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This is the ridiculous save that helped Seattle win their first MLS Cup

Published 14:51 11 Dec 2016 GMT

Updated 14:52 11 Dec 2016 GMT

Tom Victor
This is the ridiculous save that helped Seattle win their first MLS Cup

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There was a moment during last night's MLS Cup final when Jozy Altidore thought he'd set Toronto FC on course for the biggest trophy in their history.

But Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei had other ideas. Swiss keeper Frei, who joined the Sounders from Toronto in 2014, was named MVP after helping his team to a penalty shootout victory following a goalless draw at BMO Field. But it was this stop from Altidore, involving ridiculous agility and recovery speed, was the pick of the bunch. https://twitter.com/SNFaizalKhamisa/status/807791564315643904 Toronto had 19 shots on goal to Seattle's three, and the lower-ranked side failed to force a single save from Clint Irwin in the opposite goal. Frei saved from Michael Bradley in the shootout while Irwin kept out Alvaro Fernández's effort, before Roman Torres won it for Seattle after Justin Morrow fired his spot-kick against the bar. https://twitter.com/SoundersFC/status/807797356343296000 But after the game, the name on everyone's lips was that of Frei. https://twitter.com/MLS/status/807799577462079488 https://twitter.com/OptaJack/status/807798475954024448 https://twitter.com/_Zeets/status/807792790469914624 https://twitter.com/stuholden/status/807791405795946496 https://twitter.com/kdschlewitz/status/807790826545741824 https://twitter.com/SBNationSoccer/status/807790680210898944 And the 30-year-old was brilliantly casual about it all after the game. https://twitter.com/Stefan24Frei/status/807862143542579200 Catch up with this week's episode of Football Friday Live

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