The Seattle Sounders defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 on Sunday on Decision Day at CenturyLink Field.
Nicolás Lodeiro scored his seventh goal of the season in the 52nd minute when he cleaned up a loose ball in the box after his own free kick. Raúl Ruidíaz scored his team-leading 12th goal of the year just one minute and 43 seconds later off a feed from Cristian Roldan, who made a great piercing run through the middle of the Earthquakes’ defense.
Marcos López answered on a free kick in the 57th minute to pull one back for San Jose.