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Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City 2-1
- Sebastian Gomez51'
- Cristian Roldán90'
- André Luiz44'
- Kick-off
- Fri, 2 Oct 2026 · 01:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Lumen Field, Seattle
- Referee
- Jair Marrufo
Match timeline
- 90+3’Substitution
Seattle SoundersYeimar Gomez ONAlbert Rusnák OFF - 90’Goal!Seattle SoundersCristian Roldán2 – 1
- 89’SubstitutionSeattle SoundersMark Bronnik ONPeter Kingston OFF
- 79’Substitution
Sporting Kansas CityJacob Bartlett ONLasse Berg Johnsen OFF - 76’SubstitutionSporting Kansas CityZorhan Bassong ONCalvin Harris OFF
- 76’SubstitutionSporting Kansas CityShapi Suleymanov ONAndré Luiz OFF
- 76’SubstitutionSporting Kansas CitySeymour Garfield-Reid ONStephen Afrifa OFF
- 63’SubstitutionSeattle SoundersKalani Kossa-Rienzi ONstuar hawkins OFF
Show 5 earlier events
- 63’SubstitutionSeattle SoundersCaden Clark ONPaul Arriola OFF
- 61’Yellow cardSeattle SoundersNouhou Tolo
- 51’Goal!Seattle SoundersSebastian GomezAssist: Jordan Morris1 – 1
- 45’SubstitutionSeattle SoundersSebastian Gomez ONDaniel Musovski OFF
- 44’Goal!Sporting Kansas CityAndré LuizAssist: Stephen Afrifa0 – 1
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Seattle SoundersSporting Kansas City- 58%Possession42%
- 21Shots22
- 7Shots on Target11
- 11Corners6
- 7Fouls4
- 1Offsides2
- 9Saves5
- 553Passes390
- 1Yellow Cards0
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Seattle Sounders4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 26Thomas
- 16Roldan
- 39Hawkins
- 25Ragen
- 5Tolo
- 45Kingston
- 7Roldan
- 13Morris
- 11Rusnák
- 17Arriola
- 19Musovski
Substitutions
- 45’↑90 S. Gomez↓19 D. Musovski
- 63’↑85 K. Kossa-Rienzi↓39 S. Hawkins
- 63’↑8 C. Clark↓17 P. Arriola
- 89’↑81 M. Bronnik↓45 P. Kingston
- 90+3’↑28 Y. Gómez↓11 A. Rusnák
Unused substitutes 24 S. Frei, 4 R. Sailor, 35 Antino Lopez
Coach B. Schmetzer
Sporting Kansas City4 - 4 - 2
- 30Cleveland
- 13Reynolds
- 15Miller
- 28Meyer
- 18Karić
- 11Luiz
- 4Johnsen
- 20Agyabeng
- 14Harris
- 19Calheira
- 17Afrifa
Substitutions
- 76’↑22 Z. Bassong↓14 C. Harris
- 76’↑ Shapi Suleymanov↓11 André Luiz
- 76’↑29 S. Reid↓17 S. Afrifa
- 79’↑16 J. Bartlett↓4 L. Johnsen
Unused substitutes 1 J. Pulskamp, 99 J. Reid, 93 M. Suleymanov, 2 I. James, 23 E. Bartlow, 42 Alexander Cunningham
Coach R. Wicky
Match facts
- Competition
- Major League Soccer - United States and Canada
- Round
- Matchday 24
- Date
- Fri, 2 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 01:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Lumen Field, Seattle
- Referee
- Jair Marrufo
- Seattle Sounders coach
- B. Schmetzer
- Sporting Kansas City coach
- R. Wicky
League table
Major League Soccer - United States and Canada · Western Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | +31 | 51 |
| 2 |  St. Louis City | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | +16 | 50 |
| 3 |  FC Dallas | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | +7 | 47 |
| 4 |  San Jose Earthquakes | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | +10 | 46 |
| 5 |  Houston Dynamo | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | +2 | 45 |
| 6 |  Los Angeles FC | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | +13 | 42 |
| 7 |  Seattle Sounders | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | +3 | 41 |
| 8 |  Colorado Rapids | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
| 9 |  Los Angeles Galaxy | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -11 | 36 |
| 10 |  Portland Timbers | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 |  Real Salt Lake | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 |  San Diego | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 |  Austin | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | -15 | 31 |
| 14 |  Minnesota United FC | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 |  Sporting Kansas City | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -33 | 22 |
Player ratings
- 1
A. Thomas8.8 - 2
C. Roldan8.2 - 3
S. Gomez7.8 - 4
J. Morris7.7 - 5
J. Ragen7.3 - 6
A. Rusnák7.2 - 7
A. Roldan6.9 - 8
P. Kingston6.7 - 9
S. Hawkins6.6 - 10
M. Bronnik6.5 - 11
C. Clark6.4 - 12
D. Musovski6.4 - 13
K. Kossa-Rienzi6.2 - 14
N. Tolo6.0 - 15
P. Arriola6.0 - 16
R. Sailor0.0 - 17
Y. Gómez0.0 - 18
S. Frei0.0 - 19
Antino Lopez0.0
- 1
André Luiz8.2 - 2
S. Afrifa7.3 - 3
K. Agyabeng7.2 - 4
S. Cleveland7.2 - 5
J. Reynolds7.0 - 6
Wyatt Meyer6.8 - 7
Jansen Miller6.8 - 8
T. Calheira6.7 - 9
M. Suleymanov6.6 - 10
L. Johnsen6.5 - 11
J. Bartlett6.3 - 12
Z. Bassong6.3 - 13
S. Reid6.2 - 14
C. Harris6.1 - 15
E. Karić6.1 - 16
E. Bartlow0.0 - 17
I. James0.0 - 18
J. Pulskamp0.0 - 19
J. Reid0.0 - 20
Alexander Cunningham0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
A. Thomas
Seattle Sounders
- 0
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.8, the best on the pitch in 90 minutes.
Head to head
17 goals10 goals
Last 5 meetings
- 2026Major League SoccerSeattle Sounders1 - 1Sporting Kansas City
- 2025Major League SoccerSeattle Sounders5 - 2Sporting Kansas City
- 2025Major League SoccerSeattle Sounders3 - 2Sporting Kansas City
- 2024Major League SoccerSeattle Sounders2 - 0Sporting Kansas City
- 2024Major League SoccerSeattle Sounders1 - 2Sporting Kansas City
7 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Seattle Sounders- W-D-L
- 2-3-0
- Scored / match
- 1.8
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Sporting Kansas City- W-D-L
- 2-0-3
- Scored / match
- 2.2
- Conceded / match
- 2.4
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Seattle SoundersResult0%
- Sporting Kansas City0%
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What happened
Match report
Seattle Sounders came from behind to beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 at Lumen Field, with Cristian Roldán’s 90th-minute goal deciding it after Sebastian Gomez had levelled early in the second half.
Sporting Kansas City went ahead in the 44th minute when André Luiz scored from Stephen Afrifa’s assist to make it 1-0. Seattle made a change at half-time, sending on Sebastian Gomez for Daniel Musovski, and the substitute levelled in the 51st minute with Jordan Morris supplying the assist for 1-1. That left the game all square at the break, 0-1.
Seattle’s changes shaped the rest of the contest. The home side made two changes on 63 minutes, while Sporting Kansas City made three on 76 minutes, including André Luiz and Stephen Afrifa coming off after the pair had combined for the opener. Seattle kept pushing and Roldán restored the lead in the 90th minute to make it 2-1. Sporting Kansas City had more shots on target, 11 to 7, but Seattle had 58% of the ball, 553 passes to 390, and 11 corners to 6. Seattle also finished with 9 saves to Sporting Kansas City’s 5 and 7 fouls to 4, even though the visitors had 22 shots to 21.
Seattle’s only booking went to Nouhou Tolo in the 61st minute. There were no red cards.
Match record
- Competition
- Major League Soccer - United States and Canada
- Round
- Matchday 24
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Lumen Field, Seattle
- Referee
- Jair Antonio Maruffo
- Match ID
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13 events
- 44’Goal!Sporting Kansas CityAndré LuizAssist: Stephen Afrifa0 – 1
- 45’SubstitutionSeattle SoundersSebastian Gomez ONDaniel Musovski OFF
- 51’Goal!Seattle SoundersSebastian GomezAssist: Jordan Morris1 – 1
- 61’Yellow cardSeattle SoundersNouhou Tolo
- 63’SubstitutionSeattle SoundersKalani Kossa-Rienzi ONstuar hawkins OFF
- 63’SubstitutionSeattle SoundersCaden Clark ONPaul Arriola OFF
- 76’SubstitutionSporting Kansas CityZorhan Bassong ONCalvin Harris OFF
- 76’SubstitutionSporting Kansas CityShapi Suleymanov ONAndré Luiz OFF
- 76’SubstitutionSporting Kansas CitySeymour Garfield-Reid ONStephen Afrifa OFF
- 79’SubstitutionSporting Kansas CityJacob Bartlett ONLasse Berg Johnsen OFF
- 89’SubstitutionSeattle SoundersMark Bronnik ONPeter Kingston OFF
- 90’Goal!Seattle SoundersCristian Roldán2 – 1
- 90+3’SubstitutionSeattle SoundersYeimar Gomez ONAlbert Rusnák OFF