Seattle won the second Derby game 2-0 and (un)officially won the 2026 Cascadia Derby on discipline. Beyond being cathartic and satisfying for Seattle, the game offered the Reign a taste of new abilities - and new responsibilities.
Sounders, Reign, and RAVE Foundation are hosting a waterside watch location in Seattle. What was the environment like in its first go around as the World Cup kicked off on Thursday?
At some point, something has to break the Reign's way - but nothing went right for Seattle on Friday night. Unlike their early losses but like the previous week, it seemed to be a general malaise that sunk them.
The Reign still haven't scored a goal since late March, and after the loss to Washington, the team was torn in two directions between defensive optimism and attacking malaise.
