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.
It was a massive three points for the Seattle Reign on Sunday evening, but it surely didn't come easy for a team battling with almost half the league for third place.
The Seattle Reign played one half of a match on Sunday against Racing Louisville FC, but the second half was postponed due to a Savannah DeMelo medical emergency.