Paul Rothrock scored less than two minutes into the match and the Seattle Sounders dominated large portions of the match, but a rare mistake effectively gave Sporting KC the equalizer in a 1–1 tie on Saturday. The Sounders will still carry a seven-game unbeaten streak into their upcoming three-game homestand.
Highlights
Stats
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 1 – Sporting Kansas City 1
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Venue: Children’s Mercy Park
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Assistants: Meghan Mullen, Jeffrey Greeson
Fourth Official: Alejo Calume
VAR: Lukasz Szpala
Attendance: 16,378
Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Paul Rothrock 2’
SKC – Dejan Joveljić 18’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Jackson Ragen (caution) 31’
SEA – Hassani Dotson (caution) 90’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Andrew Thomas; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (Peter Kingston 86’), Alex Roldan, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou; Cristian Roldan – Captain, Snyder Brunell; Jordan Morris (Albert Rusnák 67’), Jesús Ferreira (Hassani Dotson 86’), Paul Rothrock (Paul Arriola 67’); Danny Musovski (Osaze De Rosario 76’)
Substitutes not used: Stefan Frei, Cody Baker, Antino Lopez, Sebastian Gomez
Total shots: 11
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 12
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 5
Saves: 3
Sporting Kansas City – Stephen Cleveland; Jake Davis, Erik Bartlow, Wyatt Meyer, Jansen Reid; Lasse Berg Johnsen, Manu García (Tiago Calheira 84’), Jacob Bartlett; Capita (Caden Harris 74’), Dejan Joveljić, Shapi Suleymanov
Substitutes not used: Zorhan Bassong, John Pulskamp, Cielo Tschantret, Stephen Afrifa, Ryan Schewe, Ian James, Jansen Miller
Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 11
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 4
Saves: 3
