FULL-TIME — The Seattle Sounders set a slew of franchise records, beating the San Jose Earthquakes 7-1 and moved into first place in the process on Thursday. The Sounders had never before scored seven goals in a game nor won by six goals. They also set a MLS record by scoring five goals in the first 33 minutes.

71’ — Chris Wondolowski pulled one back for the Earthquakes, who were awarded an absolute travesty of a penalty after Tommy Thompson stepped on Xavier Arreaga’s foot. The play was apparently not reviewed.

59’ — Joevin Jones added a second goal and set a Sounders record in the process. His goal, off an assist from Jordan Morris, made it 7-0. It was the first time the Sounders had scored seven goals in a match.

48’ — João Paulo made it 6-0, officially tying the Sounders’ franchise record for goals scored in a game. João Paulo calmly finished past Vega with his left foot off a cross from Kelvin Leerdam.

HALFTIME — The Sounders went into the half leading 5-0 with Raúl Ruidíaz leading the way with two goals and two assists. Jordan Morris, Joevin Jones and Kelvin Leerdam also scored goals as the Sounders tied a MLS record for most goals in the first half.

38’ — Jordan Morris had a golden opportunity to make it 6-0, but his 1-v-1 chance was saved by Daniel Vega. On the ensuing corner, Morris got a clean look at a header from point-blank range, but that too was saved by Vega.

33’ — Raúl Ruidíaz added a fifth goal for the Sounders, finishing off a feed from Jordan Morris to make it 5-0. It marked the first time the Sounders had ever scored five goals in a single half. Ruidíaz now has seven goals on the season.

20’ — Joevin Jones got in on the fun, slotting home a pass from Raúl Ruidíaz to make it 4-0. It was the first time the Sounders had scored four goals in the first half of a game.

16’ — Kelvin Leerdam made it 3-0 on a well-placed shot from the edge of the box after Joevin Jones found him in space. It was the fastest three goals the Sounders had ever scored.

12’ — Raúl Ruidíaz extended the Sounders’ lead to 2-0, putting away a point-blank shot after a pass from Nicolás Lodeiro, who had received a pass from Joevin Jones and dribbled into the box. It was Ruidíaz’s sixth goal and Lodeiro’s fourth assist.

5’ — Jordan Morris slots home his sixth goal of the season, collecting the ball near midfield, dribbling to the middle of the park and scoring with his left foot past Daniel Vega.

LINEUPS: There were several notable changes to the Seattle Sounders’ starting lineup. Xavier Arreaga is in for Shane O’Neill, Nouhou moves to left back, Joevin Jones moves to right midfield and Cristian Roldan will play alongside João Paulo in the defensive midfield.

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The Seattle Sounders play their last match (scheduled, at least) of phase one tonight against the San Jose Earthquakes. While this fixture has been tricky for the Sounders in the past, the Earthquakes are winless since leaving the Orlando bubble and they have shipped a ton of goals. However, San Jose managed a 1-1 draw against Colorado over the weekend while Seattle lost to Portland. The Sounders need to finish phase one strong and a win puts them top of the West.

Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension

Seattle:

OUT: Danny Leyva (M) - left foot fracture

San Jose:

None

Officials:

Ref: Allen Chapman
ARs: Jeremy Hanson, Cory Richardson
4th: Farhad Dadkho
VAR: Jorge Gonzalez

How to Watch

Match date/time: Thursday Sept. 10th, 7:00 PM PT

Venue: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA

Online Streaming: Amazon Prime (affiliate link, in-market), ESPN+ (affiliate link, out of market), Fubo TV (affiliate link)

Local English TV: JOEtv (Costigan, Keller, Zakuani)

Local Radio: 1090 KJR-AM Seattle (Johnson, Webber)

Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)

Local Spanish TV: KUNS-TV Univision-Seattle

Lineups

Highlights will be posted as the match progresses.

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