SEATTLE - The Seattle Sounders are officially playoff bound. And they're playing at home to boot.
The Sounders defeated Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Sunday at CenturyLink Field to secure a spot in the Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs, the team's eighth straight posteason berth. Midfielder Alvaro Fernandez scored his first goal of the season in the third minute and midfielder Cristian Roldan added his fourth goal of the year in the win in front of 50,002 fans.
The win pushed the Sounders into fourth place in the Western Conference and assured them home field advantage in the Knockout Round against fifth-seeded Sporting Kansas City at CenturyLink Field on Oct.