Cristian Roldan, Gustav Svensson and Harry Shipp scored a goal apiece, pacing the Seattle Sounders to a 3-1 win over New York City FC in the Sunday afternoon matchup between the sides at CenturyLink Field.
Roldan was able to find Seattle’s first-half breakthrough after a shot from Kelvin Leerdam was deflected to his feet in the NYCFC penalty box. The fourth-year midfielder took a touch around two defenders before depositing a shot that deflected off NYCFC goalkeeper Sean Johnson and into the net, staking Seattle to the 1-0 advantage they would take into the halftime break.