SEATTLE — All the elements were there for a satisfying night.
Cristian Roldan had put in gritty 90-minute shift in his return from national team duty. Designated Player Nicolás Lodeiro entered the game in the 87th minute to an uproarious ovation from the 31,000 fans in attendance, his first appearance in three months. And Fredy Montero had summoned a bit more magic with a well-placed header that put the Seattle Sounders on the path to end their summer doldrums.
Unfortunately, storybook endings aren’t always happy ones.
Despite their early domination of the match, the Sounders wilted under the pressure from FC Dallas late, and finally broke in extra time when Franco Jara punched home a scrambled ball in the box in the 91st minute, rescuing a point for the visitors, and further confounding the Sounders.