A Bloodied Christian Tiffert Got The Last Laugh As Seattle Stole Victory In Salt Lake

One of the best-supported squads in American soccer finally won a playoff series last night, as Seattle Sounders beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 on a rocket one-timer by Mario Martínez in the 81st minute.

That's not before midfielder Christian Tiffert got his head bashed in, leaving blood streaming down his face for several minutes. In typical soccer weakling fashion, he returned and played most of the match.

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