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Seattle Sounders FC beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Thursday, October 1, 2026 in the MLS.

Goals: André Luiz 44', Sebastian Gomez 51', Cristian Roldan 90'.

Seattle Sounders FC sit 7th on 38 points.

Sporting Kansas City sit 15th on 21 points.

Seattle Sounders FC have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Sporting Kansas City have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Seattle Sounders FC won 3, Sporting Kansas City won 1, 1 drawn.

Competition: MLS
Start time: Thursday, October 1, 2026, 9:30 PM (ET)
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
👥: 28587
Where to watch: Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)

Goals and cards

44'⚽André LuizGoal

51'⚽Sebastian GomezGoal

61'Nouhou ToloYellow

90'⚽Cristian RoldanGoal

90'+1'Jacob BartlettYellow

Highlights and videos

Seattle Sounders FC vs. Sporting Kansas City - Game Highlights1:14

André Luiz gets on the scoresheet for Sporting Kansas City0:42

Sebastian Gomez finds the back of the net for Seattle Sounders FC0:54

Stefan Cleveland makes a great save0:25

Cristian Roldan scores in the 90'0:31

Videos from ESPN: they open on their site.

Live commentary

Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1.
90'+6'Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1.
90'+5'Attempt saved. Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC).
90'+3'Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Yeimar Gómez replaces Albert Rusnák.
90'+1'Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
89'Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Mark Bronnik replaces Peter Kingston because of an injury.
88'Attempt missed. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Justin Reynolds with a cross.
85'Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85'Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
84'Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caden Clark.
83'Attempt missed. Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Shapi Suleymanov with a cross following a corner.
82'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
79'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jacob Bartlett replaces Lasse Berg Johnsen because of an injury.
79'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78'Delay in match because of an injury Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City).
77'Attempt saved. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by Kwaku Agyabeng.
76'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Seymour Reid replaces Stephen Afrifa.
76'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Shapi Suleymanov replaces André Luiz.
76'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Zorhan Bassong replaces Calvin Harris.
75'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
75'Attempt blocked. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Calheira.
74'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Justin Reynolds.
73'Attempt missed. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Taylor Calheira.
72'Attempt missed. Caden Clark (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
70'Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
70'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Justin Reynolds.
68'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.
68'Attempt blocked. Sebastian Gomez (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
67'Attempt missed. Justin Reynolds (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kwaku Agyabeng following a corner.
67'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
67'Attempt blocked. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Calheira.
65'Foul by Caden Clark (Seattle Sounders FC).
65'Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63'Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Caden Clark replaces Paul Arriola.
63'Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kalani Kossa-Rienzi replaces Stuart Hawkins.
61'Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61'Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
61'André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60'Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
60'Attempt missed. Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Peter Kingston.
57'Attempt missed. Peter Kingston (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
56'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Stefan Cleveland.
56'Attempt saved. Peter Kingston (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Paul Arriola.
56'Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
54'Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
54'Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Sebastian Gomez (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
49'Handball by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
47'Attempt saved. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by Kwaku Agyabeng.
46'Attempt blocked. Sebastian Gomez (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Kingston.
45'Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Sebastian Gomez replaces Danny Musovski.
45'Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1.
45'+1'First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1.
45'+1'Attempt blocked. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
45'Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
44'Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Stephen Afrifa.
42'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Thomas.
42'Attempt saved. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by André Luiz.
40'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Thomas.
40'Attempt saved. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by Kwaku Agyabeng.
40'Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
38'Attempt missed. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stephen Afrifa.
38'Attempt missed. Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
37'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Kwaku Agyabeng.
37'Attempt blocked. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
37'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Stefan Cleveland.
36'Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City).
36'Attempt missed. Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Morris with a cross.
33'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Emir Karic.
31'Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Justin Reynolds is caught offside.
30'Foul by Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC).
30'Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28'Attempt saved. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by Emir Karic with a cross.
27'Attempt missed. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Reynolds following a fast break.
26'Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Taylor Calheira is caught offside.
24'Attempt missed. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Justin Reynolds with a cross.
23'Attempt saved. Wyatt Meyer (Sporting Kansas City) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by Emir Karic with a cross.
22'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Thomas.
22'Attempt saved. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by Lasse Berg Johnsen.
19'Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Luiz.
17'Foul by Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City).
17'Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15'Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan is caught offside.
15'Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
14'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Kwaku Agyabeng.
14'Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
14'Justin Reynolds (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12'Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
12'André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Stefan Cleveland.
10'Attempt saved. Peter Kingston (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
10'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Emir Karic.
10'Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
9'Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
9'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jansen Miller.
5'Attempt saved. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by André Luiz.
4'Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4'Foul by Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City).
4'Attempt missed. Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
3'Foul by Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC).
3'Justin Reynolds (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Commentary: ESPN

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10	Portland	27	9	5	13	48	51	-3	32	WDLLL
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