Obafemi Martins scored two goals in his first game since June 16 and the Seattle Sounders beat the Orlando City FC Lions 4-0 on Sunday to snap their club-record losing streak at five games.

The Sounders (11-12-2) won for the first time since beating DC United 1-0 on July 3. That was Seattle's only win in a stretch of nine games (1-8-0) while Martins, now with a team-leading nine goals, recovered from a groin injury suffered late in a 3-1 U.S. Open Cup loss to Portland.

"I'm so excited to be back and playing a game with the team," said Martins, who scored midway through the 17th minute, then midway through the 62nd. "It was pretty sad seeing the team losing a lot of games. But I'm glad that I'm back and we won."

Martins, still working his way back into game shape, subbed out in the 66th minute.

"I'm a lot better, and I can't wait to be more better and try to do what I can to help the team," he said.

The Sounders scored as many goals on Sunday as they had in their previous nine games combined. It was their first multiple-goal game since a 3-0 victory against FC Dallas on June 13.

Paraguayan newcomer Nelson Valdez, signed Aug. 7, headed in a target ball from Erik Friberg for his first goal and a 2-0 lead late in the 51st minute. After Martins made it 3-0 midway in the 62nd, Thomas scored during stoppage time, his first.

Martins could have had a third goal, but was denied on a 30th-minute penalty kick when Orlando goalkeeper Tally Hall dove to his left to save it. The rebound went right to Seattle's Andy Rose, but his 10-yard shot from the right side also was saved by Hall.

"He's a valuable player to the team, and he brings special qualities," Sounders coach Sigi Schmid said of Martins. "But like I said, the most important thing he brings is he gives everyone else on the field confidence. As their confidence grows, all of a sudden, guys who have been struggling played beyond themselves a little bit. It makes all the difference in the world."

Martins worked a give-and-go with Lamar Neagle for a 7-yard shot past Hall into the back left corner to open the scoring. His second-half goal came when he faked Hall off of his feet and tapped a shot into a wide-open net from inside the 6-yard box.

Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei earned his ninth shutout, Seattle's first since the July 3 victory against United. Frei was not called upon to make a save as the Sounders outshot Orlando City, 21-5, and had 55 percent of the possession.

The Lions (7-11-7) went down a man in the 40th minute when defender Tyler Turner was sent off with his second yellow card.

"I'm really disappointed — bitterly disappointed — with our performance," said Orlando coach Adrian Heath, whose team is still in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt, but has just one victory in its last eight games (1-5-2).

"We started sloppy and never really got a foothold in the game at any stage. Then we compound it by turning the ball over cheaply in the first half, then getting a guy sent off when we had possession of a free kick in the outskirts of our own box. We haven't done ourselves any favors today."

First Half:

7’ After a relatively slow start to the game, Obafemi Martins came close to providing the first goal, powering his way by the back four for a strong header from just outside the six. However, goalkeeper Tally Hall came out strongly to make a big-time save to keep things level.

8’ Orlando City responded directly after Martins’ threatening chance, with Kaká, nearly finding the back of the net after an efficient counter-attack.

17’ Martins would find the back of the net 10 minutes later. After combining with Lamar Neagle on the edge of the area, Martins surged into the box and tucked the ball into the bottom corner.

20’ Tally Hall was called upon once again to make a key save when Andy Rose attempted to sneak his effort past. The veteran goalkeeper was able to get low quickly though, tipping it wide for a corner.

30’ Matters almost became worse for City in the 30th minute when Seattle was awarded a penalty. Martins’ strike was low and headed for the corner, but Hall made a diving save to parry it wide. Seattle followed up with another close-range attempt, leading to another crucial save from Hall.

36’ Nearing the end of the first half, Servando Carrasco provided a strong effort from the edge of the area, blasting a shot that deflected off a Seattle defender for a corner.

40’ Tyler Turner received a second yellow in the first half, reducing the Lions to 10 men for the seventh time this season.

45 (+2) The referee signaled for halftime - with the Lions down a man and trailing 1-0.

Second Half:

52’ Seattle doubled their lead early in the second half when new signing Nelson Valdez opened his MLS account with a header.

62’ Ten minutes later, Martins scored his second goal of the game after an unfortunate deflection on the edge of the Lions’ box, allowing Martins to run free in behind for a one-on-one chance.

67’ Heath made his first change of the game, bringing on young Designated Player Bryan Róchez for Larin.

80’ In the final 10 minutes of the game, Orlando City remained compact in behind the ball as they attempted to prevent further damage while being a man down.

92’ Thomas added the final goal of the game, resulting in a 4-0 loss for the Lions.

Team 1 2 Final
Orlando City SC 0 0 0
Seattle Sounders FC 1 3 4
Scoring Summary:
SEA: Obafemi Martins (Lamar Neagle) 17’
SEA: Nelson Valdez (Erik Friberg) 52’
SEA: Obafemi Martins (Thomas) 62’
SEA: Thomas (Roman Torres) 92’

Misconduct Summary:
ORL: Tyler Turner (Yellow Card) 23’
ORL: Tyler Turner (Yellow Card) 40’
ORL: Darwin Ceren (Yellow Card) 61’
ORL: Bryan Róchez (Yellow Card) 77’

Lineups/Substitutions:
Orlando City SC - GK Tally Hall, D Tyler Turner, Aurelien Collin, David Mateos, Luke Boden, Cristian Higuita, Servando Carrasco, Darwin Ceren (Pedro Ribeiro 84’), Adrian Winter, Kaka (Lewis Neal 70’), F Cyle Larin (Bryan Rochez 67’)

Unused Subs: GK Earl Edwards Jr., D Corey Ashe, Tommy Redding, M Carlos Rivas

Seattle Sounders - GK Stefan Frei, D Tyrone Mears, Chad Marshall, Roman Torres, Oniel Fisher, M Rose, Brad Evans (Cristian Roldan 81’) , Erik Friberg, Lamar Neagle, F Nelson Valdez (Thomas 56’), Obafemi Martins (Darwin Jones 66’)

Unused Subs: GK Troy Perkins, D Zach Scott, Dylan Remick, Gonzalo Pineda

Match Facts:
Time of Match: 5:00 p.m. ET
Weather: Partly Cloudy
August 16, 2015
Attendance: 40,453

Stats:

Shots:
ORL: 5
SEA: 21

Corners:
ORL: 1
SEA: 8

Offside:
ORL: 1
SEA: 3

Fouls:
ORL: 14
SEA: 14

Saves:
ORL: 8
SEA: 0

Orlando City’s next match will take place Toronto FC at BMO Field on Saturday, August 22. Kick-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET. The Lions return home on August 29 to host the Chicago Fire. Kick-off is 7:30 p.m. ET.

Game Summary courtesy: Orlando City media relations