In a year full of record-breaking Sounders play, perhaps nothing illustrated this team’s resilience more than winning their third match on the road in seven days. After a predictably sluggish game, the home team Columbus Crew found a late goal against the run of play and looked poised to repeat their last match result against the Sounders. This isn’t last year’s team, however, and Seattle’s 2021 team scored two in the dying minutes of regular time and held the lead for a 2-1 final tally. The resilience and deep bench options spurred this Sounders team back to the top of the Western Conference.