Obafemi Martins Marks Return From Injury With Brace
Having spent two months on the sidelines, Obafemi Martins marked his return to the first team of Seattle Sounders by netting a brace in his side’s 4 - 0 victory against Orlando City in the MLS on Sunday night.<br /><br />The Nigeria international gave Sounders the lead in the 17th minute before scoring his ninth goal of the season in the league 17 minutes out of intermission.<br /><br />Joining Martins in attack at CenturyLink Field for the first time in the MLS was Paraguay international Nelson Valdez, who played alongside the Nigerian at Rubin Kazan during the 2011 - 2012 season.<br /><br />“I played with (Valdez) on (Russian side) Rubin Kazan for a while. We’ve played against each other too. So we’re quite close,.” Martins told reporters in his post match comments. <br /><br />“We know each other, he’s a good guy, so we’re happy to have him here and we can’t wait for Clint (Dempsey) to get back as well for the team to be more solid.”<br /><br />Prior to Sunday’s game, Obafemi Martins missed the last nine games due to a groin injury.<br /><br />Photo Credit : mlssoccer.com<br />
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