After years of struggling to be competitive in their own tournament, the Seattle Sounders Academy became the first MLS-affiliated club to win the Generation Adidas Cup in 2019. The next two tournaments were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With an entirely new roster of players, the Sounders U17s have repeated as champions.
The final victory was possibly their most convincing, as the Sounders scored a comprehensive 2-0 decision over the academy for Liga MX’s Tigres UANL on Sunday.
The Sounders opened the scoring with a 32nd minute goal from Chris Aquino, whose left-footed shot from about 25 yards out seemed to fool the Tigres goalkeeper and beat him near post.