The Seattle Sounders closed out their five-game road trip with a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday, needing a late Paul Rothrock goal to secure the result. It was Rothrock’s fifth goal across all competitions. Andrew Thomas also recorded his fifth shutout in six games since assuming the starting job.
Highlights
Stats
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 1 – Houston Dynamo FC 0
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistants: Corey Parker, Kyle Atkins
Fourth Official: Alexandra Billeter
VAR: Geoff Gamble
Attendance: 17,253
Weather: 70 degrees and rainy
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Paul Rothrock (Jordan Morris, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi) 83’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
HOU – Felipe Andrade (caution) 38’
SEA – Paul Rothrock (caution) 54’
SEA – Jackson Ragen (caution) 72’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Andrew Thomas; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Antino Lopez, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou; Snyder Brunell (Peter Kingston 81’), Cristian Roldan – Captain; Paul Arriola (Hassani Dotson 61’), Jesús Ferreira (Albert Rusnák 61’), Paul Rothrock (Alex Roldan 88’); Danny Musovski (Jordan Morris 61’)
Substitutes not used: Stefan Frei, Cody Baker, Sebastian Gomez, Osaze De Rosario
Total shots: 5
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 14
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 3
Saves: 4
Houston Dynamo FC – Jonathan Bond; Franco Negri (Andrew Resch HT, Sam Vines 90+2’), Duane Holmes (Ondřej Lingr 75’); Lawrence Ennali (Ibrahim Aliyu 88’), Diadié Samassékou (Héctor Herrera 88’), Agustín Bouzat, Guilherme, Ezequiel Ponce, Mateusz Bogusz
Substitutes not used: Jimmy Maurer, Blake Gillingham, Daniel González, Gilberto Rivera
Total shots: 13
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 5
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 9
Saves: 1
