SEATTLE — Real Salt Lake came to town to play the Seattle Sounders for the first time in 2021, and got sent home with a bunch of yellow cards, a PK and zero points. The Sounders grabbed their second consecutive 2-1 win in their three-game week on goals from Cristian Roldan and Raúl Ruidíaz.
The Sounders dominated throughout the entire first half, holding a significant lead in shots (9-3) and controlling over 60% of possession, but had nothing to show for it. That changed just under 15 minutes into the second half when Cristian Roldan put the finishing touch on an excellent play to open the scoring.