The Seattle Sounders scored three unanswered goals after conceding an early opener, eventually bagging a 3-1 victory over Western Conference foe Sporting Kansas City at CenturyLink Field on Saturday afternoon.
Raúl Ruidíaz scored Seattle’s first goal in the 12th minute, while Nicolás Lodeiro added a second-half penalty kick to help pace the Sounders. Seattle’s other goal came on a 56th-minute own goal that deflected off Sporting’s Graham Zusi off an attempted cross from Harry Shipp.
SKC’s Diego Rubio opened the scoring in bizarre fashion just after kickoff, after Seattle couldn’t clear a ball in its own penalty box, allowing the SKC striker to pounce and lash a laser shot past Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei, giving the visitors a dream start inside of three minutes.