The Seattle Sounders defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 on Wednesday night at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif., behind an 18th-minute goal from Cristian Roldan.
Seattle had an inauspicious start when Jordy Delem left in the seventh minute with an injury and was replaced by Shane O’Neill.
San Jose thought they had a penalty kick in the 15th minute when referee Baldomero Toledo whistled a handball on Yeimar, but the penalty was waved off after Video Review.
Roldan capitalized on the momentum shift shortly after when he rocketed home a left-footed half volley from just outside the box for his first goal of the season.