SEATTLE — Needing to pick up steam and put together a run of results in order to climb into the playoff race, the Seattle Sounders did just that as they hosted Austin FC.
In their 3-0 home win, Brian Schmetzer’s side didn’t waste much time getting on the board as Raúl Ruidíaz gave Seattle the lead in the 12th minute. Alex Roldan received the ball on the wing from Xavier Arreaga, and quickly played Jordan Morris in behind the defense. Morris cut the ball back for Nico Lodeiro, who squared it for Ruidíaz to smash into the roof of the net, setting the tone for the rest of the half.