The Seattle Sounders continued their dominant form since the MLS restart, this time riding a trio of second-half goals to a 3-1 victory over Cascadia rival Vancouver Whitecaps at CenturyLink Field on Saturday night.
After a scoreless first half, Seattle exploded immediately after second-half kickoff, starting with an opener from João Paulo before an own goal and another tally for Raúl Ruidíaz would round out the scoring.
Seattle had a handful of solid looks at the opener in the first half, but none that quite materialized.
The second half would get off to a roaring start, though, as João Paulo got it started after the Brazilian collected a deflection from deep outside the penalty area and ripped home a gorgeous finish to the far post.