It may not have been an MLS game (and it may be too late to advance in Leagues Cup), but at long last, the Sounders broke their losing streak and their striker no-scoring streak. Oh yeah, and Seba Gomez put on a show.
Despite a two-goal loss in the first leg and a road score for Tigres UANL, the Sounders nearly came away with a semifinals berth in CCC. But the final cherry on top evaded them in the end, and though there were plenty of silver linings, it was an early exit for the dynasty-aspirant Seattle.
VANCOUVER - Sometimes the lesson you need to learn comes at a time when everything seemed to be going the right way. Sometimes you need a moment of adversity to understand what not to
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.
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.
