The Sounders had chance after chance after chance in Game 3 of the first round, but despite all the heroism stretching back months, they couldn't get it done.
A strong improvement of a season as 2025 was, it ended with a first round exit for the Seattle Reign. For Lu Barnes, it was the end of the journey, but for the rest of the team, there is a sense of a new beginning.
Taking care of business. That's what the Sounders did on Monday night in Lumen Field, as they caught the Loons off-guard and forced Game 3 to decide who advances and who goes home.
The Seattle Sounders have struggled against Minnesota United FC during the 2025 season, but it's a whole new ballgame as the two teams are set to begin the postseason as Monday kicks off a three-game set.
The all-too-familiar film that has taken up far too many games in past years did not come to pass. It was by a hair, but the Sounders held on to make Paul Rothrock's fourth minute go-ahead into the game-winner.
