SEATTLE — The Sounders hosted St. Louis City SC for the first time on Saturday night. The visitors made the game tough, but ultimately Seattle’s High Life Soccer proved too much as the goals overflowed in the second half and Seattle won 3-0. The win moves the Sounders clear into first place in the West with 16 points and a +12 goal difference through 7 games.
The first half was something of a knockdown-dragout affair with plenty of physical play and a handful of quality chances for both sides. The best chance of the half probably belonged to the visitors as Nicholas Gioacchini got to the end line and found João Klauss on the doorstep, but the forward’s shot hit the outside of the near post and went out for a Stefan Frei goal kick.