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 bad case of dropping points at home for the Seattle Sounders, as they fell into the middle of a trap game despite going up 2-0. In the end, it all came down to how the team fared when defending the set piece.
By Owen Murray, Cascadia FC
Cristian Roldan wasn’t born in Seattle, but he might as well have been. On Sunday, as the Seattle Sounders’ captain limped across the penalty area to take
Brian Schmetzer juxtaposed Leo Messi and Paul Rothrock, and it was Paul Rothrock who won. In the last moments of the Leagues Cup final, Paulie put the cherry on top of an incredible match against the GOAT.
The 206 is taking on the 305 in the Leagues Cup final, and the match will showcase a city packed into Lumen to watch their team take on the GOAT. What's been powering their massive run of recent form?
