Minnesota came into a playoff atmosphere, end-of-season match and played fairly well, but Seattle dominated the first half and did enough in the second to come away with a hard fought, 1-0 win at home. The Sounders got a scramble set piece goal from the newly-returned Román Torres and leveraged excellent team defense to stymie Minnesota’s chances for much of the match. As Seattle tired, subs for the opponent started to make a difference and the Sounders’ reply was to try to park the bus late, which somehow worked.

Goalkeeper

Frei was very good in this match, earning his third shutout in four matches.