SEATTLE – For the second time in four years, the Seattle Sounders are MLS Cup champions.
Kelvin Leerdam scored the opening goal in the 57th minute, Víctor Rodríguez added a second in the 76th and Raúl Ruidíaz added a third in second-half stoppage time, pacing the Sounders to a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC in Sunday’s MLS Cup Final in front of a record sold-out crowd of 69,274 at CenturyLink Field.
The triumph marks the Sounders’ second league title after their penalty kick victory – also over Toronto – at BMO Field in 2016.