VANCOUVER – Raúl Ruidíaz struck twice in the first half and the Seattle Sounders clinched the 2018 Cascadia Cup with a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place on Saturday night.
Kei Kamara netted in first-half stoppage time for the hosts, but Seattle would manage to see the game out in the second half, extending its single-season league-record winning streak to nine games.
Ruidíaz struck first after getting on the end of a cross from Kelvin Leerdam and redirecting it past Whitecaps goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic, giving the Sounders the dream start.