Morris becomes Seattle's all-time top scorer as Sounders crush LAFC

The Seattle Sounders turned on the style as they thumped Western Conference rivals Los Angeles FC 5-2 in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

The two clubs have been dominant forces in the West in recent years but Seattle, who beat LAFC in last year's Conference semi-finals, ran away with the game in the second half at Lumen Field.

Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, drafted out of college by Seattle and brought up from their reserve club Tacoma Defiance, opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a clinical finish after cutting in from the right.

LAFC pulled level seven minutes before half-time through homegrown forward Nathan Ordaz, who poked home from the close-range after a scramble.

But the Sounders got back in front through Paul Rothrock's thundering drive from outside of the box in the 57th minute and Jordan Morris made it 3-1 with his 87th goal for the club making him Seattle's all-time top scorer.

LAFC were ragged at the back and lacked punch in attack where former France international Olivier Giroud was once again ineffective.

A smart finish from Cristian Roldan made it 4-1 in the 84th minute before the visitors restored some pride in stoppage time thanks to a determined solo run and finish from David Martinez.

But there was still time for the Sounders to add one more with Albert Rusnak turning in a low cross from Georgi Minoungou to complete the rout.

For Seattle-born Morris, 30, a product of the Sounders youth system, it was a day to remember as he replaced Raul Ruidiaz at the top of the club's scoring charts.

"It means everything. I've talked about it for a long time, my drive on scoring goals, that's what I want to do, what I can bring to the team," he said.

"Being a local guy here, growing up through the academy, being a fan of the team, sitting up in the stands, knowing I wanted to be on this field someday and now to kind of put my name in the record books like that, the history books. It's a huge honor to do it in front of my family and something I will always remember," he added.