The Victoria Highlanders rallied to defeat Seattle Sounders U-23 2-1 in United Soccer League 2 action Sunday at Centennial Stadium.
Arthur Herpreck opened the scoring for Seattle (1-2-1) at 27 minutes before Joshua Walter equalized for undefeated Victoria (2-0-1) two minutes later on a free kick. Connor Guilherme scored the winner at 45 minutes on a cross from Elyad Shojaei.
鈥淭he most positive aspect 鈥� was to come back from a goal against the run of play and to score two quality goals before halftime and hold the lead,鈥� said Highlanders head coach Thomas Niendorf.
鈥淭he boys really responded. The second half saw Seattle make some substitutions and refresh the team. We hung in there, grinded it out.鈥�
The Highlanders host Lane United of Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday at Centennial Stadium. The clubs opened the season with a 1-1 draw.
