is the next level up - he will have plenty of kicks in his direction, Seibold said.We want to test Tedesco out and Josh Mansour.We did a good job on (former fullback Matt) Moylan in the first two games because we were physical with our kick chase.Now we need to be physical with them.Seibold said the injection of Tedesco along with Moylan, Jack Bird and Mansour had made the game three NSW side their most dangerous of the series.They have transitioned some good young players, he said.We think it will be the toughest game defensively.Its their best attacking side. They will ask plenty of questions.Seibold said Queensland weree wary of NSW wanting to send retiring skipper Paul Gallen out a winner.ddddddddddddBut they were also determined to celebrate milestones of their own.Only four Queensland teams have won 3-0 and we have some milestones with GI (Greg Inglis) playing his 30th, (Gavin) Coopers first and (Corey) Parkers retirement, he said.There is plenty of motivation.Seibold said Queensland wanted to secure a rare whitewash to ensure NSW do not gain any momentum for next year.We dont want to give them anything tonight, he said.We want to win 3-0.There has been no let up at training. We dont want to give them a leg up.Veteran lock Parker was the focus of a special presentation at the Queensland team hotel on Tuesday night ahead of his 19th and final Origin.It was quite emotional, Seibold said.Hes been an outstanding professional, a very good leader.He will leave a lasting legacy. The guys will miss him. ' ' '