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Top Plays of 2017 | No. 3: Clint Dempsey’s wonder strike at the Colorado Rapids

With the 2017 season in the books, SoundersFC.com is taking a look back at the top 10 plays of the year. We’ll release the full list over 10 days with the final play being announced on Dec. 31. Take a look at the full list as it’s released.
The Sounders will kick off 2018 with a Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League series against El Salvador’s Santa Tecla on Feb. 22 before opening the MLS campaign on March 4 against LAFC.
NOTE: These plays were voted on by a multiple SoundersFC.com staffers and compiled on a point system. Check out the full schedule HERE.



With the Seattle Sounders holding on to a 2-1 lead on the road at the Colorado Rapids on July 4, Clint Dempsey iced the game with a vintage Dempsey moment.


Stefan Frei sent a goal kick well past the halfway line and onto the head of Will Bruin, who flicked it into the run of Dempsey. In a moment of magic, Dempsey fired home a left-footed wonder volley from 20 yards out past his United States international teammate Tim Howard and secured all three points.

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