SEATTLE — The Seattle Sounders welcomed the San Jose Earthquakes to CenturyLink Field on Sunday evening without forwards Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris and attacking midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro, but still thrashed the ‘Quakes 3-0 behind three goals in 11 second-half minutes.
Dempsey and Morris are each away with the United States on international duty and will take on Jamaica on Wednesday in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final. Lodeiro served a one-game suspension for his late ejection against D.C. United midweek.
Despite missing their three first-choice attackers, the Sounders did not skip a beat because of a virtuoso performance from Cristian Roldan.