The Seattle Sounders snapped a six-game winless streak at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday, scoring a 2-1 win over Sporting KC. The Sounders got goals from Cristian Roldan and Will Bruin, withstanding a rally from Sporting KC that saw them pull one goal back and putting on a ton of pressure toward the end.
The Sounders held up, though, and reclaimed the top spot in the Western Conference while still having a game in hand.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 2 – Sporting Kansas City 1
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Venue: Children’s Mercy Park
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Matthew Nelson
Fourth Official: Silviu Petrescu
VAR: Daniel Radford
Attendance: 19,248
Weather: 84 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Cristian Roldan (Brad Smith, Josh Atencio) 31’
SEA – Will Bruin 55’
SKC – Johnny Russell 60’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Nouhou (caution) 16’
SEA – Yeimar (caution) 53’
SEA – Alex Roldan (caution) 86’
SKC – Graham Zusi (caution) 90’+4’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Alex Roldan, Yeimar, Xavier Arreaga, Nouhou (Shane O’Neill 69’), Brad Smith (Jimmy Medranda 69’); João Paulo (Danny Leyva 85’), Josh Atencio, Cristian Roldan; Will Bruin (Kelyn Rowe 72’), Raúl Ruidíaz
Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Spencer Richey, Léo Chú, Fredy Montero
Total shots: 8
Shots on goal: 3
Fouls: 13
Offside: 3
Corner-kicks: 2
Saves: 2
Sporting Kansas City – Tim Melia; Andreu Fontas, Graham Zusi, Luis Martins; Ilie Sanchez, Roger Espinoza (Remi Walter 57’), Gadi Kinda, Jose Mauri (Nicolas Isimat 76’); Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton, Daniel Salloi
Substitutes not used: Kendall McIntosh, Roberto Puncec, Amandou Dia, Grayson Barber, Cameron Duke, Kaveh Rad, Wilson Harris
Total shots: 14
Shots on goal: 3
Fouls: 11
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 9
Saves: 1
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— GameFlow (@GameFlowxPG) September 27, 2021