The Seattle Sounders were eliminated from Leagues Cup play after falling to Chivas de Guadalajara 2–1 in the Phase One finale. Using a heavily rotated lineup that featured four players on short-term loan from Tacoma Defiance, the Sounders jumped out to a 1–0 lead when Gallatin Sandnes scored off a corner kick. But Chivas came storming back in the second half with a pair of goals to grab the victory in front of a crowd dominated by their supporters.
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MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 1 – Chivas de Guadalajara 2
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Venue: Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field
Referee: Marco Nava
Assistants: Christian Zavala, Michel Morales
Fourth Official: Lizzet Olvera
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
Weather: 70 degrees and sunny
Attendance: 35,286
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Gallatin Sandnes (Antino Lopez) 13’
CHV – Luis Rey 61’
SEA – Santiago Sandoval (Luis Romo) 72’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
CHV – Luis Rey (caution) 45’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei – captain; Ryan Sailor (Kim Kee-hee 72’), Stuart Hawkins, Gallatin Sandnes*; Charlie Gaffney* (Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 72’), Mark O’Neill*, Antino Lopez, Sebastian Gomez (Peter Kingston 63’); Edson Carli, Osaze De Rosario, Jesús Ferreira (Paul Rothrock 63’)
Substitutes not used: Andrew Thomas, Max Anchor, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou, Rafael Jauregui*, Xavi Gnaulati*, Danny Musovski
*Tacoma Defiance player available via Short-Term Agreement
Total shots: 10
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 6
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 5
Saves: 10
Chivas de Guadalajara – Oscar Whalley; Diego Campillo, Luis Romo – captain, Miguel Gómez; Fernando González; Luis Rey, Brian Gutierrez, Jordan Carrillo (Armando González 70’), Bryan González (Hugo Camberos 25’); Roberto Alvarado (Santiago Sandoval 70’), Ricardo Marín (Kevin Castañeda 71’)
Substitutes not used: José Rangel, Ángel Sepúlveda, Efraín Álvarez, Jonathan Perez, Richard Ledezma, Ángel Chávez, Inda Cristian, Ángel Romero
Total shots: 24
Shots on goal: 12
Fouls: 7
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 13
Saves: 1
