David Villa scored his 50th and 51st career league goals in the second half to lift New York City FC to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on a soggy Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Cristian Roldan scored just before halftime for the Sounders, who entered Saturday having won three of four, when he broke away on the wet pitch after seizing upon a deflection.
Villa answered first from the penalty spot and then on a clean volley of Jack Harrison's cross to give NYCFC a third win and 10th point in five matches.
Goals
Three Things
PLACE IN HISTORY:
The 35-year-old Villa became the fifth-quickest to 50 goals in MLS history, requiring just 78 matches, according to ESPN Stats and Info. Of the five quickest players to 50 goals, Villa is the only player to have ever signed a
Designated Player
contract, though both
Taylor Twellman
and
Carlos Ruiz
were paid salaries that exceeded the DP dollar figure at the time the rule was introduced.
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