The Seattle Sounders equalled their best-ever start through eight games when they beat FC Dallas 2–1 on Saturday. That moves their overall record to 6–1–1 in league play. Their 19 points is one more than they had in 2021 (when they started 8–0–5) and the same number of points they had through eight games in 2021 (when they started 7–1–1). Jesús Ferreira and Jordan Morris each scored their first goals of the season.
Highlights
Stats
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 2 – FC Dallas 1
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Venue: Lumen Field
Referee: Tori Penso
Assistants: Brooke Mayo, Kathryn Nesbitt
Fourth Official: Matt Thompson
VAR: Greg Dopka
Attendance: 31,785
Weather: 57 degrees
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Jesús Ferreira (Jordan Morris, Jackson Ragen) 15’
SEA – Jordan Morris (Snyder Brunell, Hassani Dotson) 30’
DAL – Nolan Norris (Santiago Moreno) 40’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
DAL – Nicholas Simmonds (caution) 27’
DAL – Patrickson Delgado (caution) 45+3’
DAL – Lalas Abubakar (caution) 52’
SEA – Peter Kingston (caution) 82’
DAL – Nolan Norris (caution) 89’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Andrew Thomas; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Alex Roldan, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou – Captain; Snyder Brunell (Cody Baker 90’), Hassani Dotson; Jordan Morris (Osaze De Rosario 83’), Jesús Ferreira, Paul Rothrock; Danny Musovski (Peter Kingston 68’)
Substitutes not used: Stefan Frei, Antino Lopez, Sebastian Gomez, Yu Tsukanome
Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 6
Fouls: 6
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 4
Saves: 4
FC Dallas – Michael Collodi; Sebastien Ibeagha, Lalas Abubakar (Shaq Moore 54’), Nolan Norris; Sam Sarver (Kaick Ferreira 77’), Ran Binyamin (Christian Cappis 68’), Ramiro, Don Deedson Louicius (Herman Johansson 46’); Santiago Moreno, Patrickson Delgado (Joaquín Valiente 68’); Nicholas Simmonds
Substitutes not used: Jonathan Sirois, Osaze Urhoghide, Caleb Swann, Ricky Louis
Total shots: 10
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 12
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 7
Saves: 4
